PSYCH 243 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Open Marriage, Sexual Objectification
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Of these, sexuality is apparently no longer a main reason for marrying (younger people already engaging in sexual activity) After the commitment: everyday realities include minor irritants that must be resolved. Communication: develop clear channels for expressing your needs and listen to partner. No long-term relationship will be without conflicts: areas of potential conflicts. Children, expectations, families (including in-laws), friends (including opposite gender), household responsibilities, irritating habits, money and credit card spending, religion, sex and infidelity, time apart (including recreation) Different needs (including chapman"s five love languages) Must develop methods for resolving differences (including accommodation) Term overused in area of sexual needs. Incompatibility: unable to resolved differences: no couples will have the exact same sexual needs, they vary over the menstrual cycle and age. If the relationship is based on companionship, then accommodation can resolve differences: non-sexual differences will affect sexual activities. Infidelity: often a symptom, not a cause, of relationship problems (unfaithfulness to a partner)
