About this episode
This episode explores the science behind healthy relationships, including conflict resolution and identifying red flags.
Forget the questionable relationship advice from internet influencers. Today, we’re diving into the science of lasting love, fighting, and "red flags” to find out what really matters for a healthy relationship. We’ll find out what it means to fight well with your partner. And we’ll also look at the signs that a relationship might become dangerous or abusive. For all this, we speak with Professor Ben Karney, Dr. Megan Haselschwerdt, Dr. Elizabeth McLindon and Matt Brown. U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800.799.7233 or www.thehotline.org Find international resources and more at spotify.com/resources Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsIsYourRelationshipOK In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Influencers love giving advice (02:36) How to have a ‘healthy fight’ (09:44) If you fight badly, will you get divorced? (13:55) What are ‘red flags’? (21:01) Red flags you should watch for (28:23) Approaches to try to change abusive partners (34:00) Why do people try to control their partners? (37:57) Can an abusive partner change? This episode was produced by Wendy Zukerman, with help from Michelle Dang, Meryl Horn, Rose Rimler, and Ekedi Fausther-Keeys. We’re edited by…
People in this episode
Host: Wendy Zukerman
Guests: Professor Ben Karney, Dr. Megan Haselschwerdt, Dr. Elizabeth McLindon, Matt Brown
Topics covered
- relationship advice
- lasting love
- healthy fighting
- red flags
- abusive relationships
Keywords
- relationship advice
- healthy relationships
- conflict resolution
- red flags
- domestic violence
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline, Spotify, Science Vs
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