There Is a Steady Decline in Marital Satisfaction in the First

question 202

Multiple Choice

There is a steady decline in marital satisfaction in the first few years,followed by a ____.

• A)plateau and then another decline after nine or 10 years of marriage
• B)plateau and then a steady increase after the fifth year of marriage
• C)steady increase for the remainder of the marriage
• D)steady increase until year 10,then a steady decline

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Line Graph

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