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dill pickle love: Introduction

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dill pickle love What Love Really is … and is not by Paul McCormick with Cynthia Bixler McCormick copyright 2009 – all rights reserved Gad zūke Publishing

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dill pickle love: Statistics Probability of Divorce (United States) First Marriage: 54.9% * Second marriage: 72% ** Third marriage: 94% ** *Heritage Foundation **DivorceCare.org

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dill pickle love: Statistics Long term marriages (20+ years), are the fastest growing segment of relationships which end in divorce. In marriage, It is more likely than not that either you or your spouse will have an extra-marital affair. (Greater than 52%). If you are in a relationship of just living together, the likelihood of one of you having an affair is greater that 80%.

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dill pickle love: Statistics _____% of men and ____% of women surveyed, said that they would have an affair if they knew they for certain they would never get caught. 70% of men and 68% of women (InfidelityFacts.com)

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dill pickle love: Statistics Probability of Divorce (United States) 50% of all marriages end in divorce within the first 7 years of marriage. (David Popenoe, the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.)

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dill pickle love: Statistics In the United States, there is a car crash every 20 seconds. A divorce occurs every 11.5 seconds. (Hein, H. 2000. Sexual Detours: Infidelity and Intimacy at a Crossroads. New York, NY: Golden Books Adult Publishing..Karney, B.R., & Bradbury, T.N. (1995). The longitudinal course of marital quality and stability: A review of theory, method, and research. Psychological Bulletin, 118, 3-34.)

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dill pickle love: Statistics The 2008 US census reports that 70.1% of men and 77.3% of women ages 18 and over have been, or are currently, married. Yet, only 25% of American households consist of what most people regard as a “traditional family”: a married couple and their children.

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dill pickle love: Statistics Marriage is on the decline 1970: 72% of the adult population was married (USA) (Divorce Lawyer Source) 2002: 60% of the adult population was married (USA) (Divorce Lawyer Source) In 2005, unmarried households become the majority of all U.S. households (U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey: 2005)

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dill pickle love: Statistics Pre-marital cohabitation is on the rise The number of unmarried couples living together rose 1,200% from 1960 to 2005.* Over 88% who live together will either never marry or become divorced.* Cohabitating couples who do get married are 50% more likely to get divorced than those who do not live together before marriage.* (*RayFowler.org)

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dill pickle love: Statistics Disturbing trends of cohabitation as it relates to children Children of cohabiting parents are ten times more likely to be sexually abused by a cohabitating partner than by a parent.* Children of cohabiting parents are three times as likely to be expelled from school or to get pregnant as teenagers than children from an intact home with married parents.* Children of cohabiting parents are five times more apt to live in poverty, and 22 times more likely to imprisoned.* (*RayFowler.org)

dill pickle love: Results:

dill pickle love: Results The toll which a broken relationship exacts on the individuals involved is excruciatingly brutal. It does not matter if the relationship is a marriage, engagement, or live-in cohabitation. There will be severe, emotional agony for the respective parties involved. It will likely take years to recover. Some people never recover. There is no winning in a divorce or separation, just various degrees of losing.

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dill pickle love: Results This does not even allow for the pain that children, in-laws, immediate family and friends will experience. There is often financial devastation which goes with it. Divorce is a leading cause of bankruptcy. Depression and loneliness, more often times than not, extract a heavy toll on both parties involved. There will be loss on a catastrophic scale which has to be experienced to be truly understood.

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dill pickle love: Results So why, then, do we even take the risk of falling in love? Why do most people long to be married? Why is the wedding industry a multi-billion dollar a year enterprise? The answer is simple. God made us to be creatures who require companionship. Relationship with a loving mate and family is the very basis of any society, past or present, anywhere in the world. Two people, bonded together in love, are far better than one person alone.

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dill pickle love Most people have little or no concept of what love is, much less: How is love achieved, and maintained? What makes a relationship successful for a lifetime? What is commitment? What is devotion? How are they developed? How are they sustained? Is true love even a realistic expectation in today’s society? I believe it is. The question is: How?

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dill pickle love Love is real, viable, and absolutely possible in everyone’s life. Unwavering commitment to one’s husband or wife is a realistic expectation which is not only attainable, but can be maintained for a lifetime. The best of anything life has to offer is found in a marriage of love between a man and woman.

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dill pickle love “ Do you, Paul, take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife; and promise to remain faithful to her, and to love, honor and cherish her, for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?” “I do.”

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dill pickle love How about you? Wouldn’t you really like to be able to make this vow with that special person who is the love of your life, and know, with certainty, in your heart, it is doable? What would you give to live your life filled with a pure, fulfilling love that would last for your lifetime? How great would it be to grow old with this someone after having spent all of your years together in mutual honor, respect, and satisfaction; and still be madly in love in spite of the gray hair, poor hearing, weakened eyes and wrinkled skin?

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dill pickle love How about you? How fantastic would it be to retire holding that same, tender hand of the deepest Love of Your Life? Wouldn’t you like to look into the eyes of this long-time companion and know that if you had your life to live over again, you would still say, “I do.?”

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dill pickle love Or, Do you want to continue to settle for second best when it comes to relationships and marriage?

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dill pickle love Do you want to go through (another) separation, break-up or divorce? Were you satisfied with the quality of love you received from your partner in your previous relationship or marriage? Are you satisfied with the quality of love you are receiving from your partner in your current relationship or marriage? Are you afraid to have another relationship for fear it will turn out the same as your previous one? Are you afraid that your current relationship is going to end up in ruins? Are you afraid of being alone again? Are you afraid of love?

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dill pickle love What Love Really is … and is not by Paul McCormick with Cynthia Bixler McCormick copyright 2009 – all rights reserved Gad zūke Publishing

dill pickle love: Introduction:

dill pickle love: Introduction Study Guide and Discussion Questions

dill pickle love: Statistics:

dill pickle love: Statistics True or False? The more times a person gets married, the more likely the marriage is to succeed. False Long term marriages are more likely to succeed than others. False It is unlikely that you or your spouse will have an affair. False

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dill pickle love: Statistics 50% of all marriages end in divorce within how many years of marriage? Seven Marriage rates are on the rise? Or decline? Decline Premarital cohabitation rates are on the rise? Or decline? Rise

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dill pickle love: Statistics Children benefit from being raised in a environment of cohabitation. True or false? False Do you agree with following statement: Cohabitating couples are more likely to separate than are married couples. Why? Research and statistics clearly show that premarital cohabitation increases the likelihood of a successful marriage. True or false? False. Just the opposite is true.

dill pickle love :

dill pickle love What Love Really is … and is not by Paul McCormick with Cynthia Bixler McCormick copyright 2009 – all rights reserved Gad zūke Publishing

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