1. CHAPTER 30.1-QUALITIES OF A STRONG MARRIAGE
CHILD AND FAMILY
MRS. CRUSAN

2. What Makes a Marriage Strong?
A strong marriage benefits society as well as the couple. People who are married tend to be healthier, wealthier, and happier than those who are single. Society is stronger when its families are stable.
Each couple has its own way of making marriage work, but key traits like commitment usually underlie the strongest relationships.
WHAT DO YOU THINK SOME QUALITIES OF A STRONG MARRIAGE ARE?
WHERE DO YOU SEE THESE QUALITIES?

3. 5 QUALITIES OF A STRONG MARRIAGE
COMMITMENT
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
ACCEPTANCE
FLEXIBILITY
THOUGHTFULNESS

4. 5 QUALITIES OF A STRONG MARRIAGE GROUP ACTIVITY
GET IN GROUP.
DRAW CARD FROM MRS. CRUSAN FOR TOPIC.
EACH MEMBER READS THE INFORMATION ON THE CARD AND COMES UP WITH A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE AND SHARES DURING GROUP PRESENTATION.
ONE MEMBER OF THE GROUP READS THE CARD BEFORE THE GROUP GIVES THEIR EXAMPLES.

5. U-SHAPED SATISFACTION CURVE
Newlywed couples may believe that their marriage will stay fresh and exciting, but even the strongest relationships have ups and down. Social researchers have identified a U-shaped curve that describes the typical model of general marriage happiness.
** WHEN DO YOU THINK THE CURVE GOES UP AND DOWN IN A MARRIAGE.

6. U-SHAPED SATISFACTION CURVE
In couples with children, marital satisfaction tends to decrease with the birth of children, when time and money are stretched thin. Satisfaction hits its lowest as children first enter school and then later become teenagers.
 It begins to climb again as children leave the home, affording couples more time to examine their relationship.

7. The U-Shaped Satisfaction Curve
Marital Satisfaction
Birth of children
Couples examine their relationship
Children enter school
Children leave the home
Children become teenagers