Wife murder

I am struck by how research focuses on individual traits for relationship problems, often with little benefit in improving relationship problems. The murderer in his testomony seems to be noting that relationship problems can lead to emotional decision making. Unfortunately, research has focused much more on business decision making than on marital decision making (power struggles).

In my book Crumbling Commitment: Managing a Marital Crisis, I focus on helping couples to use effective decision making when faced with one or both partners having an uncertain commitment to their marriage. I believe that such information can help couples to avoid violence that springs from desperate pursual of change.