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My marriage/relationship hasn’t gone quite as perfectly as I thought it might. I’m beginning to see my spouse/partner in a somewhat more negative light I’m beginning to see my marriage/relationship is a somewhat more negative light. Marriage is/was not as enjoyable as I had expected it to be. Our relationship has changed for the worst. I no longer really like my spouse/partner as a person. My marriage/relationship is no longer as important to me as it used to be. I am/was very disappointed in my marriage/relationship. I feel no longer quite as positively about my spouse/partner as I once did. If I could go back in time, I would not marry my spouse/live with my partner again. I feel tricked, cheated, or deceived by love. Instructions: When negative changes have occurred in marriage, spouses sometimes experience a sense of disillusionment, disappointment, or disenchantment. To which extent do you agree with the following statements? (5-­‐point scale, anchored by 1 = Extremely disagree and 5 = Extremely agree).