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Psychologists have named the root cause of a breakup

Психологи назвали основную причину разрыва отношенийCouples break up due to the fact that one partner compares the other half with a potential ideal.

Scientists from the University of Texas (USA) conducted a study which showed that the cause of the divorce may become constant comparing your partner with a potentially perfect.

This tells the publishing Evolution, giving details of the study. Experts have compiled a group of 260 volunteers, which included both men and women. All of them had experience of relationships that have lasted for at least seven years.

In the study, they were asked to name 27 of qualities that, in their opinion, should be the perfect partner. The next step was to assess how the participant research complies with the announced criteria. Afterwards, they had to rate how happy they are in relationships.

After analyzing the results, researchers concluded that happier felt those who have more partners consistent with the ideal than themselves. Those who considered themselves more “perfect”, he felt satisfaction only in the case that the number of positive quality of the partners the members of the group had less.

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