Read the "Consumer and Covenant Marriage" and "Crossing Thresholds" articles and answer the following questions.

1. In the "Consumer and Covenant Marriage" article, the author describes two approaches to marriage.
2. Describe what he means by "consumer marriage."
3. Describe what he means by "modern covenant marriage."

2. Discuss the differences in how one would approach or enter marriage from these two perspectives.

3. What difference would it make in how a couple deals with problems or handles differences in there marriage from these two perspectives?

4. How would it affect the overall quality of the marriage?

5. The author describes the "Institutional Marriage" and the "Psychological Marriage."

1. Describe each of these.
2. How did the psychological marriage evolve into the consumer marriage?

6. How does modern covenant marriage go beyond consumer marriage?

7. In the article "Crossing Thresholds" describe the dilemma the young couple faces. What options do they have at this point?

8. Depending on their response to the situation, how might it affect the quality or strength of their marriage?

9. The author shares a journal entry of a couple married for 56 years. What helped them have a successful, mutually satisfying marriage?