Successful Marriage:
Making a Good Thing Better

Did you know that. . .

The most important influence in your adult life is the quality of your marriage?

The most important influence in your children's lives is the quality of your marriage?

Compared to their single counterparts, men and women in successful marriages:

  • live longer
  • are healthier
  • have better sex lives
  • are better off financially
  • suffer less domestic abuse
  • have stronger immune systems

    • "Contrary to what we have long thought, the major impact of divorce (on children)...rises in adulthood as serious romantic relationships move center stage."
               Judith Wallerstein

    Successful Marriage: Making a Good Thing Better is a four-part educational program designed to help couples and individuals learn more about high quality, committed relationships. The material presented includes much important recent research on marital relationships. Participants will also have an opportunity to objectively assess some of the characteristics of their own relationships through the use of standardized questionnaires.

    The course is offered three times a year.

    Meetings are held at 7:00 pm one night per week for four weeks at College Park in Grand Island. Each program lasts 75 to 90 minutes, and the cost is $10 per person per meeting. Individuals as well as couples are welcome. If you are interested in attending, please call (308) 381-2233 to obtain a schedule of upcoming meeting dates. As space is limited, reservations are requested.

    Program titles are. . .

    Love, Marriage and Communication. What is love? What are the hallmarks of a good marriage? What is constructive communication? How honest can we afford to be?

    Power and conflict. Who should be in charge? Is there less arguing in good marriages? What is our style of resolving conflict?

    Intimacy and sex. How important is emotional intimacy? How important is sex? Do sex and intimacy change as marriages mature?

    Cultivating Ongoing Growth. Does becoming parents increase marital satisfaction? What are the ususal marital consequences when kids arrive? What stages do successful marriages go through? How can our relationship continue to grow?

    Comments from Participants:

    "I enjoyed the series very much. I would and will encourage friends/family to attend."

    "I was able to take home a lot of helpful, thought-provoking information. This has been a growth-producing experience for me."

    "I think the presentation of self-assessments is great-it gently makes us think about 'us'."

    "The self-assessments were thought-provoking, causing lots of discussion at home."

    "Enjoyed cartoons, humor...all in all positive, helpful, encouraging."

    "Very relaxing atmosphere-with lots of pertinent, up to date information."

    "I really liked your emphasis on friendship and the dynamics for successful relationships/marriage."

    Drs. David and Aileen Gruendel have been studying marriage personally and professionally for thirty-five years. They have practiced clinical psychology in Grand Island since 1971, and in that time they have each worked with nearly a thousand couples. The Nebraska Psychological Association recently honored the Gruendels jointly as "Psychologist of the Year." They have one recently-married adult son.

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    American Psychological Association
    Nebraska Psychological Association

     

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