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From “hooking up” to living together to bearing children out of wedlock, the landscape of how relationships form in the U.S. has undergone drastic changes. Dr. Scott Stanley, a research professor and co-director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver, will discuss these changes in “Sliding vs. Deciding: How the New Courtship Paradigm Imperils Lifelong Love,” in the first of the College of Arts and Sciences forums, on Sept. 9.

Many potentially life-altering relationship transitions now happen before commitment develops. Stanley’s talk will cover themes such as the nature of commitment, the dynamics of cohabitation and the implications of the emerging “hook-up” culture.

The forum is co-sponsored by BGSU’s National Center for Marriage Research. The free presentation begins at 12:30 p.m. in 201 Bowen-Thompson Student Union and is open to all, including classes.

A noon lunch beforehand includes cheddar baked potato soup, green salad and pasta salad, fresh fruit, beverages and dessert. The cost is $7.75 plus tax and is payable by cash, check or BG1 Card. Reservations are due by Thursday (Sept. 4) to Mary Hitt at 2-2340 or mjhitt@bgsu.edu.