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Susan Sprecher, Diane Felmlee, The Influence of Parents and Friends on the Quality and Stability of Romantic Relationships: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Investigation, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 54, No. 4 (Nov., 1992), pp. 888-900
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