I just read a Swedish blog on some recent studies on relationships.
In one Swedish survey study by Andersson Arndten (2009) it was found that there is a correlation between stress in relationships and stress at work. People who are in stressful relationships have more problem coping with stress at work and vice versa. A German study from 2008 supports the similarity hypothesis of relationships. People who were similar to each other in agreeableness and conscientiousness were more likely to develop and maintain a long term relationship. Another Swedish study from 2010 investigated where couples meet. Remember that these findings might be culture specific. 29 percent of all Swedish couples met through friends and 23 percent met through the internet. 14 percent met each other through work and 13 percent met each while going out. 8 percent met through a common activity or hobby. 3 percent met during vacation and only 2 percent met each other in a public space (like the park or the supermarket)
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