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It is probably a safe assumption that at some point in time, most marriage-like relationships were ones in which partners were clearly highly attracted to their relationships and highly invested in their maintenance. The relationships were viewed as special—there was the expectation that the relationship would remain intimate, exclusive, and stable into the future.
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Sabatelli, R.M. (1999). Marital Commitment and Family Life Transitions. In: Adams, J.M., Jones, W.H. (eds) Handbook of Interpersonal Commitment and Relationship Stability. Perspectives on Individual Differences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4773-0_10
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