Research on Human Courtship
Negative emotion and conflict, the third phase of courtship (commitment).
The connection between negative emotion and conflict is clear.3 It is also well known how positive emotion reduces conflict and maintains marriage.4
Furthermore, positive emotion (which is friendship) is additive over time, and with the incidence of frequent positive experiences, which means that friendship within marriage needs to be invested in and mai…
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