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Study Suggests People Who Stay in Unsatisfying Relationships View Leaving as Bad for Their Partner

posted by chromas on Tuesday October 23 2018, @02:46AM   Printer-friendly

AnonTechie writes:

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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  • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Wednesday October 24 2018, @03:14AM (1 child)

    by RS3 (6367) on Wednesday October 24 2018, @03:14AM (#752766)

    A reasonably healthy respect for that important grey matter.

    The few times I've fished I've caught a turtle and a tire. I released the turtle.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday October 24 2018, @01:27PM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Wednesday October 24 2018, @01:27PM (#752944) Homepage Journal

    Sensible. Tires aren't usually free like that.

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