“…Commitment and marriage are not characteristic of emerging adulthood but experiences with intimacy during this time are important for future long‐term partnerships and individual health (Collibee & Furman, ; Davila, Mattanah, et al., ). For these young couples, interpretations of specific conflict experiences are salient for emergent cognitive beliefs about the role of conflict for improving or harming relationships and conflict management strategies (Davila, Wodarczyk, & Bhatia, ; Feiring, Simon, & Markus, ). Healthy romantic relationships entail understanding the self's and the other's needs when interpreting conflict events (Davila, Mattanah, et al., ; Feiring, Milaniak, Simon, & Clisura, ; Feiring et al., ).…”