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The seeking and valuing of intimacy is a modern marital expectation and benefit that is highly correlated with desires for marital happiness. The social and cultural ferment of the last fifty years has irreversibly altered the old reasons for initiating and perpetuating marriage (Grunebaum & Christ, 1976). The traditional marriage has been the chief casualty of these social changes.
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Frankel, B. (1982). Intimacy and Conjoint Marital Therapy. In: Fischer, M., Stricker, G. (eds) Intimacy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4160-4_16
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