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Hang in There. As Couples Age, Humor Replaces Bickering:
Honeymoon long over? Hang in there. A new University of California, Berkeley, study shows those prickly disagreements that can mark the early and middle years of marriage mellow with age as conflicts give way to humor and acceptance.
Researchers analyzed videotaped conversations between 87 middle-aged and older husbands and wives who had been married for 15 to 35 years, and tracked their emotional interactions over the course of 13 years. They found that as couples aged, they showed more humor and tenderness towards another.
Overall, the findings, just published in the journal Emotion, showed an increase in such positive behaviors as humor and affection and a decrease in negative behaviors such as defensiveness and criticism. The results challenge long-held theories that emotions flatten or deteriorate in old age and point instead to an emotionally positive trajectory for long-term married couples.
Journal Reference:
Alice Verstaen, Claudia M. Haase, Sandy J. Lwi, Robert W. Levenson. Age-related changes in emotional behavior: Evidence from a 13-year longitudinal study of long-term married couples.. Emotion, 2018; DOI: 10.1037/emo0000551
A sense of humor is key.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 05 2018, @02:39PM (2 children)
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Wednesday December 05 2018, @03:23PM (1 child)
Meet, I meant meet. Not eat. By the way, Bill Clinton. His wife lets him do whatever he wants. Whoever he wants. And actually, I think she encourages him. Marriage can be A LOT of fun -- when you find the right woman!!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 05 2018, @05:33PM
The standard is achieved once more!
Say hi to Melania for me if you see her this week.