Two experts who have written about and taught this subject will help participants increase their marital happiness. To achieve the greatest benefit, it is recommended that both partners participate. The topics include: understanding your own happiness expectations; communication methods that minimize conflicts and hurts; and work and play within the relationship. Please obtain “Maximizing Happiness Through Intimate Communication” by Marshall and Marguerite Shearer, both MDs, who will facilitate this class. They have obtained a wealth of experience through work with Masters and Johnson, giving lectures at University of Michigan and writing a syndicated column for the Detroit Free Press for 23 years.