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The author interviewed 75 couples and found that contentment and happiness follow a "U curve" where couples are happy when they are first married, then resent each other, then grow affectionate once again. "They [older couples] exuded well-being, contentment. The biggest thing I saw in every couple, including couples whose sex life wasn't that thrilling, was that they had a huge amount of affection and closeness. If they had conflicts, they would often end in humor or they'd say, "Let's not have this conversation." The intensity of the conflict was much lower. There are few, if any, slammed doors."
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