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These are, indeed, “hard times for lovers” as the contemporary song proclaims. The chance of an adult heterosexual close relationship (CR) surviving “until death do us part” is slimmer than ever before. The rate of marital dissolution in the United States has reached an all time high (Levinger & Moles, 1976; Norton & Glick, 1976), and the current rate of dissolution among relatively high-commitment nonmarital CRs (e.g., cohabitation) is even higher (see Glick & Norton, 1977; Macklin, 1972). Approximately 40% of all current and potential marriages among women now in their late 20s may eventually end in divorce, according to Glick and Norton’s (1978) estimates derived from the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey for June 1975.
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Berscheid, E., Campbell, B. (1981). The Changing Longevity of Heterosexual Close Relationships. In: Lerner, M.J., Lerner, S.C. (eds) The Justice Motive in Social Behavior. Critical Issues in Social Justice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0429-4_10
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