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Stages of Marriage

The stages of marriage impact a couple throughout their lives together. Many theories and many stages of marriage developed through the years. Love doesn't just go away in your marriage. Realizing that your marriage may be in a predictable stage can be helpful in working through the difficult aspects of that stage of marriage.
The Images of Marriage
What is your image of marriage? There are four general images of marriage.
Companionate Marriage
Definition of companionate marriage.
Marriage Models
What's your marriage like? Here's a look at the marriage models defined by Judith Wallerstein and E. Mavis Hetherington.
Make Your Way Through the Stages of Marriage
Dawn Lipthrott writes that all relationships will go through some predictable stages.
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