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Types of Relationships

Types of Relationships • Dating

Types of Relationships • Dating • Pre-committed

Types of Relationships • Dating • Pre-committed • Pre-marital

Types of Relationships • Dating • Pre-committed • Pre-marital • Committed

Guidelines for Dating Relationships

Guidelines for Dating Relationships Primary Question. Do I want a relationship with this person?

Guidelines for Dating Relationships Partner Selection Tools-

Guidelines for Dating Relationships Partner Selection Tools- ü Vision

Guidelines for Dating Relationships Partner Selection Tools- ü Vision ü Requirements

Guidelines for Dating Relationships Partner Selection Tools- ü Vision ü Requirements ü Needs

Guidelines for Dating Relationships Partner Selection Tools- ü Vision ü Requirements ü Needs ü Wants

Guidelines for Dating Relationships • Partner Selection Tools • “Screening in” vs. “Screening out”

Guidelines for Dating Relationships • Partner Selection Tools • “Screening in” vs. “Screening out” • The Role of Settling

Dating Red-Flags Checklist

Guidelines for Pre-committed and Pre-marital Relationships

Guidelines for Pre-committed and Pre-marital Relationships Primary Question. Is this the right relationship for me?

Guidelines for Pre-committed and Pre-marital Relationships Decision-Making Tools-

Guidelines for Pre-committed and Pre-marital Relationships Decision-Making Toolsü Requirements, Needs, Wants

Guidelines for Pre-committed and Pre-marital Relationships Decision-Making Toolsü Requirements, Needs, Wants ü Vision

Guidelines for Pre-committed and Pre-marital Relationships Decision-Making Toolsü Requirements, Needs, Wants ü Vision ü Purpose

Guidelines for Pre-committed and Pre-marital Relationships • Decision-Making Tools • Evolve vs. Push vs. Twist

Guidelines for Pre-committed and Pre-marital Relationships • Decision-Making Tools • Evolve vs. Push vs. Twist • Dangers of Settling

Relationship Choice Questionnaire

Guidelines for Committed Relationships Primary Question. How can I make this work?

Commitment – The Path to Relationship Happiness

Commitment – The Path to Relationship Happiness • Benefits of a Committed Relationship

7 Benefits of a Committed Relationship

7 Benefits of a Committed Relationship 1. Regular, safe, good sex

7 Benefits of a Committed Relationship 1. Regular, safe, good sex 2. Companionship

7 Benefits of a Committed Relationship 1. Regular, safe, good sex 2. Companionship 3. Intimacy

7 Benefits of a Committed Relationship 1. Regular, safe, good sex 2. Companionship 3. Intimacy 4. Family

7 Benefits of a Committed Relationship 1. Regular, safe, good sex 2. Companionship 3. Intimacy 4. Family 5. Economics

7 Benefits of a Committed Relationship 1. Regular, safe, good sex 5. Economics 2. Companionship 6. Community 3. Intimacy 4. Family

7 Benefits of a Committed Relationship 1. Regular, safe, good sex 5. Economics 2. Companionship 6. Community 3. Intimacy 7. Mental, emotional, and physical health 4. Family

Commitment – The Path to Relationship Happiness • Benefits of a Committed Relationship • Research on Happiness and Divorce

Research on Happiness and Divorce Unhappily married adults who divorced were no happier than unhappily married adults who stayed married. Source- National Marriage Project- http: //marriage. rutgers. edu

Research on Happiness and Divorce Unhappy spouses who had divorced and remarried were no happier on average than those who stayed married. Source- National Marriage Project- http: //marriage. rutgers. edu

Research on Happiness and Divorce Many happily married spouses have extended periods of marital unhappiness. Source- National Marriage Project- http: //marriage. rutgers. edu

Research on Happiness and Divorce To avoid divorce, many assume marriages must become happier, but to get happier, unhappy couples must first avoid divorce Source- National Marriage Project- http: //marriage. rutgers. edu

Research on Happiness and Divorce Two thirds of unhappily married couples report being “happy” or “very happy” five years later. Source- The Case for Marriage: Why Married People are Happier, Healthier and Better Off Financially by Linda Waite and Maggie Gallagher (“Marital Endurance Ethic”)

Commitment – The Path to Relationship Happiness • Benefits of a Committed Relationship • Research on Happiness and Divorce • When should you break up or divorce?

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Life is not what happens to us. Life is what we DO with what happens to us.

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