Family & Consumer Sciences

Couple/Marital Relationships

National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Network (NERMEN)

A nation-wide outreach by Extension Professionals that supports individuals and couples preparing for, developing and enriching healthy relationships and healthy marriages

Before Marriage

• Before You Say "I Do" (also in PDF)

Couple Communication

• Can We Talk? Improving Couple Communication


• Money Mechanics: Communication


• Couple Talk—Enhancing Your Relationship, an Informal Personal Study Course


• Gender Issues: Communication Differences in Interpersonal Relationships (also in PDF)


• Resolving Conflict Constructively and Respectfully

Couple Finances

• Getting to Know You, Your Co-Spender, and Money


• Talking About Money


• Money Mechanics: Communication

Couple and Parenting Issues

• Couple Time


• Couples Considering Parenthood


• Home Maintenance


• Late Work Hours Can Shake Marital Stability, Study Suggests


• Roles and Responsibilities: Who Does Then When You Are Gone (also in PDF)


• Stress Management for Couples


• The Impact of Infants on Family Life


• Why Happy Families are Different (also in PDF)

Strengthening The Relationship

• After You Say "I Do:" Adjusting to Marriage (also in PDF)


• Building a Strong Marriage—Finding Time (also in PDF)


• Creating a Strong and Satisfying Marriage


• Dealing with Anger in a Marriage (also in PDF)


• Enhancing Midlife Marriage (also in PDF)


• Keeping it Together When Distance Keeps You Apart


• Keeping in Touch – When Distance Keeps You Apart


• Keeping the Romance Alive…