The Dark Side of Close Relationships

Abstract

1. Overview of the Dark Side of Relationships Research Daniel Perlman and Rodrigo J. Carcedo 2. May-December Paradoxes: An Exploration of Age-Gap Relationships in Western Society Justin J. Lehmiller and Christopher R. Agnew 3. Fairytales and Tragedies: Narratively Making Sense of the Dark Side (and the Dark Side of Making Sense) of Personal Relationships Jody Koenig Kellas, Erin K. Willer, and Haley Kranstuber 4. Dark Sides of Computer-Mediated Communication David C. DeAndrea, Stephanie Tom Tong, and Joseph B. Walther 5. Internet Matching Services: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Disguised as Attractive) Susan Sprecher 6. Affectionate Communication is Good, Except When it isn't: On the Dark Side of Expressing Affection Kory Floyd and Perry M. Pauley 7. Infidelity: When, Where, Why Irene Tsapelas, Helen E. Fisher, and Arthur Aron 8. Relational Turbulence: What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us Stronger Denise Haunani Solomon and Jennifer A. Theiss 9. In-Laws or Outlaws: The Dark and the Bright in In-Law Relationships Mary Claire Morr Serewicz and Rebecca A. Hosmer 10. Dark Clouds with Silver Linings: The (Dys)Functional Ambivalence of Stepfamily Relationships Paul Schrodt and Dawn O. Braithwaite 11. Women's Relationships with Incarcerated Men Susan A. Miller and Diane H. Felmlee 12. The Meaning of Girls' Social Aggression: Nasty or Mastery? Erin K. Willer and William R. Cupach 13. Intimate Partner Violence and Aggression: Seeing the Light in a Dark Place Brian H. Spitzberg 14. Narcissism and Relationships: From Light to Dark Joshua D. Foster and Jean M. Twenge 15. Living Single: Lightening Up those Dark, Dopey Myths Bella DePaulo