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 %PEOPLE BUILD INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS MARRIAGES SEX+020826
  %GOD LOVE DEVILS DYSFUNCTIONAL MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE+020826
%ROMANCE ATTRACTION FOND MEMORIES SIGNIFICANT OTHER+020826
 %CHANGE GROWTH DEVELOPMENT PLANS SYSTEMATIC ENGINE+020826
%CONTRACT TERMINATION DIVORCE CONCLUSION ASSUMPTION+020826
%EXCLUSIVE INCLUSIVE DOMINATION POWERS CONTROLS SIN 020826
                                                          
     People   try  to  build  intimate  relationships  and
marriages  on  many contrasting  beliefs  and assumptions;
some of which are functionally mutually exclusive:        
                                                          
     1.  Participants should    be    alike;    different;
complementary.                                            
                                                          
     2.  Young  participants  should  be matched  to  each
other by mature adults.                                   
                                                          
     3.  Participants should have been drawn to each other
through romance,  sexual attraction,  and/or fond memories
of significant others in their own pasts.                 
                                                          
     4.  Participants  should  draw up a contract  stating
from   the  start  what  should  be  the  course  of   the
development of their relationship.                        
                                                          
     5.  Participants  should draw up a  contract  stating
the principles, values, ideals, boundaries, etc. which are
to be central in their relationship.                      
                                                          
     6.  Participants  should agree in  advance  upon  the
extent to which their  relationships is to be exclusive of
others  and/or  inclusive  of others ---   in  regards  to
extent, openness, honesty, intimacy, time, influence, etc.
                                                          
     7.  Participants  should  agree in advance  upon  the
possible terms of dissolution of the relationship.        
                                                          
     8.  Participants  should  agree in advance  upon  who
should have what authorities,  responsibilities,   powers,
rights and privileges.                                    
                                                          
     9.  Participants  should agree in advance on  matters
of politics, religion and sexuality; and how disagreements
on such matters are to be settled.                        
                                                          
    10.  Participants  should  agree in advance on how  to
deal with their respective relatives.                     
                                                          
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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