Lesson 6 118 Copyright 2018 Marline E. Pearson  Let’s look at a few situations. Give your opinion by shouting out “stay together” or “break up.” Situations to read aloud: (PP) 1. Your partner lies to you repeatedly. If caught in the lie, there’s an apology. It happens again and again. 2. He only treats you nicely in private. In the house it’s, “I love you, baby,” but in public he ignores you or talks crudely to you. At the mall, he has a habit of pointing out hot women and asks why you can’t look like that. 3. Your partner is nice, but truthfully you’ve started to like someone else. (*See commentary below.) 4. You see your partner isn’t perfect and you have some disagreements. 5. Your feelings have changed. You just don’t feel the same about him or her as you did the first few weeks. 6. You want your partner to stop drinking and he/she is getting help to do so. 7. The two of you are fighting more and more and are unable to really talk things out. Your partner refuses to work on communication skills. Also, your partner puts you down. Arguments feel scary sometimes. 8. Your partner’s feelings are stronger than yours. She or he is pushing for a level of commitment you don’t feel or want yet. 9. You feel smothered by the relationship, and your partner tries to keep you from doing important things. Activity: Stay Together or Break Up?