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There are many ways to check out how your intimate relationship is doing but the following eight areas are the most important markers. If you and your partner go through them carefully, you'll end up with an informative and concise evaluation of where your relationship stands.
As you read the interpretation of each area, you may want to ask questions of each other to clarify and make certain you're on the same page. Then each of you will give that area of your relationship a score of 1 to 10 based on the following guidelines:
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Randi Gunther Ph.D. is the author of When Love Stumbles: How to Rediscover Love, Trust, and Fulfillment in your Relationship .
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