If you've ever overheard elderly couples bickering about politics, despite decades of marriage, new research might help explain why. Photo / 123RFIf you've ever overheard elderly couples bickering about politics, despite decades of marriage, new research might help explain why. Photo / 123RFIf you've ever overheard elderly couples bickering about politics, despite decades of marriage, new research might help explain why. A just-published study that's tracked more than 170 Kiwi couples over time has busted the myth that we gradually grow more alike to our partners – and instead suggests we simply change in our own way. One of the biggest questions facing researchers in relationship science has been whether couples ultimately become similar to one another.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 15, 2021 02:51 UTC