Dina and mark have been married for three years and are expecting their first child. if their relationship follows the most common pattern they can expect that their satisfaction with their marital relationship to after the baby is born.

In this type of situation, satisfaction with their marital relationship is expected to decrease after the baby is born. 

There are seven different types of common relationship pattern. If this couple tends to have and follows one of the seven different types of common relationship, they can expect their satisfaction to decrease. In this case, the couple will be dissatisfied with each other right after the expected baby is born. 

This happens to almost half the percentage of the couples. Unhealthy relationships are the most common problem why their marital relationship also decreases.