Joint and separated lifestyles in couple relationships have changed throughout the years. Studies show that one out of every two couples end in divorce. Based on this journal of joint and separated lifestyles in couple relationships shows that social activities, children, work, and cultural differences have a big effect on the relationship. One of the reasons I chose this article was because of the high increase of divorce in our society.
             Social activity is a major reason why couples don't get along. It is one of the most difficult to work through because in many of the cases the each person in the relationship have different lifestyles and neither wants to change the way they have been living their lives. Couples who enjoy social activities together such as visiting their friends, family or going on vacation have a better chance of making a successful relationship than those that have different social schedules. A lot of the times separate relationships are caused by having different friends and not liking each other's friends. Social activities also can be related with the lifestyles that the individuals have had. For example, if the person spent a lot of time alone before the marriage, when they get married they will still want to spend a lot of time alone can cause problems between the couple's relationship. I can relate to this issue personally because of my relationship. During ten years of marriage I have had to learn when I should and should not go out with my husband to social activities with his friends or invite him to with social events with my friends. Having to make that kind of decision is very difficult because it can cause the other partner pain knowing that they are not invited to an event that they may want to share with their partner.
             Other studies show that children also affect joint and separated lifestyles in couple relationships. Couples with children have difficult time out t...