Research on Relationships

There are different kinds of career patterns. Some involve a moment of pure chance, a choice made, a new path taken. Others are channeled from the beginning by a parent’s ambition or a mentor’s vision. Still others are ordained by necessity—a job is available, and the need to survive is paramount. My own history takes none of these routes. My story—and my good fortune—is that my career, though not ordained or automatic and perhaps not even the best choice, was foreseeable from my earliest childhood interests and personality. In short, I have been studying intimate relationships all