Love with all the trimmings

A new study published strives to determine if it's true that love in a long-term relationship necessarily mellows out and and the couple becomes "companionlike".

They found, perhaps not surprisingly, that couples in long-term relationships who also had romantic love were the the most satisfied with their relationships.

Couples in long-term relationships that had companion-like love were only moderately satisfied with the relationship.

Couples in short-term relationships with passionate love were also satisfied with the relationship.

The researchers suggested that “Couples should strive for love with all the trimmings.”

Hear, hear!

(picture: roast turkey with all the trimmings, courtesy Wiltshire Farm foods)