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expectations about marriage  

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  • Although most adults in the United States will marry at some point in their lives, people's expectations about marriage may influence their decisions about when to marry their partners and whether marriage is an appropriate choice for them as individuals. In scholarly research, expectations about marriage have been defined in two primary ways. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Marriage, Expectations About]

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