Chuck and jeri argue quite a bit. they don't seem to like each other-they rarely even look at one another. they seem to lack any sort of affectionate, supportive relationship. how would researchers classify this couple?

The answer is "Hostile/detached".

Of the two troubled couple composes, Hostile couples remained miserably wedded, while Hostile-Detached couples inevitably separated. Hostile-Detached couples resemble two armed forces occupied with a commonly disappointing and desolate standoff. They kill at each other amid struggle, despite the fact that the air is one of passionate separation and acquiescence.