You will report the findings from your assignment in a written report.

Written Report should be typed, single-spaced (1.5- 2 pages in length). It should have appropriate headings to identify the following:
Purpose of assignment
Description of Activity
Findings/Observations
What I learned
(In this section, be sure to cite particular information from your specific textbook chapter to explain what you learned and how this exercise has helped you improve/change your interpersonal skills.

Textbook:
Interpersonal Communication, 2nd edition, by Kory Floyd

What Makes a Marriage Work?
CHAPTER 10
Instructions and questions:
1.) This activity encourages you to consider characteristics that are common to long-term marriages.
2.) You should begin by identifying 2-4 couples you know whose marriages have lasted for at least 15 years(long-term marriages).
3.) Contact the spouses on those long-term marriages and conduct open-minded interviews with them. You should start the interviews by asking spouses to recall how they first met and what they found attractive about each other. You might then ask the spouses to characterize their marriage. Eventually, you should ask the spouses why they believe their marriage has lasted for so long, and what advice they would have for young couples who want to have a long-term marriage.
4.) Across their interviews, you should take note of themes that emerge. What characteristics did all or most of the couples mention? You should try not to be influenced by your own preconceived notions about what makes a marriage work so that you are truly open to what the couples have to say.