[FRHD 2100] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 47 pages long Study Guide!
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People tend to develop romantic relationships with those whose levels of physical attractiveness and other traits are similar to their own. People in committed relationships likely to be similar to partners in terms of attitudes & cultural attributes. Partners tend to resemble us in race and ethnicity, age, level of education, and religion: 95% of canadians choose partners from their own racial backgrounds. Love is enough to smooth over rough patches. Partners will try hard to succeed as a couple when things are going wrong. There is only one good partner for all of us. In past, people married for political, economical, practical reasons: marriage was seen as a way of joining families. Increasing status of your family (cid:449)as(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:373)u(cid:272)h a(cid:271)out lo(cid:448)e. 50yr ago: 76% women & 35% men would have married otherwise perfect partner who they did not love: last 50 years, have had a shift in cultures love recently introduced into concept of marriage.