Relationship Goals

FIND SOMEONE SPECIAL TO DATE

     Try activities that interest you

     Tell friends and family you are looking

     Attend church

     Take a class

     Online singles sites

SMART Goal: I will go someplace new and start a conversation with a new person who interests me at least once a week.

 

SPEND MORE TIME WITH FAMILY

• Eat dinner together every evening
• Plan fun things to do together 
• Have a weekly family night 
• Spend less time watching television

[I will do what] increase time with family [by doing what] going to the park or other activity they choose [when] each day [for how long] 30 minutes [how much] with one family member [measured by] chart.

 

IMPROVE LISTENING SKILLS

Listening Skills (pdf)

Learn how to listen

• minimize distractions
• focus attention
• listen for key ideas
• maintain eye contact
• notice body language
• provide non-verbal feedback
• restate the message
• ask questions for clarification
• practice

 

INCREASE LOVING ACTIONS

     Learn your love language 

     Identify main love language for each person

     Keep a balanced love bank 

     Track loving actions

     Make a Jar-O-Love

Loving Actions for the Five Love Languages (pdf)

Relationship Tracker Cards (pdf)

 

Find a compatible partner

• 276 questions to ask before you marry
• Understand what you can change and what you can't
• Know yourself
• Develp self-esteem
• Increase Emotional Skills

Communicate needs

 

see also Social Goals and Emotional Goals

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