A01 - Lack of Stimulation
People expect relationships to change and develop, and their not doing so is seen as sufficient justification to end the relationship.
A02: However...
Fatal attraction theory (FELMLEE, 1995) predicts that the factors that initially led to attraction (e.g. lively behaviour) will become the ones that cause dissolution.
A01 - Maintenance difficulties
In some circumstances (e.g. long-distance relationships), people cannot give their relationship the constant maintenance that it needs.
A02: However...
Research suggests that long-distance relationships are not doomed because people use many different maintenance strategies to preserve them (HOTT and STONE, 1988)
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