Intro:
This study is designed to determine deception within close distance relationships and long-distance relationships. Deception within couples is very common. Couples feel deception is sometimes necessary and essential in a relationship. There are countless reasons as to why couples lie to their significant other. Some reasons are because they feel pressured, uncomfortable, level of commitment, or just because they do not want to deal with having to explain themselves so they prefer to lie. Distance between couples, majority of the time, is seen as cause to the lack of success in long-distance relationships. However, studies have shown that long-distance and close distance relationship have very little differences. For instance, the duration of the relationship, whether the partners live close or far apart, is similar. Distance sometimes is not the cause to all the flaws in relationships. Nonetheless, partners in close distance relationships lie more than those in long-distance relationships.
Methods:
The participants for this study will be students from Rutgers University. The sample will consist of 30 students, half which have been or are in a long-distance relationship, and the other half which have been or are in a close distance relationship. An email will be …show more content…
Implications (discussion section):
The results would show that couples in close distance relationships lie more, but that there is not that much of a significant difference. The results will also show me the reason as to why they feel they lie more and how successful each relationship is. These results could later on help future research on levels of trust within close and long-distance relationships. Trust goes hand in hand with honesty when it comes to romantic relationships. It can answer questions as to why distance affects
This study is designed to determine deception within close distance relationships and long-distance relationships. Deception within couples is very common. Couples feel deception is sometimes necessary and essential in a relationship. There are countless reasons as to why couples lie to their significant other. Some reasons are because they feel pressured, uncomfortable, level of commitment, or just because they do not want to deal with having to explain themselves so they prefer to lie. Distance between couples, majority of the time, is seen as cause to the lack of success in long-distance relationships. However, studies have shown that long-distance and close distance relationship have very little differences. For instance, the duration of the relationship, whether the partners live close or far apart, is similar. Distance sometimes is not the cause to all the flaws in relationships. Nonetheless, partners in close distance relationships lie more than those in long-distance relationships.
Methods:
The participants for this study will be students from Rutgers University. The sample will consist of 30 students, half which have been or are in a long-distance relationship, and the other half which have been or are in a close distance relationship. An email will be …show more content…
Implications (discussion section):
The results would show that couples in close distance relationships lie more, but that there is not that much of a significant difference. The results will also show me the reason as to why they feel they lie more and how successful each relationship is. These results could later on help future research on levels of trust within close and long-distance relationships. Trust goes hand in hand with honesty when it comes to romantic relationships. It can answer questions as to why distance affects