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17th August 2019
02:13pm BST

"Science fiction/fantasy readers were less likely to support the belief that disagreement is destructive, as well as the belief that partners cannot change, the belief that sexes are different, and the belief that mind reading is expected in relationships."While psychologist Stephanie C. Stern told the Pacific Standard:
"Individuals who scored higher for exposure to science fiction/fantasy were less likely to endorse four unrealistic relationship beliefs. "Romance is not the only written fiction genre to be associated with real-world beliefs about romantic relationships."Basically, being a Harry Potter fan doesn't necessarily mean that the person will be better in a relationship, but rather they have more established beliefs of what romance should be.
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