Marriage & Family Marriage And Term Paper

The ideal relationship can make use of effective modes of expression that are fully understood by the other person. Summarizing, paraphrasing, validation, and clarification are the best ways to 'disagree and still be (loving) friends,' as in 'So, you're angry that I'm going to a Superbowl party rather than spending the weekend with you. I understand why you're angry and you feel like I'm abandoning you when we have so little time together. I'm glad my time means so much to you. Can you accept that this big game only happens once a year, and that I will make time for you next weekend?' Confrontation, defensiveness, and complaining are the roots, of unhappy marital relationships, where the true root of the conflict (the fact that the wife feels neglected and the husband desires...

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The wheel theory of love emphasizes love as a state of interdependence of rapport, self-revelation, mutual dependence, and the fulfillment of intimacy needs (Strong, DeVault & Cohen, 2001: 161). Love is not about showing domination, or about one partner being exclusively dominant upon the other. It is a state of trust, where both parties are able to be vulnerable towards one another, and find mutual fulfillment.
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Strong, Bryan Christine DeVault & Theodore F. Cohen. (2001) the Marriage and Family Experience. 9th…

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Strong, Bryan Christine DeVault & Theodore F. Cohen. (2001) the Marriage and Family Experience. 9th Edition. New York: Wadsworth


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