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The marriage skills e-mail series includes:

  1. It's all about listening.
  2. How affair-proof is your marriage?
  3. "What the !@#$*?" How fights start.
  4. What kind of marriage problems should I look out for?
  5. What are the keys to supportive & intimate relationships?
  6. 10 reasons anger hurts your marriage.
  7. The sexless marriage checklist.
  8. Stop trying to help! Or... how to be a supportive partner.
  9. How can you fix your relationship?
  10. What is Good Communication?
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Focus on Concerns not Positions

Unit Overview

In this unit you will...

  1. Hear about common tips and traps couples hit with Collaborative Decision Making.
  2. Learn some helpful Win-Win tips.
  3. See couples working on a challenging decision.
  4. See how retracing steps can be helpful

The Basics:

You've got the basics. Now it's time to discover the subtleties that really make the Win-Win process work. It's these details that, for many, start to move this skill set from a cool idea to something that begins to actually work in their marriage.

In this unit we'll help you to:

  • Discover common tips and traps.
  • Read about some of the most commonly helpful tips.
  • See workshop participants work on a challenging decision.
  • Notice how retracing steps helps couples move quickly to great solutions.

Ready to roll? Mark this Overview as completed and you'll be on your way.

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