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Beginning a Relationship

The start of a relationship is an exciting time. Here we give links to resources that can help you make sure the relationship has the best chance of being the relationship you want it to be.

Starting a Relationship
Things to remember and think about at the beginning of a relationship, including what it really is that you want from a relationship.

Provided by Everybody, a consumer health information resource owned and published by CMPMedica (NZ) Ltd.

Live-In and Learn
The pros and cons of living together for couples.

Provided by Psychology Today, providing articles about emotional well-being, both from a clinical and an academic perspectives.

Living Together (NZ Law Society brochure, PDF, 226kb)
Thinking about the practicalities of living together, including implications for children.

Provided by New Zealand Law Society, the body empowered to make the rules under which lawyers practise, and ensuring as far as possible that the law is workable and fair.

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