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The current season of
The Affair showed the two main characters Noah and Alison back in the arms of
their original spouses. Both Noah and Alison had the chance to lead a life
together when they first left their first spouses, but their relationship went
downhill.
Stories like this also
take place in real life. Prince William made headlines when he split with his
longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton in April 2007. The break-up did not last and
four years later, the couple got married in a magnificent ceremony viewed by
tens of millions around the world.
Such a scenario
captures the popular imagination and reinforces the view that love can be
sweeter and stronger the second time. Not all pairs who reunite, however, were
lucky enough to find a happily ever after.
Elizabeth Taylor and
Richard Burton’s fiery relationship went down to Hollywood history as the most
dramatic of the past century. They first married in 1964, a year after their
first on-screen collaboration, and divorced after 10 years of lavish lifestyle
and bitter fighting. The couple could not easily let go of each other and they
remarried in 1975. The cycle of fighting and making up resumed and a year later,
the couple divorced for the second and last time.
While a rekindled
affair has the potential to correct past mistakes, several experts agree that
second chances are more likely to end in more relationship woes.
A study by Amber
Vennum, assistant professor of family studies and human services at Kansas
State University, revealed that people involved in on-off again relationships
or cyclical relationships tend to be impulsive in their decisions. These
include matters such as moving in together or having a child together.
She also added that
couples who reunite believe that their partners have changed for the better and
that communication has improved. This belief turned out to be a disappointment
for pairs who reconciled.
While attempting to
revive a doomed romance may have more negative consequences, some experts
believe that there are relationships worth a second chance.
Dr. Susan Krauss
Whitbourne, a psychology professor from the University of Massachusetts
Amherst, emphasized the role of forgiveness in human relationships. Dr.
Whitbourne recalled studies showing that people who forgive tend to be happier
than those who don’t and that people can still change for the better.
Will Vennum’s
research prove right in the case of Noah and Alison? Or will forgiveness be in
order?
The Affair’s season 3
finale airs first and exclusive, express from the U.S. on January 31, Tuesday,
9:55pm (8:55pm JKT/BKK) on RTL CBS Entertainment.
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