A slightly high-level discussion starter where students discuss values and opinions concerning the characteristics of a couple, first when they are young and in love - second after they have been married for 20 years. The worksheet offers typical opinions young lovers have about each other such as:

      "I love him because tells a lot of funny jokes."

    Then students try to imagine the same guy twenty years later. His wife might say something like:

      "I love him but he has told the same jokes for 20 years."

    Or, a young man in love might say this about his girlfriend:
      "I love her because she always asks for my opinion."

    But after 20 years of marriage, he might say something like:
      "I love her but she can never decide anything by herself."

    There are descriptions for both the husband and wife - 20 years into their marriage - though no one has changed at all, the perspectives have.