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Flirting with Fun - Developing Playful Relationships

  "If I am going to do something that shortens or risks my life, I want it to be dangerously fun, like jumping out of an airplane, not arguing with my spouse." -Lois McElravy
   
 

Research proves that relationships are what makes us happiest. The number one quality men and women look for in a spouse or mate is a sense of humor and the ability to have fun. Someone who has a great sense of humor is thought to be easy to work and is more likely to get promoted.

Scientific studies evidence the toll that relational stress places on our health and happiness. Most of us long for more playfulness, fun and laughter in our relationships, but don't know how to go about it, or have forgotten what we once knew. We withhold our natural talent for playful, harmless flirtation because we worry about sending the wrong signals, offending someone or that our intentions might be misinterpreted.

Our life depends on developing creative ways to express our feelings, and resolve conflicts quickly. Men who isolate increase their risk of premature death from any cause by five times! Women who don't speak their mind during marital disagreements have four times greater risk of dying of something other than old age. People who reported chronic conflict in their closest relationship (which for the majority was their spouse) have the highest heart disease risk.

Do you want to know the truth about flirting? Flirting has acquired a bad name. Flirting is not strictly for getting a date nor is flirting limited to making a pass at someone. Flirting is a natural gift that we have had from birth. This is why our playful attitude returns to us when our children are young or when we are around infants or small children. Flirting is fun. People who engage in "playful flirting" do so with the intention of turning ordinary, everyday situations into magical moments.

Program Outcomes and Benefits -

In this workshop, participants will learn how they can improve their relationships by using a five step approach to:

  • take the sting out of disappointment
  • respond to irritating situations with a playful approach
  • use playful curiosity to develop creative solutions
  • communicate issues or concerns without causing offense
  • rebound quickly from conflicts and make amends
  • be less critical and more accepting of themselves and others
  • disarm disputes
  • get the helping hand they deserve, and
  • have more fun.

Program Length: 60 Minutes

   
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