Relationship Stories Project

Principal Investigator: David Frost

This project examines the stories that a national purposive sample of 150 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual individuals wrote about their romantic relationships. The study focuses on the ways in which people make sense of and give meaning to their experiences of intimacy in long-term relationships, as well as how aspects of people’s relationship stories can predict relational and psychological well-being. Additionally, the study focuses on the complicated similarities and differences in same-sex couples’ and heterosexual couples experiences of intimacy in the context of societal stigmatization and discriminatory social policies.

Recent Updates:

• Study is currently in data analysis phase
• Richard Garcia, SXS MA '10, joined the team as a Research Assistant