When long-distance dating partners become geographically close

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 901-919

  Stafford, Laura ^a   Merolla, Andy J ^a   Castle, Janessa D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dating relationships; Dialectics; Long distance relationships; Reunions; Turning points

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751557963     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407506070472     Document Type: Article

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