Skills for Love and Marriage

Catalog description

This elective course prepares students for lasting, healthy love relationships. Students will explore family of origin influences on love relationships, healthy expectations for marriage, and the role of personal values and choices in establishing and maintaining a loving relationship. They will learn skills for handling differences and conflicts as well as for enhancing love and emotional connection. Additional topics include love lessons from current brain science, partner selection, and sexual satisfaction in long-term relationships. The course provides an overview of theory and research on love relationships, while emphasizing the development of skills and personal insight.