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PASADENA, California and LONDON, October 6 /PRNewswire/ -- A staggering 93% of Brits don't believe that a scientific formula can help them find love. But, this thinking is set to be turned on its head with the UK launch of the highly successful US singles matching service, eHarmony. Unlike other dating sites - where members post a picture and a short biography, before browsing the profiles of other users - eHarmony uses an advanced web-based "Compatibility Matching System" to present users...
Children with high-conflict parents are more likely to think that aggressive responses are good ways to handle social conflicts, U.S. researchers said. The study, published in the Journal of Family Psychology, by researchers at Indiana University said children who grow up in aggressive households may learn to process social information differently than their peers who grow up in non-aggressive environments. "This partly explains why they are more likely as young adults to have conflict in...
By Brimhall, Andrew Wampler, Karen; Kimball, Thomas Using grounded theory methodology 16 participants, each in a second marriage as a result of divorce, were interviewed individually and with their partner. Participants were asked to describe how their first marriages were currently affecting their second. Trust was the central category that emerged. From this central category 3 additional categories surfaced: lack of trust in the previous relationship, attempts to increase trust while...
By Jessica Yadegaran As a relationship writer, I have to hear it all the time. Men don't bond with each other the same way women do. They don't like talking about their feelings. I hear this, naturally, from therapists paid to pull these feelings out of men, from couples -- and even from dudes themselves. But I think we're in a touchy-feely renaissance. My boyfriend spends hours on the phone helping his buddy analyze a relationship. And I'm pretty sure my dad has a man crush on Barack...
By Segil, Larraine D Creating, building and managing successful alliances is a capability that is critical to associations and companies of all sizes. As global markets become more complex-yet needing essential local expertise-and as industries in media, communications and all their supporting technologies converge, competition intensifies. Alliances enable organizations to focus on what they do best, while leveraging their assets to save time and cost, in relationships with other symbiotic...
Probability of cheating during the course of a relationship varies between 40 and 76 percentThe probability of someone cheating during the course of a relationship varies between 40 and 76 percent. "It's very high," says Geneviève Beaulieu-Pelletier, PhD student at the Université de Montréal's Department of Psychology."These numbers indicate that even if we get married with the best of intentions things don't always turn out the way we plan. What interests me about...
A University of Michigan study finds you really can work things out with your college dorm roommates if you try. Research by psychologists Jennifer Crocker and Amy Canevello at the U-M Institute for Social Research and published in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology concludes trying to be supportive can bring benefits to both sides. "Roommate relationships can be really good or they can be really bad. And the fear is that they'll go from bad to...
By The Associated Press FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) - Lose a bet, kiss a horse.That's how Davis County Commissioner Alan Hansen found himself kissing a 3-year-old sand-colored horse named Reno.The smooch stemmed from a contest between employees at Davis County and the Davis Hospital and Medical Center.The rules: Members of the team who lost the most weight got to watch their boss kiss a farm animal.This year, the county employees won - county staffers lost 397.6 pounds, just slightly trimmer than...
By SALISBURY, Robyn Maintaining a relationship is about give and take. -------------- ------ In the relationship section of your local book shops you will find numerous sources of advice on "how to keep your love alive." It's also likely there will be as many different approaches as there are authors. Some suggest you learn to communicate better; some guide you on how to argue, while others will help you to avoid arguments. Others will be clear about the importance of developing one's...
By Helen Dennis Dear Readers: I recently received letters from two women in their late 60s who have concerns about the relationships they have with their adult children. From L.J.: "Our children have their own lives and families to raise. We have taught them to be independent and self-sufficient. Perhaps we are now paying the price. What do you think?" From D.Z.: "Many of my friends complain about being neglected by their children. Mine are very close to me, calling or visiting almost...
