6Long-Term Married Partners Tend to Retrospectively Report a U-Shaped Change

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Essay

6.Long-term married partners tend to retrospectively report a U-shaped change in their marital satisfaction (that is, looking back they believe their relationships started out great, worsened somewhat over time, and then improved more recently). On the other hand, research demonstrates that marital satisfaction generally shows a linear decline over time. How can we explain this apparent discrepancy?

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