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Despite the strong positive feelings that characterize newlyweds, many marriages end in disappointment. To understand this shift, the authors argue that although newlyweds' global relationship evaluations may be uniformly positive, not all spouses base their global adoration on an accurate perception of their partner's specific qualities. Two longitudinal studies confirmed that whereas most newlyweds enhanced their partners at the level of their global perceptions, spouses varied significantly in their perceptions of their partners' specific qualities. For wives, but not for husbands, more accurate specific perceptions were associated with their supportive behaviors, feelings of control in the marriage, and whether or not the marriage ended in divorce. Thus, love grounded in specific accuracy appears to be stronger than love absent accuracy.
Here is the paper, and thanks to Robin Hanson for the pointer.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on May 4, 2006 at 06:51 AM in Science | Permalink
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Each one of them, combined with global adoration, as long as there is a feeling of control in the marriage.
Posted by: Natasha at May 4, 2006 10:29:46 AM
Oh, btw. Happy (belated) anniversary. To both of you! No matter who has the feeling of control...
Posted by: Marko at May 4, 2006 4:25:33 PM
What a bunch a crap. I have been married 23 years, so I can speak a little on the subject. Its all in not being so selfish. Narcissism is the chief cause of all marriage failures.
Posted by: kyle n at May 4, 2006 7:47:31 PM
For wives, but not for husbands, more accurate specific perceptions were associated with their supportive behaviors, feelings of control in the marriage, and whether or not the marriage ended in divorce.
My wife asked me to read this sentence and explain it to her because she didn't understand it. Now I have read it and think that either the author should be banned from using pronouns or I don't understand it either. I will accept either verdict.
Posted by: Eric H at May 4, 2006 8:34:30 PM
Eric H,
you're right. The author probably thought that using the bombastic style would make him look "learned".
Posted by: PK at May 5, 2006 4:13:55 AM
Megaditto for NARCISSSIM as a major cause of failed marriages. Inability to care (enough) about another person wrecks havoc despite how well specific qualities are evaluated.
Posted by: carrita at May 5, 2006 11:22:28 AM
You know "kyle n" your argument is not likely to be seen as persusasive by readers of this blog. But still I will give you an example that shows why it is wrong:" I have rarely been sick in the 20 years of my life. Thus I am an expert on helath issues."
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