Parental interference and romantic love: The Romeo and Juliet effect.

Driscoll, Richard; Davis, Keith E.; Lipetz, Milton E.

doi:10.1037/h0033373

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“…There is some sparse evidence that feelings of love may change over the course of a relationship as folklore and stage theories suggest they do (see Cimbalo, Failing, & Mousaw, 1976;Driscoll et al, 1972;Pam, 1970). Other studies fail to support this notion.…”

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The Endurance of Love: Passionate and Companionate Love in Newlywed and Long-Term Marriages

Hatfield

Pillemer

O’Brien³

et al. 2008

IJPR

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Most theorists assume that the passage of time will have a very different impact on passionate versus companionate love. Passionate love is said to decline fairly quickly, while companionate love is thought to remain fairly stable (or actually increase) over time.This hypothesis was tested in two studies. In Study 1, we interviewed 53 newlywed couples soon after their marriages and again one year later, when presumably (for some) the "honeymoon was over." In Study 2, we interviewed a random sample of 240 older women, ranging in age from 50-82, who had been married varying lengths of time. (The median length of marriage was 33 years.) We asked about their passionate and companionate love for their partners and their partner's love for them.In Study 1, it was found that although newlywed men and women loved with equal passion, women tended to love their partners more companionately than they were loved in return. (This is in accord with previous research with dating couples.) The results for people married many years were more complex.Finally, we turned to the question with which we are most concerned: What impact does time have on love? In both Study 1 and Study 2, time did have a corrosive effect on lovebut to our surprise it appeared to have an equally detrimental effect on both passionate and companionate love. In almost all cultures, people distinguish between passionate and companionate love (Fehr, 1988;Fischer, Shaver, & Carnochan, 1990; Hatfield, Rapson, & Martel, 2007). KeywordsPassionate love (sometimes called "romantic love," "obsessive love," "infatuation," "lovesickness," or "being-in-love") is a powerful emotional state. It has been defined as:A state of intense longing for union with another. Passionate love is a complex functional whole including appraisals or appreciations, subjective feelings, expressions, patterned physiological processes, action tendencies, and instrumental behaviors. Reciprocated love (union with the other) is associated with fulfillment and ecstasy. Unrequited love (separation) is associated with feelings of emptiness, anxiety, and despair (Hatfield & Rapson, 1993, p. 5).Companionate love is a far less intense emotion. It combines feelings of attachment, commitment, and intimacy. It has been defined as: "The affection and tenderness we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply entwined" (Hatfield & Rapson, 1993, p. 9).Scholars have argued that when ordinary people are asked what they mean by "love" they seem to distinguish "being in love" from "loving" (Myers & Berscheid, 1997).Passionate love is generally associated with passion, sexual desire, excitement, and a variety of other intense emotions-such as yearning, jealousy, anxiety, and so forth (see Aron, Fisher, and Strong, 2006;Sternberg, 1997). Companionate love is typified by attachment, trust, intimacy, closeness, and commitment Fehr, 1988;Hendrick & Hendrick, 1989;Mikulincer & Goodman, 2006; Sternberg & Weis, 2007). (For a comprehensive summary of the nature of love, see Aron, Fisher, & Strong, 2006;Sternbe...

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Section: B Changes Over Time In Lovementioning

confidence: 99%

The Endurance of Love: Passionate and Companionate Love in Newlywed and Long-Term Marriages

Hatfield

Pillemer

O’Brien³

et al. 2008

IJPR

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“…In attempts to understand the inconsistent data, Sinclair, Hood, and Wright (2014) replicated Driscoll et al (1972), and found the opposite results: social interference or disapproval related to poorer relationship quality, thus supporting the social network effect. Driscoll (2014) claimed that the Romeo and Juliet effect took place in a small window in the early stages of a relationship, where trust and acceptance are only mildly associated with the magnitude of love.…”

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“…The Romeo and Juliet effect is the positive relationship between the amount of parental opposition a couple faces and the magnitude of love the couple experiences (Driscoll, Davis, & Lipetz, 1972). The Romeo and Juliet effect's namesake clearly references the relationship of Romeo and Juliet from Shakespeare: the young couple that fell deeply in love, despite their families' animosity towards each other (Shakespeare, 2017).…”

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Romeo and Juliet: Perceptions of love of stigmatized relationships

2018

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We examined the connection between the perception of love and stigma in relationships and how much stigma needs to be present to elicit a heightened perception of love. Participants in the first study rated several relationships on the degree of stigma each one of them faced, and how much the individuals in each relationship loved each other-the perception of the Romeo and Juliet effect. In the second study, participants read a scenario of a male, gay relationship with various degree of stigma (none, one, two, or three sources), and rated how much the couple loved each other. The results suggest that there is a perception that the Romeo and Juliet effect exists, despite evidence that does not (Sinclair, Hood, & Wright, 2014). Individuals in relationships, which face stigma from multiple sources, are believed to love each other more than those with no stigma. Together, the results suggest that perceived stigma and love in a relationship are positively associated, which runs counter to better supported models of relationship satisfaction (Parks, Stan, & Eggert, 1983).

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“…Their two pronged studies noted the perceived gender difference to relationship and communication. One of the most important researches made on amorous relationship was the "Romeo and Juliet effect" [8], which covered 140 couples where parental confrontation regarding a relationship tended to solidify an amorous attraction. Indirectly, applied to education their study tested their hypothesis that:…”

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Consensual Relationships in the Academic Field: A Phenomenological Understanding

Dublin¹

2015

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The problem this study will address is the existence of consensual relationship between learners and their instructors. The purpose of this phenomenology is to understand lived experiences in relation to consensual relationship between ten teachers and ten students of XXX University. It uses phenomenological analysis to explore the lived experiences of informants. Qualitative data were collected through the use of interview protocols collected at a conducive place for informants of their selection. Some themes developed were fear, physical attraction, transference and countertransference. The study points to the natural existence of consensual relationship in the academe and learners.

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Parental interference and romantic love: The Romeo and Juliet effect.

Cited by 177 publications

References 9 publications

The Endurance of Love: Passionate and Companionate Love in Newlywed and Long-Term Marriages

The Endurance of Love: Passionate and Companionate Love in Newlywed and Long-Term Marriages

Romeo and Juliet: Perceptions of love of stigmatized relationships

Consensual Relationships in the Academic Field: A Phenomenological Understanding

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