#Relationshipresearch

New research has revealed that the end of a romantic relationship is rarely a sudden event, but rather the result of a lengthy, two-stage decline in satisfaction that often starts years before a couple officially parts ways. Published in the prestigious Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the comprehensive analysis by an international team illuminates how the unraveling of a romantic bond is a slow process punctuated by a “terminal phase” of sharper decline just before the breakup actually happens (PsyPost).