s indicate plenty of room for improvement. D’s and F’s should be reserved for unhappy situations or even hopeless ones. D’s indicate never hopeless while F’s require more than just a relationship evaluation.

If you find that you and your spouse have areas with a D or an F,

Everyone dreaded report card day in school and if you are dreading making your own relationship report card, then you need to buckle down and study! When you rank all of the aspects of your relationship with your spouse, you want (and need!) to score in the high nineties for an A+.

Consider creating a “relationship report card” with your spouse and be prepared for a real awakening. When you try to complete your relationship report card, it should not turn into a “blame game.” Instead, it should open the lines of communication and offer some invaluable insight into your relationship as to where you need changes and improvements.

When you consider how you want to grade your partner and yourself, it is a good idea to have some pre-set guidelines as to what each grade means. For example, an A might mean that your partner isn’t perfect, but obviously excelling. It could also mean that your partner is loving, attentive, enthusiastic, and satisfying.

A B could stand for a partner who is always trying, better than most, and consistently improving. A C might mean average or acceptable. C’s always indicate plenty of room for improvement. D’s and F’s should be reserved for unhappy situations or even hopeless ones. D’s indicate never hopeless while F’s require more than just a relationship evaluation.

If you find that you and your spouse have areas with a D or an F,

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Consider creating a “relationship report card” with your spouse and be prepared for a real awakening. When you try to complete your relationship report card, it should not turn into a “blame game.” Instead, it should open the lines of communication and offer some invaluable insight into your relationship as to where you need changes and improvements.

When you consider how you want to grade your partner and yourself, it is a good idea to have some pre-set guidelines as to what each grade means. For example, an A might mean that your partner isn’t perfect, but obviously excelling. It could also mean that your partner is loving, attentive, enthusiastic, and satisfying.

A B could stand for a partner who is always trying, better than most, and consistently improving. A C might mean average or acceptable. C’s always indicate plenty of room for improvement. D’s and F’s should be reserved for unhappy situations or even hopeless ones. D’s indicate never hopeless while F’s require more than just a relationship evaluation.

If you find that you and your spouse have areas with a D or an F,

le insight into your relationship as to where you need changes and improvements.

When you consider how you want to grade your partner and yourself, it is a good idea to have some pre-set guidelines as to what each grade means. For example, an A might mean that your partner isn’t perfect, but obviously excelling. It could also mean that your partner is loving, attentive, enthusiastic, and satisfying.

A B could stand for a partner who is always trying, better than most, and consistently improving. A C might mean average or acceptable. C’s always indicate plenty of room for improvement. D’s and F’s should be reserved for unhappy situations or even hopeless ones. D’s indicate never hopeless while F’s require more than just a relationship evaluation.

If you find that you and your spouse have areas with a D or an F,

sn’t perfect, but obviously excelling. It could also mean that your partner is loving, attentive, enthusiastic, and satisfying.

A B could stand for a partner who is always trying, better than most, and consistently improving. A C might mean average or acceptable. C’s always indicate plenty of room for improvement. D’s and F’s should be reserved for unhappy situations or even hopeless ones. D’s indicate never hopeless while F’s require more than just a relationship evaluation.

If you find that you and your spouse have areas with a D or an F,

s indicate plenty of room for improvement. D’s and F’s should be reserved for unhappy situations or even hopeless ones. D’s indicate never hopeless while F’s require more than just a relationship evaluation.

If you find that you and your spouse have areas with a D or an F, you need to focus on why you are giving or receiving those grades and commit to some kind of action in order to improve that grade. It might involve a commitment on both sides, but if you are willing to work at it the grade is already moving higher.

When you begin working on your relationship report card, it should be graded the same way your school papers were graded, with a number grade (ex. 80%, 50%, 95% and so on). Grade both your partner and yourself in areas like affection, ability to resolve conflict, attitude, commitment, communication skills, consideration level, thinking as a couple, creativity, sensitivity, flexibility, generosity, friendship, and gift giving skills.

Once you’ve completed that list, continue to evaluate your honesty levels, listening skills, household management skills, patience, love making, romance abilities, playfulness, self-esteem, self-awareness, sense of humor, empathy, tolerance, and spontaneity. If you feel that there are any other areas relevant to your particular relationship, feel free to add and evaluate at your discretion.

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