Marriage is a rite of passage that most people undertake at some point in their lives. Married individuals are generally healthier mentally and physically (“Marriage and Divorce,” 2000). Those who enter into a marriage usually do so with high levels of satisfaction, with the intention of maintaining this happiness for the rest of their lives. However, with an astonishing divorce rate of around fifty percent (“Marriage & Divorce,” 2000), this is unfortunately not the case. Martial studies researchers are dedicated to inventing and testing interventions that will help struggling couples achieve satisfying levels of functioning, as well as understanding how couples can maintain healthy relationships to avoid reaching deep levels of dissatisfaction. One avenue through which this is studied is through affect. Affection, also known as emotion, is an integral part of human functioning, as well as initiating and maintaining the functioning of relationships. There are two types of affects, positive and negative, and each of these exists on different constructs, so the absence of negatives does not mean the presence of positives and vice versa (Watson & Clark, 1997 In: Schroevers & Brandsma., 2010) . Barbara Fredrickson (2004) introduced the broadening and building theory of positive affect and found that positive emotions offer a wide variety of benefits. For example, the hypothesis proposes that positive emotions expand thought-action repertoires compared to negative emotions which appear to narrow them. Positive emotions can also cancel out negative emotions, promote psychological resilience, and promote greater well-being. Furthermore, Fredrickson (2004) proposes a 3:1 positivity to negativity ratio that exists in thriving relationships. Therefore, for each...... half of the article ......nce on positive and negative affect, mindfulness appears to influence an individual's positive affect while nonjudgment appears to influence an individual's negative affect. individual (Schroevers et al. 2010). . Among couples, mindfulness has been shown to improve relationship satisfaction (Carson et al., 2004; Burpee et al., 2005), as well as reduce negative emotions (Barnes et al., 2007), which in turn improves conflict resolution and relationship functioning. These contributions of the existing literature on mindfulness and its influence on intimate relationships are outstanding, however the literature has yet to identify the effect of each aspect of mindfulness on affect and how this contributes to relationship satisfaction. Our study aims to distinguish how each of the five facets influences positive and negative affect and how these influence relationship satisfaction.