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Five Ways of Assessing Relationship Satisfaction

Alex (Sasha) Lessin

School of Tantra

Janet Kira Lessin

World Polyamory Association, planetsexy{at}aol.com

Daniel Eckstein

University of Texas-Permian Basin, danielgeckstein{at}yahoo.com

Jason Kaufman

Inver Hills Community College, jkaufma{at}inverhills.edu

In a relationship rating system, a pair of lovers regularly graph their conduct to better their bonding. The graph shows the couple’s dynamics—interaction, emotion, expression, clarity (understanding), and contact (feeling of connection). Based on the graph, lovers each pledge behaviors that raise or lower their ratings on each dynamic to achieve balance in their ratings on the five dimensions and thus achieve and maintain the fitness effect in their relation.

Key Words: relationship fitness • relationships • couples • dynamics • interaction • emotion • expression • clarity • understanding • contact • connection

The Family Journal, Vol. 13, No. 4, 491-495 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1066480705278728
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