True or False: Couples are better at saving money, buying healthier foods, and exercising regularly

Moun Damou Pa Kite - Haitian Saying...

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Here are the results:

If both members of the couple possess high levels of self-control, they are golden. These folks will succeed at joint tasks more often than not.

If both members of the couple possess low self-control, they are--as you'd expect--in trouble. Each person's individual lack of self-control has a compounding effect in the relationship and failure is almost assuredly guaranteed.

No surprises with either of those findings, but here's the kicker:

If one person has high self-control and the other has low self-control, the couple is more likely to fail than succeed in all of the tasks, from budgeting to eating to exercising.

Couples who fall in that category--called "couples of mixed self-control" in the study--jointly tend toward the lower end of the self-control spectrum, not the higher.

Read: Why Couples Often Fail In Fitness And Finances

One interesting argument in the study regarding a person with high self-control being in a relationship with a person with low self-control that I found very interesting is the following:

high self-control partners in relationships tend to want to please low self-control partners. The desire to indulge their partner's wants and desires diminishes any benefits the high self-control partner might otherwise contribute.

WOW... If I told you I've been there, doe that, I'd have a lot of explaining to do so I'll just keep my mouth shut... LOL...

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