My Home

Each partner is unique and enters the marriage relationship with individual differences, the strongest coming from the family in which he or she grew up. Each partner tends to expect their marriage will in some ways resemble the relationship between his or her parents. Every couple has the option to develop their own marital identity.

Share your early memories and family relationships with your partner by drawing the floor plan of your childhood home. Then, answer the questions below.

  1. What was your neighborhood like?

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  2. Who lived in the house? Where did each spend time?

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  3. Was privacy considered important? How were closeness and distance handled?

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  4. What rooms had special association for you?

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  5. How were decisions made?

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  6. How was conflict handled?

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  7. How was affection expressed?

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  8. Who did what chores?

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  9. What would you not want to transfer from this home to your current home?

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  10. What positive values did living in the home give to you?

 

 

 

Take each other on a tour of your home, using the floor plan. Share the answers to the questions about your home as well as any additional memories.