“when i first met my husband, he was different and didn’t consider nonsexual physical touch or physical affection a necessity.” the problem plagued her dating history. “mismatched needs for affection and touch are common in relationships,” said mr. jacobs, the therapist. the couple has navigated divergent levels of affection for the duration of their relationship, with mr. lee needing more affection and ms. lee wanting less.

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“sociologists and demographers know that a college education nearly doubles the survival rate of marriages; now psychologists need to understand why this is true.” for more than 10 years, karney’s lab has followed hundreds of ethnically and racially diverse heterosexual married couples with varied income levels. the difference between richer and poorer couples is not in what they want, but in their ability to pursue their goals. essentially, their ability to connect and have a good conversation is hampered by …

the estimated amount of time this product will be on the market is based on a number of factors, including faculty input to instructional design and the prior revision cycle and updates to academic research-which typically results in a revision cycle ranging from every two to four years for this product. he is a fellow of the association for psychological science, and a winner of the edwin newman award for excellence in research from psi chi and the american psychological …

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this book fills the need for a contemporary analysis of intimate relationships and their implications for people’s health, well-being, and quality of life for traditional and non-traditional relationships. it also addresses intervention strategies for relationship problems and offers tools and techniques for assessing intimate relationships. chapters are organized to present information about the origin, formation, development, enrichment, and maintenance of intimate relationships in a way that allows readers to build upon what they have learned. the text provides integrated and …