Table 2. Counts and percentages of participants reporting the use of certain regulation strategies in the context of long-term relationships.

	Study 1 (n = 32)		Study 2
			Relationship group (n = 20)		Break-up group (n = 20)
Strategy	Maintain long-term relationship	Prevent love decline	Maintain long-term relationship	Prevent love decline	Maintain long-term relationship	Prevent love decline
Reappraisal: Focus on positive aspects of beloved/relationship	2 (6%)	3 (9%)	0	1 (5%)	0	4 (20%)
Reappraisal: Think of positive future scenarios	3 (9%)	1 (3%)	0	0	0	1 (5%)
Communication/honesty	13 (41%)	4 (13%)	9 (45%)	2 (10%)	10 (50%)	4 (20%)
Trust	6 (19%)	1 (3%)	1 (5%)	0	1 (5%)	1 (5%)
Undertake (new) activities	6 (19%)	15 (47%)	11 (55%)	10 (50%)	2 (10%)	13 (65%)
Express love	6 (19%)	5 (16%)	3 (15%)	3 (15%)	3 (15%)	1 (5%)
Spend (quality) time together	4 (13%)	4 (13%)	3 (15%)	3 (15%)	5 (25%)	3 (15%)
Spend time apart	1 (3%)	3 (9%)	2 (10%)	2 (10%)	3 (15%)	1 (5%)
Loving unconditionally/ making compromises	4 (13%)	1 (3%)	4 (20%)	0	8 (40%)	2 (10%)
No decline	2 (6%)	4 (13%)	0	1 (5%)	0	1 (5%)
Other	6 (19%)	5 (16%)	5 (25%)	3 (15%)	4 (20%)	2 (10%)