The Honeymoon

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The Honeymoon
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Who pays for what?

• Parents usually pay the costs of the wedding, but
  paying for the honeymoon is the responsibility of
  the bride and groom

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Purpose of a Honeymoon

• Get to know each other better
• Rest and Relaxation
• Time to be alone
• Recreation
• Adjustment to marriage

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Case Studies

• Identify one thing that would need to be changed
  to meet the purposes of a honeymoon
• Natalie and Jason are planning a honeymoon in
  Pittsburgh. While they are there Jason will try
  to find a job and Natalie will do some shopping
  and try to find an apartment.

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Case Study

• 2. Julie and Mike are meeting another honeymoon
  couple and will spend 4 days in Las Vegas.

3. Matt and Wendy are planning a backpacking
honeymoon in a secluded Southern Utah area.
4. Brian and Susan have planned a week in Los
Angeles for their honeymoon, but have made no
definite plans for what they will do while they
are there.
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Planning a Honeymoon

• Decided on a budget
• Discuss your idea of a perfect honeymoon
• Pick your destination
• Schedule time to do nothing at all
• Mutual Interests

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Group Plan

• You need to plan a honeymoon that meets both the
  purposes and considerations for a honeymoon
• Purpose Considerations
• Get to know each other better -Budget, lt400
• Rest and Relaxation -Mutual Interest
• Time to be alone -Destination
• Recreation -Time to do nothing
• Adjustment to marriage
• With a group of 6 (3 girls/3 boys) plan a
  honeymoon for under 400

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Do Not

• Go Camping
• You will want and need to shower
• Lots of work to set up and clean up
• Can cause extra stress
• Over schedule your days
• Spend More than you can afford

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Survey

• A nation wide survey showed that _____ of
  couples interviewed reported that their honeymoon
  was not happy at all
• 25
• 40
• 50
• 55

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Survey

• A nation wide survey showed that _____ of
  couples interviewed reported that their honeymoon
  was not happy at all
• 25
• 40
• 50
• 55

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Why?

• Over-glamorized and becomes a disappointment
• Disillusioning period- see each others faults
• Being together for 24 hours a day for a full week

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• Show clip from Just Married

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Girls who Live at Home

• Research shows that young women who have always
  lived at home are the most unhappy with the
  honeymoon
• They look forward to getting away and they stay
  too long as a result they get homesick and become
  impatient with their spouse

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Essential Ingredient

• Sense of Humor
• There are bound to be embarrassing and funny
  mishaps while on a honeymoon. The purpose is to
  get to know each other and seeing things in
  perspective with a sense of humor will greatly
  aid this process.