Attractions and constraints as determinants of relationship commitment: Longitudinal evidence from gay, lesbian, and heterosexual couples

Personal Relationships

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 245-262

  Kurdek, Lawrence A ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034365215     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2000.tb00015.x     Document Type: Article

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