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The Healthy Relationship Dating Program
If you want to stay physically healthy there are certain things like
diet and exercise which greatly improve your chances of enjoying good health. The same is true if you want to keep
your relationship healthy. The health of your relationship depends in large part on what you do to take care of it. Dr. John Gottman has found couples who are able to maintain a ratio of five positives
interactions to every negative interaction are able to form and sustain healthy relationships.
Dating is a great way to increase the number of positive interactions
in your relationship.
A few years ago David and Claudia Arp developed a program called 10
Great Dates that combined going on dates with learning basic skills and information to help a couple form and sustain
a healthy relationship. You can buy their 10 Great Dates book by clicking here or you can order their program on video for $79.99 by calling
866 818 5530.
The healthy relationship dating program is built on David and Claudia's
idea and has been designed to help you sustain a healthy relationship and have fun while you are doing it.
There are two components to this dating program.
The first is the dating activity itself. Ideally the activity should
be something you both enjoy. However it is also good to sometimes get out of your comfort zone and do something
your spouse/partner/date likes that you may not care for.
The second component is to do a short activity while you are on your
date to strengthen your relationship.
As with any health program the most critical factor for success is
not learning about the program but actually doing it. Before you start this dating program both of you need to
committ to going on at least one date a week. If possible set the same time and day each week to go on your date.
Ground rules for the healthy relationship dating program.
1. NO FIGHTING
It is critical that you commit to making your dates a conflict free
time zone. The reason why you are going on the date is to strengthen your relationship and fighting will only damage
it. As soon as you feel a conflict coming on take a time out, commit to discussing the issue at a specific time
in the future and immediatly start a trip down memory lane by sharing some of your favorite memories you have had
together.
2. No talking about problems.
There is plenty of time in the week to discuss problems. While you
are on a date should never be one of those times. Dating is a time for having fun and strengthening your relationship.
3. HAVE FUN
Get out of your comfort zone so you can create memories that will
last a life time.
Click one of the following categories to read over 200 ideas of fun dates you can go on:
Fun Dates You Can Go On Anywhere
Stay at Home Dates
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to restaurants, movie theatres and other fun activities in your area than sign up for the free weekly date reminder
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Please send in your ideas for fun dates so we can add them to the
website and share them with the Healthy Relationship Dating e-list.. Our goal is to eventually have over 1000 dates
that you can choose from. Send in your ideas to info@healthymarriage.org
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