For SINGLES & DATING & ENGAGED couples.

If you are "single" and not in a relationship right now.  This is the perfect time to work on your personal relationship skills and become more aware of how your family of origin plays a major role in how you deal with others.  If you are a dating someone, you may be asking yourself: "Where is this relationship going?"

Look through the links below to find resources that can assist you.

Facing Ahead  is a quiz created for dating couples. The questions are meant to bring up topics for conversation that will help you understand what some of the large issues that face lifelong relationships can be, and how you might approach them.  There are no “right” or “wrong” answers in this quiz; it is meant to compare the two individual responses with each other, to show areas of agreement and areas that may need to be discussed or dealt with before a commitment like marriage is considered. 

Dating couples can use For Better & For Ever ® as a Discernment Tool to decide whether they are ready to get Engaged to be married.  For Better & For Ever ® workbooks offer questions you may have not yet talked about.  They also includes ideas for improving your dialogue skills.  For copies of For Better & For Ever ®  > How to order our Books.

SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT TOPIC TO DISCUSS??  > Family of Origin.

DIALOGUE SKILLS are essential tools for building a great marriage:

        Marital Dialogue by Dave & Margie McKeon

        Dr. Sue Johnson videos & books  

        Great Videos about Hendrix’s book and DIALOGUE on YouTube  

        Harville Hendrix's Imago Theory website.  Lots of free stuff!

        Harville Hendrix and his wife, Helen Hunt  Video1 & Video2 

         Drs. John & Julie Gottman have studied marriage more than most.

VOCATION - God's Plan for my life.

FIVE QUESTIONS FOR DATING COUPLES.

Men and Women are different.

Couples of different faith traditions: Interfaith & Interchurch.

 "Love Thinks"- John Van Epp’s materials are excellent