Romantic Relationship Quality Discussion

PURPOSE

The purpose of this discussion
is for you to think critically about factors that relate to relationship
success and failure in midlife.

You will
post an Initial Post by Thursdayof the week,and two Replies by
Friday.

INITIAL POST

Reflect upon the relationship
of a couple you know during their (i.e., 30s
50s). You can choose to reflect upon your parents relationship, a
parents relationship with a stepparent, the relationship between an aunt and
uncle, etc.

Then, in your Initial Post,address each of the following
sets of questions,in a paragraph for each.In your
response,apply specific developmental
conceptsyou learned from the readings and other materials when
describing your thinking on the issue.

1. 1. How would you characterize the quality of
      the couples relationship? Do/did they have a good relationship, or
      a bad relationship? Why was it good or bad? When answering
      these questions, its important to keep the persons anonymous. Use
      pseudonyms (i.e., made-up names) and dont identify how they are related
      to you.

1. 1. What could you do to better ensure that
      you will have a good relationship with a significant other during your
      middle adulthood years? Alternatively, if you are not interested in
      having a , explain why.

Prior to answering these
questions, take a look at the following website:

The Gottman Institute: A
to Relationships

John Gottman is a psychologist
who has spent his career studying why or succeed.
This source can give you some ideas, and the associated psychological
terminology, for explaining your positions on the questions for this
assignment.