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"Just when you think you&amp;#039;ve heard it all....researchers in Sweden have completed a study on the DNA of more than 1800 women and their partners. The couples had been married or living together for more than five years, and apparently, they&amp;#039;ve found a DNA link that can possibly predict whether or not these women are more likely to divorce or leave their partners. According to the study:  &amp;quot;Women who were identified as carrying the variation of the oxytocin receptor gene, described as the A-allele, were 50% more likely to report &amp;#039;marital crisis or threat of divorce. Men married to these women were also far less satisfied in their relationships.&amp;quot; The chemical, oxytocin is known for its &amp;quot;bonding&amp;quot; effect, particularly after childbirth and during breastfeeding. It can also occur when we&amp;#039;re being cuddled or we&amp;#039;re all-around happy with somebody. Women who possess this gene variation may find it harder to &amp;quot;bond&amp;quot; to a partner.  It&amp;#039;s all interesting science, but it reminds me of the &amp;quot;monogamy gene&amp;quot; that they found in men a few years back that supposedly makes it hard for some men to commit or stay committed to one woman. It seems to me that we&amp;#039;ve all got things that can interfere with bonding: self esteem issues, family pressures, work stress, finances, disabilities, health problems...you name it. There are reasons both physical and environmental that affect certain people in catastrophic ways. That&amp;#039;s life, ladies and gentlemen. Whether or not you&amp;#039;ve got someone who&amp;#039;s willing to work against it, that&amp;#039;s the real test. I think we all have parts of ourselves we have to tame a bit or encourage a bit when we&amp;#039;re in a relationship. It&amp;#039;s all part of the compromise, and if you&amp;#039;re doing it right, the communication.  Do you think some people are destined to be the &amp;quot;divorcing&amp;quot; type? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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