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A new study shows that couples who report boredom at year seven of marriage are less likely to be satisfied with their marriages at year 16. The studied included 123 married couples who applied for wedding licenses in Wayne County, Mich. In their first year of marriage, the average age for the women was 24 and for the men was 26. All were entering their first marriages. Irene Tsapelas from Stony Brook University in New York and colleagues note that their findings suggest excitement promotes closeness, further promoting satisfaction.