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MARINE CORPS AIR STAtION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Most relationships can easily be destroyed by disagreements, arguments and conflict. Many people focus more on the problem, rather than the solution, which can result in no relationship at all.
To avoid ending a relationship, Marine Corps Family Team Building offers a “Colors for Couples” class that educates, gives insight, and helps individuals learn about personalities to build a stronger relationship between couples.
There are four basic personality types, each represented by a color. With these you have communication strengths and communication weaknesses, according to the class.
“Weaknesses, I like to believe, are strengths that go too far,” said Ken Lewis, instructor for the Colors for Couples class. “So if we’re able to keep our strengths and weaknesses balanced, then we are able to build on our relationships with our significant other. So there are no weaknesses, just strengths we need to learn to control.”
The four colors representing a different personality type are green, orange, blue and gold.
Green personality types are leaders and task oriented, but lack emotional qualities.
Orange personality types are fun and enjoy freedom, but do not know the boundaries of their fun and do not follow through with plans.
Blue personality types are social and seek deep feelings in relationships, but are grudge holders and indecisive.
Gold personality types are very precise in the things they do and are conscientious, but are critical of others and withhold information for power.
“For example, if a blue, who is indecisive, is married to a green, who wants decisions right away, they get into a conflict in their marriage,” Lewis explained. “More often than not, we are attracted to the people who have personality strengths that back up our own weaknesses; meaning there are conflicts in a marriage waiting to happen.”
No marriage is perfect and most spouses and couples usually agree to disagree on many things, but Lewis said if people learn to use proper communication techniques and learn to control their personality strengths and weaknesses, then their relationships can strengthen.
“There are tools that we can learn to use that help us accept our mate for who they are,” Lewis said. “You can’t change your spouse, but you can change yourself.”
For more information about the Colors for Couples class, contact Marine Corps Family Team Building at 449-5343.
| Date Taken: | 07.19.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 07.19.2013 09:50 |
| Story ID: | 110468 |
| Location: | NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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