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The sample consisted of 174 mixed\u2010sex couples, predominantly white and from the western region of the United States, who attended at least the initial eight sessions of couple therapy. The current study examined the intra\u2010 and inter\u2010personal effects of ER difficulties (i.e., lack of awareness, nonacceptance, limited strategies, and impulsivity) on the trajectory of relationship satisfaction over the initial eight sessions of couple therapy. The results provide a few important findings. First, gender differences exist in ER and relationship satisfaction. Second, across the initial eight couple therapy sessions, relationship satisfaction improves, and partners change at a similar rate (0.97 for women and 0.83 for men per session on a 100\u2010point scale; Wald test indicated no difference between these two rates of change). 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