1. What does it all mean? COMMITMENT AND MARRIAGE

2. List at least 6 and write down others in the class  Financial  Personal Baggage (affecting other areas of their Health)  Insecurities  Difference of Opinions (Values, Personalities, Interests etc.)  Intimacy Issues  Lifestyle/ Expectations Differences WHAT CHALLENGES MIGHT A YOUNG COUPLE FACE AS THEY ENTER A LIFELONG PARTNERSHIP?

3.  What does it mean in your own words? Describe it using 5 words! Go! Love Long-term Passion Friendship Forever Tolerance COMMITMENT

4.  Give me a List of at least 5 things that signifies a couples commitment to one another? (not referring to dating)  Is it the same as it once was? How has it changed? HOW IN THIS GENERATION: DO WE SHOW COMMITMENT??

5.  A lifelong commitment which bonds someone legally and emotionally in a union resulting in a intimate and mature way.  Marriage (also called matrimony or wedlock) is a socially or ritually recognized union or legal contract between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between them, between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. [1] The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures, but it is principally an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. When defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal. MARRIAGE WHAT IS IT?

6. BBrainstorm all the activities a new couple have to embark on when they decide to marry: WWedding CChoosing a place to Live SSharing their plans with Friends and Families SSharing Values– (do we want children and when do we want to start trying?) ADJUSTING TO MARRIED LIFE

7.  Agree early on important issues in relationships  Share common interests and Values  Give affection and promote confidence in your partner  Compromise  Have a healthy sexual relationship  Is there any you would add? HOW DO PEOPLE HAVE SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGES?

8.  Read over Tom and Alicia's marriage issues  What would you tell Alicia to do?  What part of their marriage needs work in your opinion. HEALTH SKILLS: ACTIVITIES

9.  Divorce Rates in Canada are on the Rise– Nearly 40% of Marriages end in Divorce  Divorce can have negative and positive changes  The trick is to not take blame in the situation—Children are not the reason Parents end marriages. MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

10.  http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=soul+pancake&qpvt=s oul+pancake&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=33E5BF41E641 3257F6CA33E5BF41E6413257F6CA http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=soul+pancake&qpvt=s oul+pancake&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=33E5BF41E641 3257F6CA33E5BF41E6413257F6CA  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0aZRO0bMPA&list=PLzvR x_johoA_Zhuo_pRsWSbARe2IZ2XZJ&feature=c4-overview-vl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0aZRO0bMPA&list=PLzvR x_johoA_Zhuo_pRsWSbARe2IZ2XZJ&feature=c4-overview-vl  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1sXC9OUzz8&list=PLzvRx _johoA_Zhuo_pRsWSbARe2IZ2XZJ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1sXC9OUzz8&list=PLzvRx _johoA_Zhuo_pRsWSbARe2IZ2XZJ  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lREZ6Bg_Y4E&list=PLzvRx _johoA_Zhuo_pRsWSbARe2IZ2XZJ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lREZ6Bg_Y4E&list=PLzvRx _johoA_Zhuo_pRsWSbARe2IZ2XZJ SOUL PANCAKE—GREAT MEDIA SOURCE FOR SOCIETY

11.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/15/long-married- advice_n_4769710.html?utm_hp_ref=weddings&ir=Weddings http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/15/long-married- advice_n_4769710.html?utm_hp_ref=weddings&ir=Weddings What advice would you take primarily from any of these couples. Explain your answer.. ADVICE FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN MARRIED A LONG TIME

12.  http://www.slice.ca/my-teenage-wedding/video/season- 1/web-of-love/video.html?v=63922755714&p=1&s=da#my- teenage-wedding/video http://www.slice.ca/my-teenage-wedding/video/season- 1/web-of-love/video.html?v=63922755714&p=1&s=da#my- teenage-wedding/video  What were some of the factors they had to think through in this situation?  What are some of red flags that they should consider before they get married? TEEN MARRIAGE