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When love Started Melting

  How Does Love change over Time? Research  looking at changes in romantic love over time typically finds that although passionate love starts high, it declines over the course of a relationship. There are various reasons for this. As partners learn more about each other and become more confident in the long-term future of the relationship, routines develop. The opportunities to experience novelty and excitement can also decline, as can the frequency of  sexual activity . This can cause passionate love to subside. A lthough a reduction in passionate love is not experienced by all couples, various studies report approximately 20-40% of couples experience this downturn. Of couples who have been married in excess of ten years, the steepest downturn is most likely to occur over the  second decade . Life events and transitions can also make it challenging to experience passion. People have competing responsibilities which affect their energy and  limit the opportun...