The second phase that characterizes most developmental plates involves conflict about what the relationship is and should be…

Couples move through four overall stages of development, the initial stage being defined as "forming," and the subsequent th…

It is critical to know and understand the circumstances and sequence of events associated with the decision of two people to…

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There are many couples in modern history with a much longer history than the couples we interviewed. What do these Methusela…

This final plate moves to center stage during the years when either a couple have reached their senior years or one or both …

The values plate is closely tied to the individual developmental stages of the two partners, hence this plate often continue…

Today, the economic function is equally as important, though infinitely more complex and even contradictory. In many states,…

The domain of daily living and the common place is no more plainly evident than in the small decisions made by and actions t…

With the establishment of effective, working norms, a couple is prepared to begin performing its new developmental tasks. Th…