Which of the following best describes the lifecycle of marital satisfaction?

a. high satisfaction in the first year of marriage, reaching a low point while caring for young children and remaining low until the children enter emerging adulthood, and a rebound of satisfaction at midlife and beyond
b. highest satisfaction in the first few years of marriage, lower satisfaction while children are in emerging adulthood and young adulthood, and even lower satisfaction for midlife and beyond
c. low satisfaction for the first few years of marriage, higher satisfaction while children are in emerging adulthood and young adulthood, and the highest satisfaction for midlife and beyond
d. high satisfaction for the first few years of marriage, increasing satisfaction while children are in emerging adulthood and young adulthood, then plummeting to all-time low satisfaction for midlife and beyond

Answer: A