Next time you and your partner cannot agree, agree to disagree and move on. Research shows that couples who compromise the least usually stay together the longest.
Research shows that couples who compromise the least usually stay together the longest.
In the US, marriage counsellors are being retrained in the way they counsel couples.
"A lot of therapies focus on empathy and the idea that if your partner has done something you should be empathetic," Sydney University mathematician Clio Cresswell said.
"Mathematics is showing in fact that the people that stand their ground in conversations … that stick to their guns or high standards are actually fighting for a better outcome."
Dr Cresswell will explore this theory, and whether there is a formula for the perfect orgasm next month in a free public lecture as part of the 2006 Sydney Science Forum on May 17.
Dr Cresswell will explore this theory, and whether there is a formula for the perfect orgasm next month in a free public lecture as part of the 2006 Sydney Science Forum on May 17.
