Extramarital Affairs Are Difficult for a Spouse to Combat Because

question 100

Multiple Choice

Extramarital affairs are difficult for a spouse to combat because:

• A) affairs provide excitement that is difficult to bring back into a long marriage.
• B) the spouse has declined physically and does not seek to be appealing.
• C) the search for identity in the affair is too great.
• D) most often they are unaware of the affair.

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