A  QUIZ TO TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF A GOOD MARRIAGE

1.  Under what circumstances are you most likely to save your marriage?

a.  When both partners are motivated to work hard to make their marriage work

b.  By going to couples therapy

c.  By reading self help books, and taking couples communication classes

d.  If you have survived the first 7 years of marriage

2.  If you want to stay married, making your marriage a priority is the most important gift you can give your children.  True or false

3.  The percentage of Americans who have an affair are:

1.  20%--

2.  50%

3.  60%

4.  70%

4.  Women are as likely to have an affair as men.   True or  False

5.  Men’s most likely time to have an affair is

a.  during the first five years of marriage

b.  after the 20^th year of marriage

c.  during the 7^th year of marriage

d.  both a and b

e.  both a and c

6.  Women’s most likely time to have an affair is

a.  during the first five years of marriage

b.  after the 20^th year of marriage

c.  during the 7^th year of marriage

d.  both a and b

e.  both a and c

7.  Dependence on your partner is the most common reason that marriages don’t work.     

     True or false

8.  Intimacy means

a)  having a good sexual relationship

b) speaking openly and honestly about issues that your partner may disagree with

c)  being able to express vulnerability and weakness as well as strength and competence

d)  all of the above

9.  The most destructive factor that leads to the break-up of a marriage is

a)  contempt for each other

b)  defensiveness

c)  emotional disengagement

d)  constant arguments

10.  Most adults need to be taken care of, held, and nurtured at times, and this is a universal need.   True or false