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The Clinebell Institute is offering the following Marriage and Relationship workshops this Spring 2010:

Love U2: Relationship Smarts PLUS

Love U2 introduces teens to such topics as maturity, identifying values, peer pressure, attractions and infatuation, building blocks for positive relationships, assessing relationship health, a low-risk relationship strategy, principles of smart relationships, the nature of true intimacy, a realistic concept of love, and breaking up. Also includes date violence prevention and assertiveness skills, communication/conflict skills, identity and future orientation, and a unique approach to pregnancy prevention that educates about the needs of children. This curriculum is chock-full of activities that employ real-world scenarios created with the help of scores of diverse young people. It is an interactive program with very little lecture. This program is being offered through the Pomona Unified School District. Call 909.451.3690 for more information.

10 Great Dates for Korean Couples

Remember back to your dating days—the excitement you felt? Now you can reclaim that same spark, connection, and creativity in your marriage through ten intentional, memory-making dates. This proven approach to relationship growth is low-key, purposeful, effective, easy, and fun , and will help you: * Communicate better * Put the sizzle back in sex * Process anger and resolve conflicts * Develop spiritual intimacy * Appreciate your differences * Balance busy lifestyles * And much more!

Holliston United Methodist Church - Dream Church

1305 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena Cost: $20 per couple. This course will be taught in Korean.

Ready for Love

Ready for Love, a class for singles and solos, provides the secrets to building positive relationships and creating lasting love. By the end of the day you'll be on your way to winning people over, learning how to develop intimacy with a significant partner, and forming better communication with your boss, co-workers, family and friends. You'll also learn boundaries for emotional safety and how to problem solve the “sticky situations” of life in such a way that both sides win.

Beginning Thursdays, February 25; 9-11 am at Joslyn Senior Center (660 N. Mountain Avenue; Claremont). Cost: $10 per person for participant manual.

Ready for Love will also be offered beginning Thursdays evenings from 6-8 pm in Upland beginning on February 18, 2010.

Please call The Clinebell Institute at 909.451.3690 for information about any of our upcoming courses.