Marital Fighting Style May Determine Divorce Risk: University Of Michigan Study

Can Marital Fighting Styles Predict Divorce?
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It's reasonable to assume that couples who scream and throw things at each other are the most likely to eventually divorce.

However, a University of Michigan study reports that this is not necessarily the case. Researchers studied 373 couples during a span of 16 years, beginning with the first year of marriage, to see if they could determine risks of divorce based on fighting styles.

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