Jane's Marriage Case Summary

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John’s decision to postpone his education for wife was an exchange that he decided to make. Although he understood the benefit of earning his doctoral degree, he knew that both he and his wife seeking higher degrees at the same time would put strain on their marriage and growing family. He perceived that, for the sake of his marriage, it would behoove him defer his education.
However, Jane did not experience exchange in a relationship the same way the other interviewees had. In Jane’s marriage, they started making decisions together but she noticed a recent shift in power. Regarding a recent important decision, Jane stated:

“Oh right now, the decision on my truck, I told him that my truck is ready to be fixed and I need to go pick it up…we

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