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Sam Winchester (tallerthanthou) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-09-16 17:49:00

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[Day 237] Relationship Issues Group Therapy mingle
[The relationships group therapy attendees will all get a message telling them to report to The Winery in Sector 2. Sadly for them the alcohol is locked away, but there is an assortment of food and non-alcoholic beverages along the bar for consumption. Many of the tables have been cleared out and the chairs rearranged into a circle with booths along the edges for more intimate therapeutic discussions.

And don't forget the party favors! The wardens have left some helpful games and activity ideas to get them started. There's a bowl full of folded slips of papers with various questions.]

How many people have you slept with? Do you regret any of them? Why?

How many relationships have you been in? Why do you think that is?

What was your longest relationship? Most serious? Shortest? Most casual?

Why did your last relationship end?

What do you look for in another person?

Are you happy?

Who is your ideal mate?

What was the biggest problem/complication in your previous or current relationship?

What do you need out of a relationship? Sexual experience?

How long have you been single between relationships? Why do you think it was so long/short?

What is the best way to break up with someone?

Do you believe in soul mates? Do you think you have or will meet yours?

Would you rather spend your life with one important person or several acquaintances? Why?

Are there any similarities between the people you've been with? If so, what are they?

Do you have trouble making choices? Give examples.

Do you think with your heart, your head, or your genitalia? Are you satisfied with this behavior?

Do you have trouble relating to people? If so, in what way?

[In addition to the questions there are cards with various prompts. One explains the game, I Never. Another suggests people pair off and roleplay they are in a relationship and then deal with various scenarios like what do to if one partner flirts with someone else or comes home late without calling.]

Who should do the dishes?

When is it appropriate to discuss getting blue bands/having sex?

When should you move in together if ever?

What do you do if you suspect the other is keeping secrets?

What do you say if your partner comes home with a haircut you don't like?

How do you respond if you find your partner crying?

How do you decide how to spend your time together?

Your partner's family doesn't like you. What do you do?

One of you is critically hurt. How does the other respond?

Your friends don't like the person you're with. What do you say to them? What do you say to your partner?

One of you wants sexual relations and the other does not. How do you balance your needs?

How do you communicate your desire for a particular sexual desire to your partner?

It is your partner's birthday. How do you prepare?

At a party your partner leaves you to socialize with others. How does this make you feel and how do you respond?

How do you show your affection?

(OOC: Mingle style. You are not limited to the questions, scenarios, or games listed above. Assume there are more! I recycled a lot of this from last time so if someone was in this group twice they can feel free to notice, but assume there are lots of questions and prompts, so they probably didn't see them all.)

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	fields_of_hope 2013-09-17 02:22 pm UTC (link)
	[She nods and sips at her tea.] It's an unfair question, particularly when you're being forced into answering. Those we care for deserve better than to be compared so. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	taciturnbeast 2013-09-17 02:35 pm UTC (link)
	Right? [ Again, he agrees. ] They're all different. There were different... circumstances. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-09-17 02:39 pm UTC (link)
	Mm, exactly that. And I don't think my particular partners would very much enjoy being thought similar to each other. [She does have a reason to smile at him, however.] And yours are fortunate that you think of them each as special. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	taciturnbeast 2013-09-17 07:08 pm UTC (link)
	Yours too. [ Because obviously they're of like mind in this instance. ] I guess I'm not big on sweeping generalizations in anything though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-09-17 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	Neither am I. Which is perhaps one reason why this exercise doesn't sit well with me. Categorizing us into these groups doesn't seem very fair, when we have no choice in where we're placed. Or even if we wish to participate. [The injustice of this place is more not-okay with her by the hour.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	taciturnbeast 2013-09-17 08:38 pm UTC (link)
	A box in a box. [ No freedom of choice within a prison. Which doesn't sit well with him either. ] But solidarity in similar opinions. [ Which is a positive in a negative. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fields_of_hope 2013-09-18 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	[She's all for the bright side of things!] Yes, just so. It's nice to hear someone else agree, even when I suspect many of us might. It gives me hope that we might find a way to stave off the effects of this place. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	taciturnbeast 2013-09-20 01:59 pm UTC (link)
	[ He nods, his eyes smiling a bit at her attitude. It's kind of refreshing. ] Plus fewer awkward conversations. I was actually surprised to be in this group. Were you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fields_of_hope
2013-09-26 06:42 pm UTC (link)

Mm, not especially. I've been here for several months, and only recently acquired new memories from home. Regarding relationships, I would have... acted very differently in my time here had I known about what my future held. What I now know.

[She speaks with aplomb, though not casually. These feelings don't cripple her but they are more present than usual.]

I suppose no relationship is without its complexities, however.

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	taciturnbeast 2013-09-27 10:14 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I guess that's true. [ The tiny crush he'd had on Rogue before he'd returned home and then back here again were so much less complicated than they were now. ] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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