1 of 10 Ways to Survive: Strive for Partnership
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1 of 10 Ways to Survive: Strive for Partnership
In the October 2001 issue of Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy an article was published on balancing work and family. Ten ideas were given on how to create a healthy balance. The second strategy was to strive for partnership.
Many couples stress the importance of striving for equality and partnership in their marriage. It was critical that they worked for equality. Although differences emerged in the degree of equality among the couples, as a group they possessed a high degree of equality. Three things created equality. First, division of labor; Second, making decisions together; and Third, they were partners on an interpersonal level. They told stories about how they respect, appreciate, and support one another.
If couples could do these three things alone they would have a pretty great relationship.
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