By: Amber , Dominika , Meghan and Brendan
HHS4UI
What is Mate Selection and Marital Success ?
 Greater marital success is a result of a dating experience
that enables the partners to get to know each other (free
choice marriage) while arranged marriages are not
successful because you are forced to meet their partner.
 Intimacy within the relationship is very important in
marriage , while many people believe that they should test
their sexual relations with one another before marriage .
Murstein’s Market Experience Perspective
 Murstein suggests that mate selection is similar to buying a car as you
should test drive different partners before settling down and committing to
one.
 Murstein suggests that marrying your first love is not a great idea, because
you may not yet have a good idea of what you want in a long-term partner.
 Whyte argues against Murstein’s market experience perspective saying,
that “you cannot ‘test drive’ various partners at the same time”.
 Whyte suggests that arranged marriage practices are more likely to allow
young people to meet and consider a number of potential partners at the
same time before settling on one.
Does Cohabitation work?
 Cohabitation is viewed as a trial or a test to see how a
couple can be together in a real life setting rather than just
on dates.
 Woman who cohabitate with a partner are more likely to
divorce the partner that they cohabited with rather than
men.
 Many couples within this field do not believe this
relationship as permanent because they do not commit to
the relationship by putting all the resources together.
Love leading to success
 Love is a factor of marital success but dating and
cohabitation are not.
 If you have a higher sexual expression then it will develop
better intimacy , commitment or devotion within a
relationship but it can also lead to preceding the
development of relationships if you’re permissive.
 Couples who remember being intimate and in love have
the happiest marriages not relating to their dating
experience.
Negotiating Satisfying Relationships
 Forming a couple relationship is a major life transition.
 Marriage is considered the happiest and easiest transition
in life due to being organized and supported by friends and
family.
 On the other hand , you are committing to a life long
partnership .
 Individuals have to resolve the problem of being together
in a relationship compared to being alone , to develop the
influencing strength of love.
 Couples and cohabitating couples must portray certain
roles for the relationship to work and to show commitment
and stability.
Discussion Questions ………
 1.Is the experience of dating a good way for
partners to get to know each other before
marriage and making a commitment?
 2.Is intimacy and being truly in love a factor of
being happy within marriage?
 3.Do you think “test driving” someone before
being in a committed relationship is a good
idea?
(Example of a Successful Marriage)
 The End
 By: Amber , Dominika , Meghan and Brendan