Inquiring minds

[firecat]

via klwalton, an article called "Why Marriages Fail" (http://www.shrinktalk.net/archives/why_marriages_fail_1.phtml) contains the following quote:

couples that don't ever fight eventually don't have sex either. Why? They are both forms of passion. If you give up one form of intensity you'll ultimately leave the other as well.

Is this true in your experience?

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[flippac.livejournal.com]

I've found fighting's generally been a bad sign for the sex in my relationships. Whether we're sharing other passions can be a good indicator, but outright fights are a sign something's going wrong.

Of course, it helps being able to resolve conflict without fighting. Doubly so if you're a little too good at simply fighting to get your own way. My longest relationship to date would still be a bit short to count as relevant, except that it's the strongest datapoint for outright fighting being bad.

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[flippac.livejournal.com]

You can unscreen the other one too. It was late/early here, can you tell?