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- HAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP GONE SOUTH? 7 signs that it may be time to pull the plug. - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2014 from Harvey DeutschendorfRelationships are difficult; requiring understanding, openness, patience, commitment and a sincere desire to do what it takes to make it work. It also requires both people to be committed not only to the relationship, but to their own personal growth. If one or both partners are not open to look ...
Views: 1888 - “I’m Not In Love” - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Sheryl PaulA few weeks ago had a great session with the man I’ve referred to as “Matthew” in these posts. We’ve been working together for quite some time and have uncovered layer upon layer of false beliefs that are contributing to his unhappiness. But in this particular session we uncovered what I believe ...
Views: 1887(2 votes) - How Will The First Sex Session be Like? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Martha Tara LeeHow will the first sex session be like? Be aware of your feelings and know it is normal to feel excited and awkward at the same time. Talk to each other: ask what’s working and what isn’t, don’t assume that what feels good for you feels good for her. During lovemaking, the penis is ...
Views: 1885 - What is Considered a Low Sex Drive? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Martha Tara LeeWhat is considered a low sex drive for females? There is often a sexual desire discrepancy between the male and female. I like to first emphasize that just because you have a lower sex drive than your partner does not necessarily mean there is something wrong with you. What this means is that ...
Views: 1882 - How To Cure Premature Ejaculation Naturally, Safely And Permanently - by Submitted on May 26, 2012 from Wisey LimAre you suffering from premature ejaculation? Is the question of how to cure premature ejaculation naturally, safely and permanently always come across your mind? If you think you have suffered enough, feeling frustrated and embarrassed every time you have sex with your partner, or if all ...
Views: 1879 - WHY ROMANCE TURNS TOXIC - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2018 from Darlene LancerMost everyone wants to fall in love, especially codependents. To us, love is perhaps the highest ideal, and relationships give our lives meaning and purpose. They enliven and motivate us. A partner provides a companion when we have difficulty initiating action on our own. Being loved also ...
Views: 1878(3 votes) - Dr. Romance: When Love is Kind: Mutuality in Relationships - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: Many people ask me, “How will I know if I'm in love?” Answer: Anyone who's in love usually knows it; the real question should be are we mutually in love, or am I wasting my time? If you want to be secure in your primary relationship, knowing how to create mutuality and ...
Views: 1877(1 vote) - Relationships: Why Do Some People's Relationships Come To An End When They Start To Work On Themselves? - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperOn one hand, one’s life can be an expression of their true-self, and on the other hand, it can be an expression of their false-self. When it is an expression of the former, they are going to spend time with people who know they are. As a result of this, it will be possible for them to ...
Views: 1877 - Building Intimacy Heals Relationships - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Susan DerryToo often people in relationships feel disconnected and alone. Perhaps they have been hurt in the past and want to avoid being hurt in the future. The problem is that cutting themselves off from intimacy not only strains their relationships, but strains their health as well. They may have built ...
Views: 1875 - Relationships: Why Do Some People Find It Hard To Be Serious? - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperThere are times in life where it will be important for one to be serious and then there will be times when this is not the case. If one was to come across as one way all the time, they are going to be out of balance. However, this doesn’t mean that one is going to spend half of each day ...
Views: 1873 - Why you avoid being intimate - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2010 from Erwan DavonPeople resist intimacy primarily because they are hurt and afraid. To whatever degree you find yourself pulling away from your partner, resisting having one or buffering yourself from really being close with someone is the degree to which you are caught in a cycle of hurt and fear followed by ...
Views: 1871(2 votes) - Creating Intimacy and Love: A Review - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from Dr. Elsbeth Meuth, EdD & Freddy Zental WeaverWhen the word Tantra comes to mind, one may think of ancient Eastern practices, intricate sex or images of naked gods and goddesses bursting with light and twisted into most difficult Kama Sutra positions. When you break it down, however, the word Tantra means “weaving” in Sanskrit. Tantra is a ...
Views: 1867(1 vote) - Releasing blocks to love--clearing a sexual addiction - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Leonard ThorntonBy Leonard Thornton, PhD This article details a very powerful session with a new client dealing with self-abandonment and an intimacy disorder of 30 years duration, which essentially cleared in one session. Dirk came to me about a problem that he had had nearly all his life at the urging ...
Views: 1867(1 vote) - Twin Flames and Soul Mates - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Sheila ApplegateTwin flames, Soul mates, Soul family are all topics getting a lot of attentions these days. I think that is good because it shows that we are evolving and beginning to remember our connectedness. There is however a lot of confusion about what these words mean. I believe it’s important to think ...
Views: 1865 - Relationships: Is The Fear Of Abandonment Causing You To Get Attached Too Soon? - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperThere are people who like to take their time when it comes to the beginning of a relationship, and then there are others who go in head first. And based on how they behave, it is safe to say that they are both having a different inner experience. However, just because one may have a pattern ...
Views: 1864 - Can You Blame “The Other Sex” for Your Failed Relationships? - by Submitted on May 18, 2012 from Doron GilIf you have been trying for a long time now to have a satisfying intimacy and didn’t succeed, it is very likely that you fail due to lack of Self-Awareness: you don’t understand how you shoot yourself in the foot. Developing Self-Awareness will enable you to realize a host of factors which drive ...
Views: 1863 - Do You Lose Yourself in Relationships? - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2010 from David Robert OrdIn the movie Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert is portrayed as someone who has a tendency to distance herself from real intimacy in a romantic relationship because she’s afraid she will dive in so deeply that she all but disappears. It’s a tendency many of us have in common with her. Why ...
Views: 1863 - Want More Sex? Here's How! - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Melody BrookeRegardless of what you may think. Sex happens in the brain. Our ability to feel desire, the things that turn us on, the things that make us reach climax all happen in the brain. So, if you want more sex, it’s reasonable to assume you should know more about the brain. I’ll give you the primer ...
Views: 1863 - Tantra as a Key to Finding Love - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2011 from Meghan GehanIn this new age of psychobabble, open sexual expression, and deeply rooted need for healing the Earth and ourselves, Tantra is a perfect practice for finding love. Unfortunately, it is so misunderstood. Contrary to popular belief, Tantra is not sex and sex is not necessarily Tantric- yet sex is ...
Views: 1862 - How to Make Friends : 3 Easy Ways to Make and Keep Great Friends For Life - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2012 from Jennifer SarpongIf you are wondering how to make friends, you are in the right place. Two of the biggest decisions you will ever make in your life are: 1. Deciding what kind of friend you will be 2. Deciding who your friends are. If you want to have a good life, (and I’m sure you do), then having good ...
Views: 1860 - Give Your Partner a Compliment and Become More Intimate - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2011 from Bellaisa FilippisInsults are easy to give. We give them all the time! We write books dedicated to insults that you can use for almost anyone out there, but good luck finding a book on compliments you can shout out to someone walking down the street. Giving a compliment means we have to admit that someone is ...
Views: 1857(1 vote) - What is “Love”? Learn the Qualities Necessary to Have “True” Love. - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from JoAnne Ceccarelli-EganFebruary is the month of Valentine’s Day and media focus tends to be on love. Often my clients tell me that they have met their “soul mate” or “have fallen deeply in love”. Have they? Like cupids arrow, “falling in love” can be deep and swift but is this really love? Having witnessed successful ...
Views: 1855 - Having Sex with Your Brain - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2017 from Robyn VogelRemember those public service announcements? This is your brain…this is your brain on drugs.” An egg sizzles on a hot skillet indicating the harm that drugs can do to your brain. In Tantra, we can apply the exact same visual and words to describe your brain when you have sex except instead ...
Views: 1853 - Gain And Loss, All Things Come And Go - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from David SamuelThere is a world of difference between running towards God and running away from the world. If you find the world empty of value, void of meaning beyond the very short and temporary life span of a human being, and this causes you to turn towards a spiritual life, leaving the material world ...
Views: 1850 - Sons of Narcissistic Fathers - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2016 from Darlene LancerSons of narcissistic fathers are driven by lack of confidence. Raised by a self-centered, competitive, arrogant father, they feel like they can never measure up or be enough to garner their father’s approval. Their father may be absent or critical and controlling. He may belittle and shame his ...
Views: 1850(1 vote) - ***Marriage Slumps, Relationship Ruts and Other Painful Realities About Love - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2008 from Richard NicastroWarning: the contents of this article may upset you. In fact, I strongly recommend that you close this page. If you're like most people, you have a child-like naïveté about romance. I don't want to spoil that. Sure, you were able to handle the truth about Santa Claus and the tooth ...
Views: 1849 - Listen to Your Love With Your Ears Closed, and You Will Finally Hear What They Are Saying. - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Guy RussellI have learned many things in my life. Most of what I learned was through trial and error. Mainly through error is when I grew the most. I believe the relationships I had in the past were to prepare me and make me ready to be the right partner for the one I was to be with. While I wish I had ...
Views: 1845(2 votes) - Dear Dr. Romance: I can't live like this any more. - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2013 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I've seen your website and I think you may be the exact person to be able to help me. My wife and I have been married for just about 10 yrs., we have 3 beautiful children, and we live fairly comfortably (money is not too big of an issue). I grew up in a fairlyaffluent ...
Views: 1843(6 votes) - Your Relationship is the Key to Your Success! - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2014 from Emma ViglucciOur relationship is one of the biggest, most powerful asset and gift we have in our life! It is a true "treasure chest" worth a fortune. It can deliver unimaginable heights of satisfaction, peace, joy, love, happiness and success!! To cash-in on this fortune we have to polish the "gems on ...
Views: 1843(1 vote) - Love, Lust or Addiction? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2015 from Darlene LancerWonder whether you’re in love or in lust? Whether your obsession about someone is a sign of love or addiction? Whether you’re staying in a troubled relationship because you’re addicted or in love? It’s complicated, and lust and love and addiction don’t always exclude one another. Endless ...
Views: 1841(1 vote) - FINDING LOVE - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Jennifer Elizabeth Masters8 COMMON DATING MISTAKES MOST PEOPLE MAKE ON THE INTERNET Finding love We all want to be loved. It is a very profound human need. But how do we get it? Where do we look for it? Why don't we find it? ...
Views: 1840(1 vote) - How Can I Make My Orgams Stronger, Naturally? - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Martha Tara LeeThe idea of having better orgasms isn’t meant to make you feel like there is anything wrong with the orgasms you’re currently having. Here are some basics: 1) Breathe so your orgasm becomes more of a full body experience; 2) Instead of tensing up and holding still during orgasm, move your body ...
Views: 1840 - How to Plan a Romantic Date at Home and a Romantic Date Out - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2012 from Don DiebelHere are a couple of ideas to start your creative juices flowing for planning dates: • Watch a romantic movie. Grab a blanket and snuggle on the couch with a dvd she’s been dying to see. Or pull out an old favorite that has special significance. It doesn’t matter if it is a drama with ...
Views: 1839 - Overcoming Upset - by Submitted on May 22, 2013 from Behnam BakhshandehOvercoming Upset How to overcome upset by developing connection to resources for a peaceful and content life This is an excerpt from upcoming book “Anatomy of Upset” by Behnam Bakhshandeh As we all know by now UPSET is big part of our daily living. We are upset a lot and it seems ...
Views: 1839(1 vote) - Love as you would like to be loved - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2010 from Dr. Erica GoodstoneAre you ready for love? Are you willing to take responsibility for co-creating the love relationship you desire? One of the ten Biblical commandments is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." I would like to expand that notion. Have you ever done for a friend or a loved one ...
Views: 1838(2 votes) - Sex and Marriage: An Oxymoron? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Melody BrookeIt’s not a joke; most married men I know claim to have less sex than they did when they were single. This seems to be confirmed by the Durex Survey (2001), since couples living together claim to have sex 146 times per year, while married couples make love only 98 times per year. Yet going from ...
Views: 1838 - Healthy Relationships - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Jo Anne WhiteLove by itself isn’t enough to keep your relationship healthy. Here are some important tips to follow to keep your relationship thriving. Kindness and Compromise: All relationships require some effort. You’re not going to agree on every detail even if you want to. What's important is ...
Views: 1834 - Relationships: Are Patterns Running Our Relationships? - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperThere are people who have relationships that are generally: supportive, secure, loving and what could be described as functional. And there are others who are in relationships that are: unhealthy, dysfunctional, disempowering and even abusive. Functional Now, for people in the first ...
Views: 1834 - Relationships: Are Boundaries Important In Intimate Relationships? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperA big part of being intimate involves being able to share ones reality with another person. Here, one will share what they are feeling, thinking and sensing. And while this may sound clear enough to understand, it is not always the easiest thing to do in a relationship. One of the primary ...
Views: 1832(1 vote) - Are Your Expectations Working For Or Against You? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2010 from Susan DerryIn all of our relationships we have expectations of how things should be, this applies in our intimate relationships as well. Many of these expectations have not been clearly defined in our own mind and frequently we have not openly shared our expectations with our partner. As our partner bumps ...
Views: 1830(2 votes) - Let's Remove the Obstacles to Intimacy in Your Life! - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2017 from Robyn VogelAre you feeling unfulfilled and disconnected? Single and touch deprived? Feeling the need to share and have someone listen really deeply to you? Ready to discover what it feels like to experience pleasure, passion, joy, and laughter again? BUT JUST CAN'T FIND THE TIME? Allowing ...
Views: 1830 - Asking for What You Want - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2012 from Tina TessinaIn my counseling office, I see a lot of damage done because people don't know how to ask for what they want, or don't think it's OK. Not asking for what you want means you'll eventually resent somebody, and that leads to a lot of strife. So today, I thought I'd give some hints about how to ask ...
Views: 1828 - Dr. Romance Says: Lighten Up: Cures for Marital Boredom - by Submitted on May 24, 2012 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance writes: The old folk songs say it: Oh, love is handsome, love is fine Love is a jewel when it is new; But when love's old, it waxes cold And fades away, like morning dew. Folk wisdom says it: If newlyweds put a penny in a jar for every time they make love in the first ...
Views: 1828(2 votes) - The Death of Traditional Sex in a Unisex World - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2013 from Sam VakninTraditional sex – the heady cocktail of lust and emotional bonding - is all but dead. In a culture of casual, almost anonymous hookups, suppressing attendant emerging emotions is the bon ton and women and men drift apart, zerovalent atoms in an ever-shifting, kaleidoscopic world, separated by a ...
Views: 1826 - Where To Touch A Woman To Arouse Her: Secret Places On Her Body That Can Drive Her Crazy With AROUSAL - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2018 from Melvin SheltonWhere To Touch A Woman To Arouse Her: Secret Places On Her Body That Can Drive Her Crazy With AROUSAL It's a commonly known fact that women can not achieve an orgasm unless they are completely aroused and you simply can not turn her on unless you know the proper arousal techniques which would ...
Views: 1825 - Boundaries: Can A Lack Of Boundaries Cause Someone To Lose Themselves In A Relationship? - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperWhile some people can maintain their sense of self in a relationship, there are others who are unable to do this. As a result, their experiences are going to be radically different, and this could be how they have been for most of their life. A Big Difference When one is able to maintain ...
Views: 1820 - Relationships: Do We See Others As We Want Them To Be? - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperIt is often said that in the very beginning of a relationship, one doesn’t see the other person for who they are, what they see is their own projections. So here, one will create all kinds of associations in their mind and attach these to the other person. The other person may even posses one ...
Views: 1820 - I’m Fine!…And You? - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2012 from Geoff LaughtonHow many times have you heard this when you ask someone how they’re doing: “I’m FINE! And you?”…and, you simply KNEW that you were being fed a line of hooey? How often has that happened to you with men as opposed to women? Perhaps, in these times, it’s an even more important question to ask, ...
Views: 1819 - My Heart Is Closed - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2012 from David SamuelWe all suffer from a heart that is closed, either a little or a lot, and we spend our life trying to avoid being aware of this, but it is always there in the back of our mind. This article will take the article; “How To Find What You Really Are” a little further. Our activities and desires ...
Views: 1819(1 vote) - How to Get Her Back - 5 Tips to Win Your Ex Girlfriend Back! - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2011 from Charles WealthYou have got to know the do’s and don’ts of rekindling a relationship if you want to know how to get her back. Getting back together with your ex girlfriend may not be as complicated as you imagine. You could be back together sooner than you imagine provided that you know exactly what to ...
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