Sources and original illustrations

Primary references and the limits of this educational collection.

Primary references

• Gottman Institute: Making the Invisible Visible — Context for noticing planning and organizing work within shared household responsibilities.
• Gottman Institute: Questions before moving in together — Context for explicit discussion of cohabitation routines and expectations; exercises here are original.
• Gottman Institute: Make the Holidays Your Own — Shared rituals as a conversation topic; specific activities below are original examples.
• love is respect: Healthy Relationships — Mutual respect, equality and independent choice as boundaries for relationship education.
• ASPCA Adoption Tips — Pet adoption as a responsibility and suitability decision.
• FTC: Trials and auto-renewing subscriptions — Reading subscription terms and monitoring renewals and cancellation information.

Original visual material

The diagrams in this edition are original SVG illustrations explaining the sequence or decisions in each guide. They do not show a laboratory experiment, a personal trip or a tested product result. No photographs from the linked sources are reproduced.

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References were consulted during preparation of this edition. A source may cover a broader or narrower question than a particular guide; the support notes above explain why it is listed. Read the original for methodology, exceptions and updates.