The Surprising Reasons People Stay in Unhappy Relationships
A new study by Samantha Joel, former assistant professor of psychology at the U and
current assistant professor of psychology at the University of Western Ontario, and
colleagues provides fresh insights into what keeps people in unfulfilling relationships. Joel
and her fellow researchers take the position that people are “intrinsically motivated
to consider the needs of other people, even anonymous strangers” (p. 1). If that’s
the case, then people should be even more likely to want to avoid leaving their partners
in the lurch. Keep reading.
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