Directions/Description: RM 4-HR: Troubles in Paradise
Directions/Description: RM 4-HR: Troubles in Paradise
Directions/Description
Imagine that you have a partner whom you care for/love very much.
Carefully read each of the statements that appear in the table below.
Mark the small boxes according to the following legend.
After completing your selections, be prepared to discuss your situation with classmates.
Legend
1 This is not a problem. I can deal with it.
2 This is a problem and we would need to work on it together. (Not a crisis yet.)
3 This is a big problem and I would seek help to resolve it. (Crisis, but worth working on.)
4 This would be an unsolvable obstacle in our relationship. (Not worth it and cause for termination.)
My Partner
doesn’t want to gets angry easily doesn’t want me doesn’t put a lot finds lots of
be affectionate and often over to spend time of time or effort excuses not to be
with me anymore the smallest with my friends into the with me
things relationship
blames me for complains about never says sorry raises his or her promises me lots
everything that a lot of the things or never takes voice and yells of things but
happens I/we do responsibility for during our doesn’t follow
his or her actions arguments through
criticizes my has lots of money likes to party and ridicules my argues with me
ideas and but never spends gets really drunk values/religious about everything
suggestions any when we go every time practices until he or she
without offering out gets his or her
his or her own way
flirts with others never talks about doesn’t make me wants me to be doesn’t share a
all the time feelings feel special more like him or lot of similar
around his or her her interests with me
friends
has an annoying wants me to never seems to gets jealous has threatened
habit of have sex all the have fun with me when I talk to suicide if I was
_____________ time other guys or ever to leave the
girls relationship
shuts down and constantly has hit me, and has violent wants me to quit
withdraws as interrupts me then apologized outbursts over my exercise
soon as I when we are the smallest classes (or other
question anything talking about us disagreements activities) so that
he or she does we can spend
more time
together
makes me feel likes to make fun is always around borrows money calls me names
afraid at times of me when we me and doesn’t from me but when we are
are around his or give me my rarely pays me having a
her friends space back disagreement