Make Three Wise Courtship Choices*
Sociologists estimate that almost half of recent U.S. first-marriages fail legal-ly. Unknown millions more fail psychologically. Typical unions involving prior kids and ex mates (stepfamilies) appear to fail even more often. Based on clinical research since 1979, this slide presentation proposes…
§two core reasons for this tragic divorce epidemic – partners’ psychological “wounds” + unawareness of up to six key topics; and...
§how average courting partners can choose the right people, for the right reasons, at the right time. The presentation includes summaries of com-mon courtship danger signs, links to more detail, and recommendations,
* These slides summarize articles and worksheets by Peter K. Gerlach, MSW in the nonprofit Break the Cycle! Web site. These ideas pertain to courting partners with or without kids.
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