Textbook Marriage

This quote is from my textbook, Development through the Lifespan by Laura Berk: "In a study in which 50 happily married couples were interviewed about their marriages, each participant reported both good times and bad, and many admitted to having moments where they wanted out.  Clearly, marital happiness was no "rose garden."  Rather, it was grounded in mutual respect, pleasure and comfort in each other's company, and joint problem solving.  All couples emphasized the need to reshape their relationship in response to new circumstances and to each partner's changing needs and desires."