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Why do people stay in unsatisfying romantic relationships? A new study suggests it may be because they view leaving as bad for their partner. The study, being published in the November 2018 issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, explored the possibility that people deciding whether to end a relationship consider not only their own desires but also how much they think their partner wants and needs the relationship to continue.
Study that finds it's not just the investment of time, resources and emotion
[Source]: University of Utah
[Abtract]: How interdependent are stay/leave decisions?[requires js]
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Study Suggests People Who Stay in Unsatisfying Relationships View Leaving as Bad for Their Partner
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Unixnut on Tuesday October 23 2018, @11:49AM
> If you worry about the effect of the break-up on your partner, this means that you care about them. If you do care, why would you want to break up;
Because sometimes relationships don't work out for reasons other that caring (or not) for one another?
Things like whether you and your partners life goals match, or whether you are compatible in living together as examples. A common issue (for example) is when a couple can't agree on whether to have kids or not. They may find that one partner really wants to settle down and start a family, while the other does not think that is the way they want to spend the next 20+ years of their life. Other times relationships can't work due to cultural or religious differences (I've seen that happen many times).
Relationships are complex things, and the emotional bond is just one of many factors to consider.