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A synthesis of the close-relationships research on how romantic partners shape each other's identity, growth, and satisfaction over time. The three anchor findings in this article are counterintuitive and load-bearing for coaching work: (1) a partner's behavior toward you actively sculpts the self you become — the Michelangelo phenomenon; (2) whether a partner can support your change depends less on their goodwill than on how clearly they know themselves; (3) durable marital satisfaction is predicted by seeing your partner better than they are, not more accurately. These findings inform [[fath…

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