![When conflict arises, try to communicate assertively and take responsibility for your own feelings and actions](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1677554234432-F7ET8RRPLBPMIDFNSYIX/hannah-busing-309664.jpg)
When conflict arises, try to communicate assertively and take responsibility for your own feelings and actions
When conflict arises, try to communicate assertively and take responsibility for your own feelings and actions, and try to focus solely on the issue at hand
![Premarital education: How to make it more than just a task on the wedding to-do list](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1659448383578-UAO54E74II8TVK4XF3D9/couple-in-ktichen-2-unsplash.jpg)
Premarital education: How to make it more than just a task on the wedding to-do list
Marriage educators who provide guidance and support for couples at this stage can effect their relationship for years to come.
![Often a goal of marriage and relationship education is to increase the assertiveness and active listening skills of one or both partners](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1659448107575-OR10CCRSFZAD5WV6FQFU/couple-in-kitchen-unsplash.jpg)
Often a goal of marriage and relationship education is to increase the assertiveness and active listening skills of one or both partners
The Relationship Dynamics section of PREPARE/ENRICH allows couples to identify tendencies each partner displays within their relationship across the four interrelated areas of Assertiveness, Self-Confidence, Avoidance and Partner Dominance
![The more assertive an individual, the more they like the personality of their partner, feel good about how they communicate and how they deal with conflict](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1659447921664-4335GOXHLW9QWC2KA1C6/couple-cooking-unsplash.jpg)
The more assertive an individual, the more they like the personality of their partner, feel good about how they communicate and how they deal with conflict
The Relationship Dynamics section of PREPARE/ENRICH allows couples to identify tendencies each partner displays within their relationship across the four interrelated areas of Assertiveness, Self-Confidence, Avoidance and Partner Dominance
![evidence shows that AUSTRALIAN Devitalised COUPLEs couples are more self-confident that their US counterparts](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1659447654140-3FHZ1ZRTUVOXXP8G5X3P/coupel-coffee-unsplash.jpg)
evidence shows that AUSTRALIAN Devitalised COUPLEs couples are more self-confident that their US counterparts
The Relationship Dynamics section of PREPARE/ENRICH allows couples to identify tendencies each partner displays within their relationship across the four interrelated areas of Assertiveness, Self-Confidence, Avoidance and Partner Dominance
![evidence shows that AUSTRALIAN COUPLEs are on average, high in assertiveness and self-confidence and low in avoidance and partner dominance](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1659447404321-0F0JACRD5HEA35V4IZS8/couple-conflict-2-unsplash.jpg)
evidence shows that AUSTRALIAN COUPLEs are on average, high in assertiveness and self-confidence and low in avoidance and partner dominance
The Relationship Dynamics section of PREPARE/ENRICH allows couples to identify tendencies each partner displays within their relationship across the four interrelated areas of Assertiveness, Self-Confidence, Avoidance and Partner Dominance
![Relationship dynamics: How Do Satisfied and Unsatisfied Couples Score in These Areas?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1657018018820-S45QF0Z130W0D8RS5FHX/positive+cycle.png)
Relationship dynamics: How Do Satisfied and Unsatisfied Couples Score in These Areas?
The Relationship Dynamics section of PREPARE/ENRICH allows couples to identify tendencies each partner displays within their relationship across the four interrelated areas of Assertiveness, Self-Confidence, Avoidance and Partner Dominance
![Exploring positive and negative cycles in relationships (Relationship Dynamics)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1657017638189-37CUXK8IW2IDUZTBUGNC/Relationship+Dynamics.png)
Exploring positive and negative cycles in relationships (Relationship Dynamics)
The Relationship Dynamics section of PREPARE/ENRICH allows couples to identify tendencies each partner displays within their relationship across the four interrelated areas of Assertiveness, Self-Confidence, Avoidance and Partner Dominance
![Couples who want and expect to have a more equalitarian relationship will struggle if one partner is overly dominant](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1657017403181-IYXVTEU2YU8FZK33F8G1/bench-accounting-49026.jpg)
Couples who want and expect to have a more equalitarian relationship will struggle if one partner is overly dominant
The Relationship Dynamics section of PREPARE/ENRICH allows couples to identify tendencies each partner displays within their relationship across the four interrelated areas of Assertiveness, Self-Confidence, Avoidance and Partner Dominance
![When two people have higher levels of self-confidence, the couple has a higher probability of having a successful relationship](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1657017042914-3207MTAJ4CQUM4RQ0SEI/nik-macmillan-280300.jpg)
When two people have higher levels of self-confidence, the couple has a higher probability of having a successful relationship
The Relationship Dynamics section of PREPARE/ENRICH allows couples to identify tendencies each partner displays within their relationship across the four interrelated areas of Assertiveness, Self-Confidence, Avoidance and Partner Dominance
![Relationship dynamics: There is increasing evidence that an avoidant style creates problems in close relationships](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1653018632103-9ZR4K4IYJJ2ZON2WYYK4/alvin-mahmudov-244470-unsplash.jpg)
Relationship dynamics: There is increasing evidence that an avoidant style creates problems in close relationships
The Relationship Dynamics section of PREPARE/ENRICH allows couples to identify tendencies each partner displays within their relationship across the four interrelated areas of Assertiveness, Self-Confidence, Avoidance and Partner Dominance
![Relationship dynamics: Linking assertiveness and self-confidence and avoidance and partner dominance](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1653018289875-VGTTYWNQGSK29DJ2V1L6/almos-bechtold-429428.jpg)
Relationship dynamics: Linking assertiveness and self-confidence and avoidance and partner dominance
The Relationship Dynamics section of PREPARE/ENRICH allows couples to identify tendencies each partner displays within their relationship across the four interrelated areas of Assertiveness, Self-Confidence, Avoidance and Partner Dominance
![Relationship dynamics: Assertiveness and self-confidence relate to each other in a positive cycle](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d4124e4ab96c060b07b773/1653017992694-MNYTTLE6A0VEU82B40AI/alexis-brown--Xv7k95vOFA-unsplash.jpg)
Relationship dynamics: Assertiveness and self-confidence relate to each other in a positive cycle
The Relationship Dynamics section of PREPARE/ENRICH allows couples to identify tendencies each partner displays within their relationship across the four interrelated areas of Assertiveness, Self-Confidence, Avoidance and Partner Dominance