by Ellen Kenner

Subtitle: Courting Success in Romance

Romantic, as defined by one dictionary, means marked by the imaginative or emotional appeal of the heroic, adventurous, remote, mysterious, or idealized. What makes a romantic relationship a success? What are surefire ways to undermine any success?

This course explores principles to cultivate growing tenderness, mutual respect, understanding and some delightful playfulness in your romantic relationship. Learn how to avoid typical pitfalls of: the altruism trap; the mind-reading trap; the love-test trap and the mismatched-hierarchy trap.

Learn some helpful skills and standing orders regarding romantic relationships:
- Partners as individuals first: selfishness vs. selflessness
- Growing together: skillful handling of self-doubts, defensiveness, vulnerabilities
- Attentiveness; context-giving and getting
- Active romantic goal-setting
- Meshing value hierarchies; tradeoffs: compromising within values
- Revitalizing long-term relationships
- Spontaneity, creativity and playfulness

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Format: Real Audio 8 (Internet Course)