NOTE: Have you ever had the feeling that you wanted to get closer with your partner–especially when it comes to communication–and wanted to try some things without making a big deal about it? Then– you might want to go check this out: ***QUESTION FROM A READER: “I’m looking for ways to develop intimacy with my […]
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Jealousy is embarrassing enough but when it’s unwarranted and your partner hasn’t done anything that should make you feel jealous– this makes jealousy twice as bad! If you want help stopping jealousy, get our free ebook here to stop it BEFORE it rips your relationship to shreds and you find yourself looking for a new
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Imagine that you’re sitting in a nice restaurant with your partner and what you’ve been fearing happens… Someone catches your partner’s eye and you can’t help but stare at your partner to see how long or how intensely he or she looks at that other person or continues to flirt with them. You are ANGRY.
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Do you tend to be the victim? When thinking back to your current or recently ended marriage, you may tend to see yourself as vicitimized by your ex. It could have been emotional, physical or even sexual abuse.Or perhaps it was a more subtle feeling of the other person being an aggressor over you.The victim/aggressor
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What are your communication challenges? We all have developed communication challenges along the way–unhealthy patterns and ways of avoiding communicating what we are honestly feeling in situations.For us, even though we have a great relationship and work hard at communicating clearly, we sometimes lapse into old patterns when conflict comes up. We’re guessing that many
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When the subject of jealousy comes up for many people, it’s usually thought to be a challenge between a couple in an intimate relationship which involves a third party. We know that jealousy can be about much more than that and here’s why. . . You can be jealous of other people’s things, their success,
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Whenever you get an attack of jealousy (and we call it an attack on purpose because that’s how it feels), what you want is a way to stop those run-away feelings so you can just act “normal” again.But we know that that’s easier said than done! Because when you are in the throes of jealousy,
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When a relationship experiences challenges, very often we want to assign fault and blame. When you are in a healthy relationship with another person, both people are equally responsible for the relationship.If a relationship isn’t working, the same thing applies. No matter who appears to be at fault when challenges come up or the relationship
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***QUESTION FROM A READER: “What is the best way to get around the ‘assumption barrier’? I am speaking in terms of I assume my husband should know my likes and dislikes and even when I explain them in a way I feel is very plain to him he still doesn’t get it. “So, then he
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Sometimes, when you’re in a relationship, you think things are going on with your partner or spouse that may not really be happening… Or are they? This is a fundamental question that must be answered if you’re in a relationship and there’s jealousy… How can you tell if your eyes are deceiving you? How can
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What if you’re in a relationship or marriage, your partner is jealous and wrongly accusing you–but he or she can’t seem to stop it? What if his or her jealousy comes off as mistrust–but you haven’t done anything to deserve mistrust? When it comes to this kind of mistrust, here’s what we can tell you…
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Sometimes after a separation or divorce, we find ourselves dwelling in the past, our thoughts consumed with that other person.You will begin to heal when you start thinking and writing about what you want for your life.After Susie’s husband of 30 years left their marriage, she found herself thinking about him, wondering how he was
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Recently, Susie took her mother who has Alzhemier’s disease to the hospital for an out-patient procedure to be done. They had to wait for 3 hours and to pass the time, they watched the nurses go about their duties and the other patients coming and going. As they laughed and made up stories about the
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Here’s a sample wedding ceremony that the two of us have used in performing alternative weddings as official ministers in the state of Ohio. We offer this as an example of some text that you are welcome to use if you are planning your ceremony. (This is a ceremony performed for a heterosexual couple. It
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Since it’s approaching the time that schools start a new year in the USA, it’s certainly a reminder to all of us to “get back” to what’s important in our lives. Although we might become even busier as we approach the fall season, we can make conscious choices now to create more passion and connection
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