The Relationship Report Card- a practical tool for change and improvement.

Does your relationship need some reflection and re-evaluation? Try this exercise:

INSTRUCTIONS-
* You grade yourself and your partner.
* Get your partner to grade him or herself and you.
* Compare and discuss your grades; you'll gain great insight into your relationship.
* Celebrate everything from a B- to an A+.
* Work to improve your Cs and Ds and Fs.



Grade Yourself Grade Partner
Affection
Arguing Skills
Attitude
Commitment
Communication
Considerate
Couple Thinking
Creativity
Empathy
Flexibility
Friendship
Generosity
Gift-giving Skills
Honesty
Household Mgmt.
Listening Skills
Lovemaking
Patience
Playfulness
Romance
Self-Awareness
Self-Esteem
Sense of Humor
Sensitivity
Spontaneity
Tolerance

How would you grade your relationship?

A = Passionate, exciting, loving, fulfilling; not perfect- but clearly excellent.
B = Very good, solid, better- than-most, consistent, improving.
C = Average, acceptable, status quo, okay- but static, ho-hum, sometimes boring.
D = Below average, unhappy, dismal; bad- but not hopeless.
F = Hopeless, depressing, dangerous; tried everything, it didn't work.

Taken from 1001 ways to be Romantic- Gregory Godek

Take it to the bank!

This week my husband received some love advise from a very wise doctor. This is not a direct quote:

Marriage is a bank. Sometimes we forget and only focus on making withdrawals. But in order to make withdrawals we need to remember to DEPOSIT, DEPOSIT, DEPOSIT!

Thanks Dr. Tinney, will you be my love guru?

1001 ways to be Romantic by Gregory J.P. Godek

In my recent travels to exotic Ogden,Utah, I picked up this #1 national bestseller at Costco ($9.99 in UT). I've barely begun flipping through the pages and already this book is truly genius! I dare you to flip to a page and not find a good date or love idea! I will be posting some of the sentiments from this book but I recommend you all go and attain a copy of your own!

Oscar Wilde quotes:

* "How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being."

* "Women are made to be loved, not understood."