Psychology 2075 : Literature Review MATT DUBAJ.doc

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Prof

Document Summary

Being in a relationship has many perks and benefits such as companionship, love, social support, and sexual involvement (laumann, gagnon, michael, & michaels, 1994; Some relationships succeed but unfortunately some also fall apart. The discontinuance of a relationship, as a marriage or a friendship, is the definition of a break up. Some people realize what they have lost and would like to rekindle their relationship with their ex-partner. The purpose of this research study is to use past research and findings to determine whether staying friends with you ex-partner or completely cutting contact with them increases your chances of getting back together. The present study hypothesizes that partners that completely cut all contact and communication with their ex-partners will have a greater chance of getting back together than partners that decided to become friends. Begging your partner to come back with promises of change and flowers is a poor position to put yourself in.