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Commitment and Marriage

Commitment and Marriage. What does it all mean?. What Challenges Might a Young Couple Face AS They Enter a Lifelong Partnership? . List at least 6 and write down others in the class Financial Personal Baggage (affecting other areas of their Health) Insecurities

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Commitment and Marriage

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  1. Commitment and Marriage What does it all mean?

  2. What Challenges Might a Young Couple Face AS They Enter a Lifelong Partnership? List at least 6 and write down others in the class • Financial • Personal Baggage (affecting other areas of their Health) • Insecurities • Difference of Opinions (Values, Personalities, Interests etc.) • Intimacy Issues • Lifestyle/ Expectations Differences

  3. Commitment • What does it mean in your own words? Describe it using 5 words! Go! Love Long-term Passion Friendship Forever Tolerance

  4. How in this Generation: Do we show commitment?? • Give me a List of at least 5 things that signifies a couples commitment to one another? (not referring to dating) • Is it the same as it once was? How has it changed?

  5. Marriage what is it? • A lifelong commitment which bonds someone legally and emotionally in a union resulting in a intimate and mature way. • Marriage (also called matrimony or wedlock) is a socially or ritually recognized union or legal contract between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between them, between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws.[1] The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures, but it is principally an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. When defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal.

  6. Adjusting TO Married Life • Brainstorm all the activities a new couple have to embark on when they decide to marry: • Wedding • Choosing a place to Live • Sharing their plans with Friends and Families • Sharing Values– (do we want children and when do we want to start trying?)

  7. How do People Have successful Marriages? • Agree early on important issues in relationships • Share common interests and Values • Give affection and promote confidence in your partner • Compromise • Have a healthy sexual relationship • Is there any you would add?

  8. Health Skills: Activities • Read over Tom and Alicia's marriage issues • What would you tell Alicia to do? • What part of their marriage needs work in your opinion.

  9. Marriage and Divorce • Divorce Rates in Canada are on the Rise– Nearly 40% of Marriages end in Divorce • Divorce can have negative and positive changes • The trick is to not take blame in the situation—Children are not the reason Parents end marriages.

  10. Soul Pancake—great Media Source for Society • http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=soul+pancake&qpvt=soul+pancake&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=33E5BF41E6413257F6CA33E5BF41E6413257F6CA • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0aZRO0bMPA&list=PLzvRx_johoA_Zhuo_pRsWSbARe2IZ2XZJ&feature=c4-overview-vl • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1sXC9OUzz8&list=PLzvRx_johoA_Zhuo_pRsWSbARe2IZ2XZJ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lREZ6Bg_Y4E&list=PLzvRx_johoA_Zhuo_pRsWSbARe2IZ2XZJ

  11. Advice From Individuals Who Have Been Married A Long TIME • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/15/long-married-advice_n_4769710.html?utm_hp_ref=weddings&ir=Weddings What advice would you take primarily from any of these couples. Explain your answer..

  12. Teen MARRIAGE • http://www.slice.ca/my-teenage-wedding/video/season-1/web-of-love/video.html?v=63922755714&p=1&s=da#my-teenage-wedding/video • What were some of the factors they had to think through in this situation? • What are some of red flags that they should consider before they get married?

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