In the first text relationship:mindsets in love (or not) by Dwek. The author states people who believe that relationships magically fall together and do not need that much work have a fixed mindset. Dweck would state that Nicole and Eric, fixed mindset of believing that love is not worked for, got in the way of them really fixing their relationship. In the second text, what is love by mark Vernon? The author states throughout the text, that people fall in love but forget to stand in love, and that is what Vernon would say is going on with Nicole and Eric that they forgot the standing in love part trying to run away when things got difficult in the relationship.
Nicole and Eric relationship problems are not unique to any of us. every couple
