Eleanor Roosevelt and the letters that stayed
A calm look at how a marriage can survive a painful discovery — and what research themes about repair, loyalty, and long horizons may illuminate.
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Short educational notes on relationship research themes. Documentary tone — not counselling.
Living together first — what the one-year pattern suggests
Cohabitation before marriage is often framed as insurance. Research commentary is more nuanced — including a pattern sometimes described as helping for about a year.
Read article →Why many marriage problems are never “solved”
A large share of couple disagreements are perpetual — not failures waiting for the right argument. How research commentary frames that finding.
Read article →The signal research commentary links to divorce risk
Some lab-based relationship research claims high accuracy in predicting divorce from interaction patterns. A calm note on what that claim means — and what it does not.
Read article →When conflict feels overwhelming
When conflict floods the body, a calm pause is not the same as avoidance — if both people know they will return.
Read article →Silence is not always peace
Quiet in a relationship can be rest — or something left unspoken. A calm look at what research distinguishes.
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