gender analysis of distance in marital relationship: examples and contexts formation

this study aimsto investigate an aspect of marital interactions, distance. by applying aqualitative method and conducting 43 in-depth semi-structured interviews, including 22women and 21 men, women and men experiences of distance were investigated based on theirown narratives.the results of the study suggested different forms of distance in couples' relationships,which can be classified to distance made bychoice, distance made byconflict, and distancemade byposition (situation). although some forms of distance can cause dissociation incouple's relationship, distancesmadebychoice and some other types of distance can lead tostrength in the relationship. it is notable that because of the limited sample size of this study,its results cannot be generalized at all.