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Marital Intimacy Skills

Marital Intimacy skills

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Marital issues are becoming important in America , as divorce rates are excessively high . Given this issue and the social problems it creates to children and young adults they are recognized by several states in America . This may be due to inadequate marital skills couples have and it may also due to lack of commitment and intimacy between couples as well as cope with conflict , positive attitudes towards one another and degree of forgiveness between couples and other factors such as socio-economic situation

of the

couples

These intimacy skills can be taught or learned by couples in martial enrichment programs . There is evident in some circumstances if the program is designed effectively and the counseling is professionally undertaken may enhance the quality of life of married couples on developing intimacy skills and other skills . However there is also evidence that some programs can be not effective and may be counter productive in enhancing intimacy and other skills and qualities , which are important for lasting marriages . However intimacy is one factor in martial relationship and importantly for lasting relationship . Other skills and factors are also important to be developed in conjunction to intimacy skills in these enrichment or marital programs to produce the desired outcome of lasting relationship . However it is also important these skills may be learnt by some couples in a short-time and some will take longer time and these programs also are not panacea for the martial issues of intimacy or in general to resolve many Page : 2

Marital issues . However some marital programs according to certain theories and empirical studies and pilot studies highlight that these skills can be leant and taught and they may enhance intimacy and lasting relationship in particular groups and in particular circumstance

For example Burchard .G .A et .el (2003 ) in an article A Study of Two marital Enrichment programs , and Couples quality of Life ' has highlighted that the factors identified through research as being influential in the stability of marriage are intimacy , positive behaviors , social support , good communication and conflict management This high lights the importance of intimacy in marital life of couples and its contribution to or a factor with other factors according to research have been found to enhance the lasting marital life of couples In addition A Study of Two marital Enrichment programs , and Couples quality of Life ' also has identified many marital enrichment programs and considers two programs such as Hope-focused and Forgiveness and Reconciliation through Experiencing Empathy . These two programs in a study highlighted in this article after the enrichment programs have found that the participants who have participated in the Hope-focused program significantly improved their quality of life measured by Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI[R] . It also found the Quality of Life approached significance after the participants have participated in the forgiveness enrichment program . As well in this article it has highlighted several empirically supported key components as influences on Page : 3

relational integrity . They are intimacy , positive and negative...

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