[xzins]

Precisely why it's so odd that Gottman, the strongest advocate ever in the field of marital research for field observation research instead of survey research, has chosen in this study to desert his tried and insightful methodology and reverted to something that he himself has always somewhat questioned.

Survey research on these kinds of issues gives results that are all over the map. In the area of sexual experience outside the marriage bond for women, there've been studies that have demonstrated everything from a low of about 20% to a high of about 75% and everything in between. It's insane.

[conservative cat]

Precisely why it's so odd that Gottman, the strongest advocate ever in the field of marital research for field observation research instead of survey research, has chosen in this study to desert his tried and insightful methodology and reverted to something that he himself has always somewhat questioned.

It is strange. I have a couple of his books. The one written about batterers was one of the best and most accurate books on the subject I have ever read.