The Gottmans have ma a mment to assurg that lbian and gay upl have rourc to help strengthen and support their relatnships.
Contents:
- GAY COUPL CAN TEACH STRAIGHT PEOPLE A THG OR TWO ABOUT ARGUG
- COMPARG LBIAN AND GAY, AND HETEROSEXUAL RELATNSHIPS: FOR LOVE OR MONEY?
GAY COUPL CAN TEACH STRAIGHT PEOPLE A THG OR TWO ABOUT ARGUG
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Approval of same-sex relatnships has been steadily risg sce 2009 (Pew Rearch Center, 2017), and the 2015 Supreme Court cisn endorsg same-sex marriage was a w for many lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) dividuals. This is nsistent wh prev fdgs: Gay and bisexual men are exposed to mory strsors that n -stabilize relatnships (Meyer, 2003; L, 2012). Together, the Gottmans have ma a mment to assurg that lbian and gay upl have rourc to help strengthen and support their relatnships.
This rult supports prr rearch by Lawrence Kurk and Pepper Schwartz: They fd that gay and lbian relatnships are parable to straight relatnships many ways. We know that the ups-and-downs may occur a social ntext of isolatn om fay, workplace prejudice, and other social barriers that are unique to gay and lbian upl.
COMPARG LBIAN AND GAY, AND HETEROSEXUAL RELATNSHIPS: FOR LOVE OR MONEY?
Rearch is beg nducted to terme if gay and lbian upl fare better or worse than heterosexual pairs when to lifelong mment. * when compared with straight relationships gay and lesbian dating relationships *
” The rearch unvered differenc, however, that suggt that workshops tailored to gay and lbian upl n have a strong impact on relatnships. Compared to straight upl, gay and lbian upl e more affectn and humor when they brg up a disagreement, and partners are more posive how they receive .