Love: How the feeling of power determines happy relationships

(Martin-Luther-Universit ä t Halle-Wittenberg) Want to have a happy relationship? Make sure both partners feel they can decide on issues that are important to them. Objective power measured by income, for example, doesn't seem to play a big role, according to a new study in the " Journal of Social and Personal relationships " by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of Bamberg. Instead, how lovers perceive power dynamics in their relationship is most important for relationship satisfaction.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news