Relationships & Family
Sixty-Nine Percent of Relationship Conflicts Are Perpetual and Never Resolve
The Mel Robbins Podcast
The #1 Relationship Researchers in the World: 50 Years of Marriage & Love Advice in One Conversation
What was said
"69% of the issues couples struggle with are perpetual conflicts. They never ever go away. That was a big surprise to us."
Dr. John Gottman shared a counterintuitive research finding that the majority of relationship conflicts stem from fundamental personality and lifestyle differences that are unsolvable. This challenges the common assumption that all relationship problems can be fixed, suggesting instead that successful couples learn to manage ongoing differences.
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- Programme
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- Episode
- The #1 Relationship Researchers in the World: 50 Years of Marriage & Love Advice in One Conversation
- Clip time
- 13:39
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The Mel Robbins Podcast