FACS 311 WEEK 8 1. Read Chapter 8, Marriage The Ultimate Commitment? 2. Post in the Discussion Board on Blackboard to answer the following question: What does a “successful” marriage look like? 3. Answer the following questions: A. Visit https://www.garylewandowski.com/ Take the quiz that is circled in the picture above. Record your score and discuss how this might measure marriage satisfaction and sustainability. Did you learn anything about yourself and/or a present/previous relationship? B. Discuss the differing reasons people marry and how this may change as people get older. For example, a young person may marry to escape parental authority, but as people enter their 30s this may not be a reason for marriage. Discuss marrying for economic reasons and why this may not work in American culture, whereas it might in other cultures. C. What are some of the changes you expect or would expect to make after you get married? Do men and women have different expectations? Are these expectations realistic? D. Discuss the different types of marriage relationships and the fact that what works for one person may or may not “fit” into each type of relationship equally well. For example, some couples work very well in conflict-habituated marriages, but this style may not work well for others. Discuss the potential problem of entering a relationship that is able to work in one style and then changing over time; for example, the conflict-habituated style may be exciting in the first few years, but it can become less fulfilling over time.