Propinquity is one of the criteria we use to select a mate.

A couple is a pair of people who identify themselves in terms of belonging together, trusting one another, and having a unique relationship, separate from all others.

______________ is very destructive to relationships.

U. S. adults have fully mature brains around late teens to early twenties.

Many family scientists believe that humor in family relationships functions as a strong buffer to the ongoing stresses experienced by family members outside of the home.

If in your childhood your: survival, safety, food, shelter, love, belonging, and even self-esteem needs were not met then you will be attracted to a _______________lover.

Intimacy is the mutual feeling of acceptance, trust, and connection to another person, even with the understanding of personal faults of the individual.

What age is considered the prime dating and mate selection age?

Egalitarian families are families with power and authority more fairly distributed between husband and wife.

Biologically, men and women have much more in common than differences.