No doubt about it, human relationships are rarely simple. Colleges around the world offer instruction on nearly every conceivable topic, but try to find a course on how to have good relationships and you'll look for a long time. We wanted to change that. Since we had our hands on research, strategies and skills for nurturing healthy relationships, we offered those tools to students through Seattle Pacific University's Center for Relationship Development. Since then, we've shared the same insights with others around the country in ways we never expected.
Social scientists call our longing for belonging assimilation, affiliation or social webbing.
Others call it fellowship, connecting or relating. Whatever it's called, everyone agrees that we're born with an insatiable inner need for meaningful interaction with others. It begins on the first day of our lives and continues until we take our last breath. Clearly, this need for relationship is all part of God's design. Please read our disclaimer .