In the last couple of years, the meaning of „marriage” seems to have developed and gained new and different perspectives of understanding. Intimacy and conflict resolution play a very important role in maintaining an optimal level of marital satisfaction. The skills involved in conflict resolution and intimacy are part of a larger concept which has been defined as „emotional intelligence” (EQ). The main goal of this study is to verify the correlation between EQ and romantic couples’ satisfaction. We are also interested in investigating the relationship between EQ and coping strategies, in perceiving whether people with high level of EQ use specific coping strategies and how these strategies are connected to their marital or couple satisfaction.
