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The key to maintaining relationships
included a basis of communication.

Relationships Work

Kate Whalen
S other person, then you don't know
pending a Saturday night communicating openly with the
watching "the game" on tele-
vision, or shopping to find
what his or her needs are, and this
from my point of perfectly matching Homecomjng person doesn't know yours," senior
Jill Chalupnik said.
outfits rllight not be one's idea of a
Sharing similar interests
vzew hot date, but students often made was also beneficial to couples.
such sacrifices in order to keep
their relationships growing. "Compatibility is a must, whether
Most students said that the it is in school, hobbies or personali-
keys to a good relationship lay in ties," sophomore J onathan Collis
the basis of communication, simi- said.
lar interests, and spending time to- Spending time together
gether doing both enjoyable and was a key to learning more about
not so enjoyable activities. the other person. "Every day I learn
Without communication, somethjng new about my boyfriend,
students said that relationships had and that's what keeps it interest-
no structure or point. "If you aren't ing," senior Sara Precht said. r

Camille Caverhill
junior

I think the keys
to a good relationship
are trust, honesty,
communication, kind-
ness, compassion,
friendship, and the list
goes on. I also think
that you need to spend
time with each other
whenever you can, but
I don't think you need
to spend every waking
moment together.
When I spend
time with someone, I
like to do fun and ex-
citing th ings. Some of
the mostfun dates that
I have been on include:
playing miniature golf
and going to a movie,
going on a picnic with
a lot of people playing
sports, ordering pizza,
and watching fire-
works.

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