Abstract

(1) Background: Beliefs about love may influence relationship functioning, attitudes toward commitment, and relationship quality. The aim of the study was to examine the relationships between stable and unstable beliefs about love, relationship functioning, attitudes toward marriage and cohabitation, life values, and relationship quality. (2) Methods: The study involved 51 participants who completed an anonymous online questionnaire developed for the purposes of the research. Exploratory factor analysis and correlational analyses were performed, followed by regression analysis. (3) Results: Exploratory analyses suggested two preliminary dimensions of beliefs about love: stable and unstable vision of love. Stable love beliefs were associated with greater relationship commitment, constructive conflict resolution, fidelity, support toward a partner, and higher relationship quality. They were also related to more positive attitudes toward marriage and stronger family-oriented values. In contrast, unstable love beliefs were associated mainly with greater acceptance of non-committed relationships and the belief that love ends when sexual desire fades, but they were not significantly related to relationship quality. Regression analysis showed that only the stable vision of love was independently associated with relationship quality. (4) Conclusions: The findings suggest that relationship quality may depend more on stable and commitment-based beliefs about love than on the absence of unstable beliefs.

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