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Understanding the Stages of Marriage

The stages of marriage include newlyweds, midlife, sandwich generation, grand parenting, long lasting marriages and being widowed. The more you understand how the stages can impact your relationship, the better you two will be able to deal with the changes and issues.

Newlyweds (15) Grandparenting (2) Midlife (10) Long Lasting (6) Sandwich Generation (5) WidowsWidowers (7)

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For marital friendship to be successful, your friendship needs to go beyond the concept of conditional love.

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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