AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The ideal form of love in adulthood involves the three components of passion, intimacy, and commitment-called consummate love, or complete love. This type of love is unselfish, devoted, and most often associated with romantic relationships.

Detailed explanation-2: -Relationships typically become more traditional and there are more financial hardships and stress in living. Children bring new expectations to the marital relationship. Two people who are comfortable with their roles as partners may find the added parental duties and expectations more challenging to meet.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are a few primary biological physical changes in midlife. There are changes in vision, hearing, more joint pain, and weight gain (Lachman, 2004). Weight gain, sometimes referred to as the middle-aged spread or the accumulation of fat in the abdomen, is a common complaint of midlife adults.

Detailed explanation-4: -This makes marriage the most common relationship status for middle-aged adults in the United States. Marital satisfaction tends to increase for many couples in midlife as children are leaving home.