Positive Habits of Relationships in the Book Fall in Love Stay in Love by Wilard Harley

Relationship maintenance involves the actions and activities used to sustain the desired quality of a relationship. (Weiten et al., 2016, p. 257) These actions include being positive, open, assuring, and doing joint activities. Agnew and VanderDrift showed that these actions can be used to promote interdependence and stability or can protect a relationship from threat. (Weiten et al., 2016, p. 257)

Quality time is the second love language. This involves giving your spouse undivided attention, talking, and listening. It is not enough just to live with your spouse and be in the same room with them; it means spending time together without any distracions. You must not only have focused attention, but also quality conversation. This is sympathetic dialogue where you share experiences, thoughts, feelings, and desires without distractions. A spouse who feels loved by spending quality time with you will want you to spend time in conversation, listen sympathetically, and ask them questions with a genuine desire to understand their thoughts, feelings and hopes. (pages 55-70)

David Maybury-Lewis gives us viewers some insight on romantic love, being in love and just plain old love. He says that being in love is a need for possession because we feel incomplete and this is usually why we marry. The problem we have is that feeling fades. He also says that romantic love threatens the family. Societies need people who will live for their children, not those who will die for love.

The first time he kisses Ryou, he thinks let me drag you down with me. He's stuck in the liminal stages between self-recrimination and self-adulation, of I tread where none did before, Alexander and Caesar and Napoleon all, and I almost destroyed what I had left of what was mine, and Ryou's responding caress is his consent, proof that he's already there, wherever down may be.

A favorite aspect of mine is the way in which Leanne speaks so openly and honest about failed relationships and how one can work up from failure to success in the near future. Another reason why I was so keen on choosing to write about this book was that it is complex and the reader is able to grasp the reader’s thoughts and place themselves in the author’s shoes. We’re given the opportunity as readers to connect the book and our style of living and experiences to momentarily digest the meaning behind the authors writing and view the relation and whether it can be tied down to one.

The major themes in this book is to always be yourself. Dont try to put yourself to someone elses standards to be happy, find happiness in what ever enviroment you have and within yourself. Due to him always wanting to be with someone he never really noticed about his own needs. Also to show alot of courage. When ever you encounter a hard time in your life you always need to do the best you can with no discussions.

In Chapter 5 the family returns home. We're we see Perfecto contemplate his life and leaving due to the fear of the law because of Estrella's actions in the previous chapter. After seeing Perfecto in this state of mind Petra goes to pray. After praying she drops her statue of Jesus which triggers her to feel like her life is falling apart. Also that night Estrella comes to the realization that she may never see Alejo alive again. Disturbed by this thought Estrella grabs a lantern and heads for the barn. When she arrives she climbs the chain to the trapdoor to the roof. After reaching the trapdoor she walks out to the roof to the beautiful night and was stunned by the stars that she compares to diamonds. At this moment Estrella realizes she

This book relates to how couples communicate and relate to each other. By talking and accepting the fact that you will not agree on everything will help your relationship grow stronger.

As one of the most powerful couples in today’s entertainment industry, being constantly placed under the spotlight and having to deal with demanding work schedules can easily put one’s relationship under strain. Luckily, I am a current student in an Interpersonal Communications and Relationships course and can give you some insight on how to make your marriage last. In this letter, I will define and explain seven of the characteristics of enduring relationships and seven relational contradictions in addition to providing relevant examples to your situation. By the end of this letter, you should be more informed on the subject and take away some tips to make your relationship happy and long lasting.

Then Harley reminds them of how much time and devotion they put into the relationship while courting. Harley says that people marry because they enjoy the courting process so much and they want it to continue throughout life. Sadly, couples tend to take each other for granted when the weight of life sets in. Financial struggling generally leads to such issues. However, Harley made the point that money or a career should serve a marriage; a marriage should never serve money or a career. Conversation also had a way of fading out with they couples interests began to separate into their own “spheres.” Couples that grow apart have to make an effort to become more involved in each other’s lives and interests. As the couples share more interests, they have more to talk about. This goes hand-in-hand with the male desire for recreational companionship. He needs a wife that can enjoy activities with him. This gives a balance to the relationship because as the woman becomes more involved in the activities that once made them so close, they gain more to talk about.

Sociological perspectives explains love relationships as not perfect but a working progress. A commitment which relies on continuous maintenance and reassurance. Love relationship practices and investments are configured in experiences that will be shared in the past, present and in the future.

Many of the couples in the books worked through their problems by talking to each other and admitting the problem. From there they talked about how they may not feel loved by the way their partner is expressing it. Co-workers in the book also benefitted from communication with each other. One co-worker felt that a lady in her workplace did not like her. Through talking with her they realized one felt loved through acts of service and the other through words of affirmation.

This book relates to my opinion on how communication is so important in a relationship. You and your partner are different in some form of way. The way you act and

To create positive relationships, you need to set an example by using effective communication skills when dealing with others. This includes when both initiating conversation and responding to it. Positive relationships, meaning beneficial relationships for both children and adults, open lines of communication in all areas. Effective communication with both children and adults create a bond and therefore a positive relationship which results in the person responding in the way you would like them to. Without effective communication, relationships can break down and misunderstandings can occur leading for poor communication and a progressively worse atmosphere. Poor levels of communication and unhappiness at work between two colleagues can show in front of children and set a precedent for behaviour. Children are still learning appropriate ways to behave and therefore copy behaviour that they see, treating others accordingly.

“In this prison it is only in human intercourse that I can pretend to find consolation” (Shelley 191), writes Mary Shelley on January 18th, 1824, to describe her extreme state of loneliness two years after her husband’s passing. This passage shows how lack of companionship can make the world seems empty, while an abundance of companionship will fill the lives of those who are so blessed to possess it. In many novels we can see how the protagonist always has their confidante, or someone who they will turn to when they are filled with despair and agony. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is no different. Each character has a need for the presence of a kind and loving soul in their life, or they could be turned into creatures of misery and anguish.