“…Compared to couples who are stably together, couples who end and renew their relationships report lower commitment and satisfaction, poorer communication, greater uncertainty about the future of their relationship, and experience higher levels of verbal abuse and physical violence (e.g. Dailey, Middleton, & Green, 2012;Dailey, Pfiester et al, 2009;Halpern-Meekin, Manning, Giordano, & Longmore, 2013). Accordingly, partners in cyclical dating or cohabiting relationships who transition into marriage may be at an increased risk for marital distress and instability (Vennum et al, in press), which negatively impacts children involved in these partnerships (e.g.…”