Reasons for Relationship Breakdown (Breakdown)

1. IDA - The Couples Coping ----------- Training programme aims to sensitise couples to issues of equity & respect within their relationship and to improve communication and problem-solving skills. (11)
4. People expect relationships to change & ------- and when they don't this is seen as justification to end the relationship or start a new one. (7)
5. Duck suggests that people lacking social ------ may be bad at making conversation, bad at indicating their interest in others, and are likely to be unrewarding in their interactions with others. (6)
6. Women have more desire to stay friends after a relationship has broken up, whereas men want to 'cut their losses' and move on. Who said this? (5)
8. One study found that 70% of students sampled had experienced at least one long-distance relationship and that 90% said they'd experienced one long-distance friendship. Who found this? (8)
9. Long-distance relationships and long-distance friendships are possibly more ------ than we think. (6)
10. Who found evidence that lack of stimulation is often quoted when breaking off a relationship? (6)

2. ----------- difficulties (can't see each other enough/long distance relationships) (11)
3. Who found that there was little decrease in relationship satisfaction as long as couples were able to reunite regularly. (4, 3, 5)
5. Lack of ----------- (e.g. boredom or the belief that a relationship isn't going anywhere). (11)

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