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A Brave New World: The Age of the Millennial Couple
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Incorporate new research findings and a deeper understanding of how cultural trends, demographics, and current economic realities impact contemporary relationships. We'll examine:
- How to address the centrality of economic issues and financial stress for younger couples including helping them "right size" their lives
- Demographic shifts that will increasingly shape the experience of aging Boomer couples
- The new technology of mate selection and how the paradox of choice is impacting relationship satisfaction
- Understanding key characteristics of younger clients, including decreased capacity for empathy and lower tolerance for frustration
OBJECTIVES
- Identify the three phases Pat says are necessary for women to get what they want out of relationships with men.
OUTLINE
- Identify three steps for helping clients “right-size” their lives with their values.
- Teach clients to live within their means, not try to emulate the idealized lifestyles they see in movies and television
- Ask clients consider who they are, what they stand for, and who they wouldn’t be without particular characteristics
- Validate what the client is saying and write their statements down
- Hold clients accountable to the standards they set for themselves
- Explain the concept of choice fatigue and why it impacts Millennials disproportionately.
- Millennials have more choices than they can manage and greater stress as a result
- Millennials live in a culture where dating websites and apps are prolific, and may repeatedly exit relationships when they think they could find better
- Millennials are delaying marriage because of choice fatigue
- Millennials will need to be more proactive about finding and maintaining a relationship
- Discuss the impact of the cohort effect on Millennial couples and how therapists should adjust their approach with these clients accordingly.
Millennial couples have 24/7 contact with each other in a way no generations did before
- Cohorts of friends become the frame of reference and the guidance system for Millennial relationships, whereas parents once filled this role more fully
- The therapist will need to be a “wise visitor”-more attuned to the culture that Millennial clients are living in
- Therapists cannot assume that their value system is the same as that of their Millennial clients
Richard Simon, Ph.D.
Richard Simon, PhD, was a clinical psychologist and the late editor of Psychotherapy Networker, the most topical, timely, and widely read publication in the psychotherapy field. During his career, he received every major magazine industry honor, including the National Magazine Award.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Rich Simon is the President of Psychotherapy Networker, Inc. and the editor of Psychotherapy Networker magazine. He is a published author and receives royalties. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Rich Simon has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Pat Love
Distinguished professor, Certified Love Educator, Pat Love is known for warmth, humor and commitment to learning. For more than twenty-five years, she has contributed to relationship education and personal development through her books, articles, training programs, speaking and media appearances. Dr. Love has published several professional articles, been featured in many professional books and developed relationships education media and materials being used nationally and internationally. Her ever-popular books Hot Monogamy and The Truth About Love have literally taken her around the world spreading the good news about marriage and committed relationships. She released her new book in February 2007, co-authored with Dr. Steven Stosny, and entitled How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It. Pat is in demand as an expert presenter at national and international conferences. She has appeared numerous times on Oprah, The Today Show and CNN. Pat also has a new university level Love Education DVD course Love: What Everyone Needs to Know. She is a regular contributor to popular magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Good Housekeeping, Men’s Magazine and Woman’s World. Pat has co-hosted two video training programs: Living Love and Parenting with the Experts. She is faculty Emeritus, Imago Institute for Relationship Therapy and a recipient of the Smart Marriages Impact Award. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, an Approved Supervisor in AAMFT, and a past president of the International Association for Marriage and Family Counseling.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Patricia Love maintains a private practice and receives compensation as a professional speaker. She has an employment relationship with the Institute of Imago Relationship Therapy. Ms. Love receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Patricia Love is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Counseling Association, and the Texas Counseling Association.
