未分类题Marriage is, for many people, their most important relationship, the source of much happiness, and, for some, even adds extra years to their life. While the【C1】______between marriage and well-being has been【C2】______studied, predicting marital success is【C3】______. Exactly which people are likely to make successful 【C4】______and what can they do to【C5】______the odds of being successful and happy in marriage? 'The state of marriage is that its going in two directions. For people with a college degree, marriage is still going【C6】______.' However, Cherlin explains, 'for people with less 【C7】______, theres less marriage and more breakups.' Happy marriage【C8】______are much less common in such households. Another predictor of successful marriages is the quality of a【C9】______childhood relationship with their parents. 'The kind of relationships you have with your parents【C10】______up are predictive of marital quality in【C11】______Umberson says. Finally, there is a chicken-and-egg【C12】______to successful marriages. 'People who are married are【C13】______than people who arent. The question is how much of this is【C14】______and how much is effect?' While natural selection【C15】______has an impact here, Cherlin says, 'people who are【C16】______happy are more likely to get married, but marriage makes them even healthier.' The【C17】______to good marriages is similar in Umbersons view. 'I think its the presence of emotional support, and that the person youre with does make you feel emotionally supported,' she says.【C18】______, 'If your partner is 【C19】______and demanding' all the time, those 'are just red flags' in terms of marital happiness. And in terms of【C20】______, she notes, 'marital strain is worse for your health than marital happiness is good for your health.'【C1】A.matchB.linkC.chainD.mark