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4. Dating

5. Pre-committed

6. Dating Pre-committed Pre-marital

7. Dating Pre-committed Pre-marital Committed

9. Primary Question- Do I want a relationship with this person?

10. Partner Selection Tools-

11. Vision

12. Partner Selection Tools- Vision Requirements

13. Partner Selection Tools- Vision Requirements Needs

14. Partner Selection Tools- Vision Requirements Needs Wants

15. Partner Selection Tools “Screening in” vs. “Screening out”

16. Partner Selection Tools “Screening in” vs. “Screening out” The Role of Settling

19. Primary Question- Is this the right relationship for me?

20. Decision-Making Tools-

21. Requirements, Needs, Wants

22. Decision-Making Tools- Requirements, Needs, Wants Vision

23. Decision-Making Tools- Requirements, Needs, Wants Vision Purpose

24. Decision-Making Tools Evolve vs. Push vs. Twist

25. Decision-Making Tools Evolve vs. Push vs. Twist Dangers of Settling

27. Primary Question- How can I make this work?

29. Benefits of a Committed Relationship

31. 1.Regular, safe, good sex

32. 2.Companionship

33. 1.Regular, safe, good sex 2.Companionship 3.Intimacy

34. 1.Regular, safe, good sex 2.Companionship 3.Intimacy 4.Family

35. 1.Regular, safe, good sex 2.Companionship 3.Intimacy 4.Family 5.Economics

36. 1.Regular, safe, good sex 2.Companionship 3.Intimacy 4.Family 5.Economics 6.Community

37. 1.Regular, safe, good sex 2.Companionship 3.Intimacy 4.Family 5.Economics 6.Community 7.Mental, emotional, and physical health

38. Benefits of a Committed Relationship Research on Happiness and Divorce

39. Unhappily married adults who divorced were no happier than unhappily married adults who stayed married. Source- National Marriage Project- http://marriage.rutgers.edu

40. 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

41. Many happily married spouses have extended periods of marital unhappiness. Source- National Marriage Project- http://marriage.rutgers.edu

42. 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

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

44. Benefits of a Committed Relationship Research on Happiness and Divorce When should you break up or divorce?

45. Life is not what happens to us. Life is what we DO with what happens to us.

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