Renovate your relationship – a manual for men

Renovate your Relationship is a resource to help men maintain their relationships by getting them to think about the practical side of relationship maintenance.

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Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) have teamed up with MensLine Australia to produce the Renovate your Relationship booklet.

Renovate your Relationship is a resource to help you think about the practical side of relationship maintenance.

“Sometimes we may overlook problems in our relationships and may only notice warning signs when it is too late.”

Sometimes, we may overlook problems in our relationships and only notice warning signs when it is too late. This resource has been created to help us identify the cracks forming in our connections before the foundations fall. The advice can empower us to act and reduce the severity of these cracks.

Renovate your Relationship can help us to understand what’s working, and what’s not working in our relationships.

Renovate your Relationship tools

The booklet highlights 13 project tools we can refer to when our relationships may need some attention.

Each project tool has a checklists of things to do:

Working together
Avoiding misunderstandings
Sharpen your tools
Resolving conflict
When the roof blows off! Dealing with anger and frustration
Who has the power? Abuse and violence
Self-maintenance
Renovate your sex life
Love
Valuing differences
Appreciation
When trust breaks down
Children – planning for the extension.

Download a free version of Renovate your relationship – A manual for men (PDF 8.46MB)

To purchase a hard copy, contact Relationships Australia Victoria on (03) 8573 2222.

If you or someone you know is struggling in their relationship, MensLine is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call us on 1300 78 99 78.

If it is an emergency, call 000.

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