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The theme of this chapter can be encapsulated in a little story called “Felicia Femme Falls In and Out of Love.” The story goes like this:
One warm day in June, Felicia Femme is married to Michael Manley. Felicia is very happy and very much in love. “Mike is the ideal man,” she feels. “He is strong, capable, and ambitious. He will take good care of me and will be a good provider for our children. I made the right decision when I agreed to marry him.”
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Ickes, W. (1985). Sex-Role Influences on Compatibility in Relationships. In: Ickes, W. (eds) Compatible and Incompatible Relationships. Springer Series in Social Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5044-9_9
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