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

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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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