ABSTRACT
The PAIRS program uses an integration of theories and exercises that, according to its founder, Dr. Lori Gordon, provide the knowledge and experience needed by couples to promote the well-being of their relationship. Dr. Gordon based PAIRS on the work of renowned marriage and family therapists, as well as on her own clinical experience with couples. She ultimately developed a semester-long, 120-hour course, the longest relationship education program in existence. Dr. Gordon believes that because couples need to learn a great deal about creating a successful and pleasurable relationship, a time commitment of this length is ideal.
