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By Dr. Georgianna Donadio
A young screenwriter was having some marital conflict and feeling that her marriage was lacking romance and the spark it once had. She became very interested in researching whether or not others in long-term relationships had the same experience.
With the help of some very high-profile organizations and publishers such as Readers Digest, Huffington Post and AARP she began her research with two academics to create a survey that was taken by over 80,000 participants from all over the world. With the help of Pepper Schwartz, PhD, from Yale and James Witte, PhD, from Harvard, author Chrisanna Northrup wrote a book about her research to reveal surprises about love and commitment.
The findings were the basis of The Normal Bar, which reveals interesting insights and statistics about aspects of romantic relationships that may surprise many of us. Here are some of the conclusions from her research:
1. Two-thirds of couples dont agree with each others politics
2. 70% of couples in England say they laugh often or all of the time
3. Two-thirds of men say their female partner criticizes them a lot
4. 75% of men and women in France and Italy keep secrets from their partner
5. 25% of men and women do not talk to their partners about how much they earn
6. Over half of men and women pretend theyre happier with their partners than they really are
7. 33% more men than women around the world say it bothers them "a lot" that their significant other isn't more romantic.
8. Men are much more likely than women48% vs. 28%to fall in love at first sight.
9. The richest couples surveyed were less likely to be happy than those with less money. In fact, couples who earn $20,000 or less argue less frequently than couples who earn $250,000 to $500,000.
10. 57% of those in unhappy relationships still find their partner extremely attractive.
11. More than 33% of men and women say they have watched a TV show or movie that affected them so much they considered breaking up.
12. Those who put their partners in the category of a good teammate were most likely to describe their relationships as slightly unhappy.
While these findings are most interesting one of the most surprising findings is this -
Nearly 60% of both men and women who were unhappy with their relationships say they would still be happy to spend eternity with their partners.
What are your thoughts on the above conclusions?
NB: Hebu jaribu kuangalia hizo facts kwa huku kwetu zingesomekaje?
A young screenwriter was having some marital conflict and feeling that her marriage was lacking romance and the spark it once had. She became very interested in researching whether or not others in long-term relationships had the same experience.
With the help of some very high-profile organizations and publishers such as Readers Digest, Huffington Post and AARP she began her research with two academics to create a survey that was taken by over 80,000 participants from all over the world. With the help of Pepper Schwartz, PhD, from Yale and James Witte, PhD, from Harvard, author Chrisanna Northrup wrote a book about her research to reveal surprises about love and commitment.
The findings were the basis of The Normal Bar, which reveals interesting insights and statistics about aspects of romantic relationships that may surprise many of us. Here are some of the conclusions from her research:
1. Two-thirds of couples dont agree with each others politics
2. 70% of couples in England say they laugh often or all of the time
3. Two-thirds of men say their female partner criticizes them a lot
4. 75% of men and women in France and Italy keep secrets from their partner
5. 25% of men and women do not talk to their partners about how much they earn
6. Over half of men and women pretend theyre happier with their partners than they really are
7. 33% more men than women around the world say it bothers them "a lot" that their significant other isn't more romantic.
8. Men are much more likely than women48% vs. 28%to fall in love at first sight.
9. The richest couples surveyed were less likely to be happy than those with less money. In fact, couples who earn $20,000 or less argue less frequently than couples who earn $250,000 to $500,000.
10. 57% of those in unhappy relationships still find their partner extremely attractive.
11. More than 33% of men and women say they have watched a TV show or movie that affected them so much they considered breaking up.
12. Those who put their partners in the category of a good teammate were most likely to describe their relationships as slightly unhappy.
While these findings are most interesting one of the most surprising findings is this -
Nearly 60% of both men and women who were unhappy with their relationships say they would still be happy to spend eternity with their partners.
What are your thoughts on the above conclusions?
NB: Hebu jaribu kuangalia hizo facts kwa huku kwetu zingesomekaje?
