From: NPR
If You Set High Expectations For Your Marriage, Is It Doomed?
March 23, 2016
NPR:
Psychologists disagree on whether expecting your marriage to be a deeply fulfilling relationship makes it more likely that the union will thrive, or that it will doom you to disappointment.
So, psychologists, should we just go ahead and expect the worst after the honeymoon?
Only if that matches your capacity to deliver on expectations, according to a study published Wednesday in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin with the deflating title, “Should Spouses Be Expecting Less From Marriage?”
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