Report: Flourishing Romances are More the Result of Proactive Behaviors Than Soulmate Spark
PROVO, Utah, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixty percent of Americans believe in the idea that true love is found in a one-and-only soulmate relationship, confirming that the quest to find one's soulmate continues to play a significant role in our modern dating culture. However, a new report finds that enduring connection in romantic relationships results more from the personal virtues and intentional efforts of the partners than it does from spontaneous love and emotional spark.
- The report challenges the notion that loving and lasting relationships are founded on the idea of a soulmate love.
- In fact, flourishing couples report scores that are typically three times higher than other couples on these intentional aspects of relationships.
- "The problem with the soulmate model of marriage is that it provides a deeply flawed conception of how to achieve this aspiration.
- The report examined how personal virtues and proactive behaviors are closely associated with the quality of relationships using data from the recently published study , "Satisfaction or Connectivity?