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This made me laugh because I totally take for granted that affection, compatibility, and mutual interest form a GREAT basis for a family unit. Certainly more so than being completely trapped in a marriage because you have a bunch of young children and no way to care for them without your spouse's help. I think that on this last page Mintz and Kellogg are assuming that stable=happy and unstable=unhappy. -- Rebecca | This made me laugh because I totally take for granted that affection, compatibility, and mutual interest form a GREAT basis for a family unit. Certainly more so than being completely trapped in a marriage because you have a bunch of young children and no way to care for them without your spouse's help. I think that on this last page Mintz and Kellogg are assuming that stable=happy and unstable=unhappy. -- Rebecca | ||
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| + | I’m just adding to the comments left by Ashley and Joyce. The authors do seem to highlight the negatives of transition. They touch on a ‘give and take’ relationship between progression and deterioration. On page xx the authors cite a decline in premature death, but a rise in divorce rates. Is every positive balanced by a negative? --Andrew | ||
