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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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	it's all good!! onelevelmeaner 2013-09-23 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	[Yep! Even more of a shocker!] That's a long time! I've been here since Day 15, and there's not many others left who have been here for that long. I mean... I haven't been here the entire time! Apparently I was gone for some time, but it's barely noticeable. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cbsniper_v2 2013-09-24 07:22 am UTC (link)
	Day 15? There don't seem to be many left who have been here longer than I have. How long were you gone for? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	onelevelmeaner 2013-09-24 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	I can count the number of people I'm aware of who have been here as long — or longer — on one hand. [He frowns at the very thought!] I disappeared around 109, and was back 127. [He puts a hand on his chin.] It was weird that so much time passed by in my real world, but so little time had passed here. It didn't quite match up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cbsniper_v2 2013-09-24 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah... I feel the same way. Whether that is good or not is debatable depending on your point of view on it. That is strange. I got knocked out at some point here and I woke up with memories from my home, but I never actually left. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

onelevelmeaner
2013-09-24 07:50 pm UTC (link)

[His eyes widen at that. He thought his situation was weird, but Lyle's is definitely much more odd!]

That definitely tops the oddities I've heard of so far... A couple of my roommates have come and gone, with memories and without memories of this place, but I've never heard of a situation like yours! Suddenly I'm glad I got a short break, at least... even if it hardly felt like one.

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	cbsniper_v2 2013-09-24 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah... that was weird. I was out for a few days and woke up with almost two years worth of new information from home. That was strange. And not the most pleasant of news. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	onelevelmeaner 2013-09-24 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	Did your head feel all swelled up? [Since it kind of was in a weird way. He did not even want to imagine what that would be like.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cbsniper_v2 2013-09-25 07:03 am UTC (link)
	Yeah... a bit. It was hard to make heads or tails of everything at first. Now I know everything that has happened and a teammate has confirmed everything I saw. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	onelevelmeaner 2013-09-25 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	[Phew!] That's good. When I returned to this place, I couldn't go to my brother to confirm anything, because I apparently came from the future... It was weird. Usually we share the same memories. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cbsniper_v2 2013-09-25 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	That does make it problematic. I couldn't go to my brother for the same reason. But then again, I never could here. [Brother being dead kind of took care of that] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	onelevelmeaner 2013-09-25 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	[Hikaru sighs!] Man, they really don't make things easy for us, huh? [He laughs a little... he's so unsure if his joke is funny or not, but he tried.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cbsniper_v2 2013-09-25 11:17 pm UTC (link)
	No, they really don't. And they seem to be trying rather hard to get us to admit things to each other. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	onelevelmeaner 2013-09-25 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	I understand their sentiment, but I don't think it's doing as much good as it should... assuming they are doing this for better, anyway. It would help if they had genuine professionals guiding us. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cbsniper_v2 2013-09-26 07:04 am UTC (link)
	I agree with that. And stop springing this on us suddenly. It builds more resentment for the process if we have no notice at all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	onelevelmeaner 2013-09-26 10:12 pm UTC (link)
	Very true! And... no forcing us to be in sessions we don't belong. Some may be in denial of needing therapy... but some really don't need it! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cbsniper_v2 2013-09-26 10:48 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, I'd agree with that as well. They really just need to stop. [Okay, he actually needed this session, but still] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	onelevelmeaner 2013-09-26 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	Here's to hoping they tire of these therapy sessions soon... [A sigh of frustration!] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cbsniper_v2 2013-09-27 06:34 am UTC (link)
	Same. I don't like telling random people about my problems. Then again, I doubt most people do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	onelevelmeaner 2013-09-27 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	It's true! This is the kind of thing that should be treated way more personal than it is currently! [He makes a fist.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cbsniper_v2 2013-09-28 04:35 pm UTC (link)
	It should I agree. But unfortunately there's not much we can do about it at the moment. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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