Presents David H. Olson's research on happy couples and unhappy couples. Basic types of marriages; Characteristics of good marriages; Characteristics of bad marriages; Stressed marriages abound; Marital partners; Seven distinct profiles of families; Complexity of marriage relationships; Weaknesses couples should address.

A very interesting read. Professor Olson makes an attempt to categorize types of marriages, which possibly aren't able to be categorized? Anyway, the effort makes the variety of marriage types easier to understand, and even though you may see your marriage in a few different categories, or none at all - the article lends insight.

Read the Marriage Types article here:
http://cms.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19930101-000015.html