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Ok so the answer to your marriage is a divorce! A divorce from what?
As strange as this question may sound I need you to analyze what it is you are actually divorcing. You see when you mention divorce the first thing that naturally springs to mind is “I am divorcing the other person” but are ... Views: 1725
Is it divorce or parental discord that most damages children? Answers are finally coming in!
A recent article by marriage and family therapist Ruth Bettelheim has much to say on this topic that is both relevant and, quite surprising for many. That’s because she refutes common misconceptions ... Views: 1724
Couples who are somewhat impoverished are causing court chaos by representing themselves in the midst of cutbacks. According to the Daily mail; the recession and upcoming cuts to legal aid are putting immense pressure on family courts as these couples increasingly represent themselves.
I will ... Views: 1722
Let's Clean Up Your Trash After Divorce!
Divorce can leave you with a lot of left over trash, both emotional and physical. Think about how we treat our homes after spring cleaning. How do we nurture our landscaping after the rubbish and remnants of a brutal winter? We treat our floors and ... Views: 1722
Husbands Family Doesn't Like Me: My Husband Family Hates Me
One of the top three reasons listed for marital problems is trouble with in-laws. Dealing with in-laws doesn't have to be that way if you have some basic rules in place from the beginning.
You don't want the in-laws to become ... Views: 1721
To lose your partner is always painful. It is a heartbreak, any way you look at it. It hurts. Your body aches and your heart feels like it is going to explode. And you are face to face with the most important decision in your life.
The choice you make at this moment determines how the rest of ... Views: 1718
Divorce is hard on everyone, particularly on kids. Many parents struggle with their marriages for years before deciding that divorce is the best option for everyone. When this decision is made, it then falls to the parents to let their kids know what be happening.
Unfortunately, well-meaning ... Views: 1718
The 4 Emotional “Paths” You can take following your Relationship Breakdown,Break Up,Separation or Divorce.
Many years of experience and research at the Divorce Recovery Centre indicates that following the end of your relationship there are 4 emotional “paths” you may follow. Infact in the ... Views: 1717
If you have had a love break up many times, you will really know how hurtful and painful it can be. And if you thought back after the relationship ended, you probably saw all the signs that you didn’t recognize before. If you’ll remember those signs and keep them in mind, they can help you ... Views: 1716
Tired Of My Husband Attitude: My Husband Always Has An Attitude With Me - Husband Attitude Problem
Conflict is good for relationships provided the couple can come to a solution so that both of them feel heard and understood. In a relationship there are two unique individuals with different ... Views: 1716
I remember my first Pooh bear book when I was a kid. I loved it to death and pawed at the pages on a daily basis. I was so in love with the characters that when it came time to find ways to earn money for my school as a debutante, I even wrote and directed a play which starred almost my whole ... Views: 1716
My Husband Says I'm Boring: Why Husbands Get Bored with Wives after marriage
Although a divorce is - or at least shouldn't be - a goal by itself, it is a fact that more than 50 percent of our marriages end this way. Here are a few tips to save your marriage. You can find more tips by ... Views: 1715
How To Make My Husband Value Me: How To Make Husband Realise Your Importance
Love can be fleeting. That fact alone is disheartening when you meet and fall in love with a man. Finding someone that you truly adore is rare and naturally you want to do whatever you can to ensure that he'll stay ... Views: 1714
Ask most people what it is like to go through a divorce and chances are you will hear a litany of horror stories about high legal costs, unfair results in court and lawyers who don't care enough about their own clients to return phone calls. Splitting up a family and the assets that have been ... Views: 1713
Forget Harmony, Settle for Peace
An oft-common mistake working with high conflict separated parents is to move them towards getting along and working cooperatively for the well-being of their children. It is a lofty and noble goal unfortunately far beyond the grasp of folks who would likely ... Views: 1712
My Wife Rejects My Affection: What Does It Mean When Your Wife Doesn't Show Affection
"Come on honey, it has been such a perfect night ... don't you think I am sexy?", "Listen, I am tired, let's just sleep ok." ... Does this sound familiar to you? For nearly 20% of marriages it does all year ... Views: 1712
What is Alimony?
Alimony is also often called spousal support. Alimony payments are used to provide the spouse that is making a lower-income with funds to cover expenses that are not provided for through child support or through the division of property. Many factors come into play when ... Views: 1710
How To Fix A Marriage When One Is Unhappy: What To Do When Your Not Happy In Your Marriage
I work separately with husbands and wives who are at their wits end on how to transform their unhappy marriage. Unhappy marriages produce a bi-product called tension. It's this constant tension that ... Views: 1710
Divorce can be a long and expensive process if you do not know what you are doing. In order to avoid having a long and expensive divorce, we recommend that you follow a certain number of ground rules about divorce. This ground rules are what you might call ‘common sense’, but as you know ... Views: 1710
Relationships: 3 Tips to Know when to Get Out of your Marriage and File For Divorce
As a counselor, I’ve helped lots of couples solve difficult relationship problems, but it isn’t always possible. Here are three reasons to know it’s time to let it go:
1. Your partner keeps going out of ... Views: 1709
There are many things we consider before we choose a partner for life – good personality, good looks, attitude, career and so on. Unfortunately, quite often it doesn't end as we hoped it will - you know “happily ever after” and stuff and there are many factors to blame.According to research ... Views: 1707
My Husband Talks To His Best Friend More Than Me: Husband Talks To Male Friend Everyday
Before things get out of hand and we seek to part ways with our partners and loved ones in a marriage there are certain factors that we must address honestly to ensure we do not find ourselves reliving ... Views: 1707
I sat down to write today and have changed the title so many times ! There is just so much to discuss in the fascinating world of love and relationships, but I couldn't let Christmas go by without writing something apt. My word bag is slowly starting to open so who knows where this will end ... Views: 1707
With couples divorcing and splitting up at the highest rate modern time, quality couple therapy is a must. And, finding a qualified couple therapist is essential. Only 14% of therapists in the United States that state they do couple therapy have actually had training in how to do couple therapy. ... Views: 1706
If one is in a relationship, they could begin to wonder what has happened to it. This could be a sign that it is no longer having the same effect on them as it used to have.
What this could show is that they haven’t been putting in as much effort as they did in the past. Perhaps they have ... Views: 1705
The title of a great and popular old Off-Broadway play captures one of the most common sentiments I've seen when working with distressed couples: I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change.
If you have discovered that for some reason you and your partner are no longer growing together as a couple, ... Views: 1704
Forgiveness is a miraculous act that serves as a release valve that propels us forward into a new life after divorce. To forgive is to be truly free, to be unencumbered by the past. The problem or challenge with forgiveness is that it is very difficult and oftentimes near impossible for us to go ... Views: 1701
Are you seeing some signals that your boyfriend may dump you? Don't just let it happen, take these steps to prevent a breakup. It may be tough to do, working at making it work will be worth it if you love each other.
The most important first step is to talk openly, searching for ... Views: 1700
7 Tips For Parenting From Afar
Whether afar is across town or across the country these tips will help any parent who is not currently sleeping under the same roof as his or her children, due to divorce or some other reason.
1. Remember that your child is a digital native. On the other ... Views: 1695
Do you dream of the moment when you can have a bath undisturbed, or go out somewhere (anywhere, you're not fussy!) without taking an hour to get everyone into the car? That time has come ... you've got a weekend to yourself and ... Instead, you can't decide what to do!You want to make the most ... Views: 1695
Dating after divorce can be tricky. But introducing that special someone to your children is even harder. Let's cover the 4 most important steps to take in that first meeting between your new partner and your children.
1. Don't introduce them too early - Be sure this is a committed ... Views: 1695
My Husband Is Always Angry and Moody: Why Is My Husband So Moody Lately
Most marriages die a slow, agonizing death from too little compassion. Compassion is sympathy for the hurt or distress of another. At heart it is simple appreciation of the basic human frailty we all share. When you feel ... Views: 1695
You open up the phone book and are faced with so many ads for divorce lawyers you have no idea who to call. Divorce is scary because you have heard so many stories from your friends about how nasty and expensive their own divorce was. Or maybe you saw your own parents as they waited for their ... Views: 1693
Having a broken heart is one of the most painful experiences in life and when it happens it seems that you will never get over it. How to heal a broken heart seems even more challenging than the actual heartbreak experience because it is prolonged and re-lived over and over again. The knot in ... Views: 1693
At the time, I couldn't believe it would happen to me. We raised a family, we fought, then made-up, and made plans for our future - together. We didn't always have good times, but I honestly believed we would work through all our problems. We didn't have much money, nor did we go on exotic ... Views: 1693
My Husband Prefers His Friends Over Me: My Husband Puts His Friends Before Me
At times relationships that we thought were steady and strong can also break without any prior notice. Perhaps you are facing a situation right now where you suddenly find that your marriage has hit rock bottom. You ... Views: 1692
Emotions can run riot during separation or divorce. High value topics such as child custody, property division, child support and security get shuffled with advice and criticism from all corners, to create a mental tangle that can shake up even the coolest customer. Add a couple of divorce ... Views: 1690
Many families experience separation or divorce as summer approaches so they can take advantage of the school break to make post-divorce transitions. There are many other families, however, that make the break in the midst of the school year.
There are several reasons why this sometimes ... Views: 1689
When I first starting hearing about the increasing popularity of divorce parties, the first word that popped into my head was "tasteless." I had always thought of divorce parties as something that only the bitterest of women would consider. I also had concerns about whether these parties ... Views: 1687
Getting divorced is a time that is considered very sensitive for most. This is not something that many people look forward to and in fact it can be something that is very disruptive to their lives. This is especially true when it comes to dealing with the in-laws.
When you are dealing with ... Views: 1686
In this tougher economy, couples are finding it necessary to take the jobs they can get, and that means more couples work different shifts. If one of you works a “graveyard shift” or rotating shift job that limits your time together; the difference in your shifts and commutes may mean you ... Views: 1685
Do you feel trapped in a relationship you can’t leave? Of course, feeling trapped is a state of mind. No one needs consent to leave a relationship. Millions of people remain in unhappy relationships that range from empty to abusive for many reasons; however, the feeling of suffocation or of ... Views: 1683
Traditionally February musings are all about love, romance and partnership, yet many couples are not on this same train as they are experiencing relationship hurdles, unfortunate scenarios of love petering out, while others are going down the path of becoming unmarried and enduring the aftermath ... Views: 1683
My Husband Is Withdrawing From Me: Emotional Withdrawal In Marriage - Husband Withdraws Affection
Many couples who seek out relationship help and marriage advice have fallen into a relationship rut-in other words, they feel stuck. And when you and your spouse/partner are locked in cycles of ... Views: 1683
If you’re desperate to get your ex to return your calls, you may be on a wild search for the magic bullet. I don’t know anything about magic, but I do know a lot about how to get an ex back. Maybe you’re not quite expecting to get back with your ex, but you just want him (or her) to return ... Views: 1680
Pain, rejection, loneliness, abandonment are one of the many things that couples feel when struggling in relationships. It’s difficult indeed to ignore such emotions, especially when they become a pattern. Many of us are unaware of their root cause and that the key to having a truthful, loving ... Views: 1679
On the list of major life stressors, divorce comes in second; only the death of a spouse is first. It used to be that the death of a spouse was the number one reason why marriages ended. Now it's divorce (Steiner, Suarez, Sells, & Wykes, 2011). And, even though people are aware of the ... Views: 1677
3 Must Do's + 2 Don'ts That Can Help You Today
Are you about to be dumped? Your mate/date is losing interest? The signs are: lack of attention in conversation and being together; irritability -- refusal to talk about it, no sex or less interest. Here's what to do if you ARE dumped.
1. DO ... Views: 1676
Breakups can be severely painful. Love stimulates such powerful and pleasurable neuro-chemicals that rejection can feel like withdrawal from a drug. It can compel us to engage in obsessive thinking and compulsive behavior, even in animals. Rejection and breakups are especially hard for ... Views: 1670
Dear Dr. Romance:
I would like to know if it's possible to make your wike fall in love with you again? She just recently announced to me that she wanted to go our seperate ways. I am devestaded we have 2 kids together and she told me that she just grew appart from me. I'm madly in love ... Views: 1670