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Many of us believe that we should “just know how” to relate in ways that bring us happiness. However, creating healthy and fulfilling relationships is an art and a practice. Before we get into some tools for creating more fulfilling relationships take a moment to look at some of the components ... Views: 1087
Your boyfriend or girlfriend is not with you any more and now you are badly absent from them. You want to make your ex miss you and get interested in you. What do you think you should do? If this is what you are truly facing, and now you are telling those who are connected to you about it. If ... Views: 983
Conventional belief is that we can never love too much, but that isn’t always true. Sometimes, love can blind us so that we deny painful truths. We might believe broken promises and continue to excuse someone’s abuse or rejection. We may empathize with them but not enough with ourselves. If we ... Views: 1564
While it is relatively easy for someone to share their body with another person, the same can’t be said about their heart. This means that although the need is there for someone to share how they feel with another person, it is not something that always feels comfortable.
However, just ... Views: 1737
Even though the hoopla of Super Bowl XLIX is over ,Glendale, Arizona is still a great destination. Smart lovers are heading to The Village of Arrowhead Shopping Center, 20022 N. 67th Ave. in Glendale for Valentine’s Day shopping.
The shopping plaza, with its cobblestone-accentuated walkways, ... Views: 1421
Valentine’s Day: a joy if you’re blessed with a wonderful relationship, an annoyance (or worse) if you’re single and unhappy about it, or in a “challenging” (aka miserable) relationship . . .
But what if - splendidly coupled, despairingly single, or somewhere in between - you chose, this ... Views: 1440
Valentine’s Day may well have started as the Roman version of “match.com.” Young single men and women placed their names in a box, names were drawn randomly and couples were put together as partners for a year. After that it was up to them.
Robert Browning pointed to the essence of the ... Views: 1432
There are some people who not only feel comfortable in a relationship; they also feel comfortable when they are not in one. This means that their boundaries are strong enough for them to open up and to experience intimacy without losing who they are.
And when they are not in a relationship, ... Views: 3301
Bill: I love you, Amy.
Amy: I don't.
Bill: Amy, no one can ever love you more than me.
Amy: I know Bill, but I don't feel the same for you.
Bill: I can't live without you Amy.
Amy: Bye Bye Bill
Bill tried his best to explain Amy but Amy didn't understand his feelings. It happens all the ... Views: 1187
These are statements I hear quite often in my practice: I feel like I’m lying when I say I love you to my partner. I feel like a fake, an imposter, like I’m leading him/her on. If I don’t feel love, how can I say it? And I’m not always feeling it. In fact, it seems like more often than not I’m ... Views: 1755
Dear Dr. Romance
I found you online when i googled "How to Live with a Slob". My husband and I are opposites in the area of how to keep a house -- i am very clean and he is, well, not at all. The clutter drives me crazy! It is just one more issue that impacts our relationship. ... Views: 1537
If you are among the fortunate ones who’s blessed with a caring, loving and extremely warm wife, who has recently given birth to her and yours first baby, then you must be looking for ways to thank her with some sweet gestures on upcoming Mother's day. Since her kid is too young to even ... Views: 1388
I wish I had been given one. I wish we all had been handed a Love Manual in a class in high school, and taken levels two and three in college. For there are basic laws and practices we could have learned that would have made the path of intimate relationship so much easier had we only been given ... Views: 1680
The essence of the swinger ideal is the possibility and the opportunity to experience more of life. This notion reflects itself through many forms, from creating new friendships all the way to intimacy and the pleasures it brings. But, the swinger lifestyle is also about the chance to experience ... Views: 3172
Dear friend, with a divorce rate of 50% in most developing countries and an increase in domestic violence and other forms of abuse, our relationships and family life are under severe pressure. No longer are we satisfied with the old ways of relating, no longer are we prepared to sacrifice our ... Views: 1472
There is a pervasive myth that somehow happy couples just agree on everything automatically all the time. Believing this myth, we enter relationships convinced that whatever problems or differences we have with our partners will be easy to solve. But, in reality, the individuals who make up a ... Views: 1463
We long so much for that love which will completely embrace us and enable us to live “happily ever after” that throughout the course of history we have identified true love with that crazy and blind romantic love we see in so many films and read about in so many books only to discover that that ... Views: 1200
This Valentine's Day, couples and individuals are looking to find and/or strengthen their love relationships. As award-winning authors and world-renowned relationship experts, Ariel & Shya Kane have discovered three simple, yet revolutionary tips for creating magical relationships, based on the ... Views: 1880
Who under the age of 13 hasn’t had their heart broken by someone breaking up with them? I would venture to say, no one. It happens; usually more than once. But we cannot exist without love. And love does not exist without heartbreak. That’s just the way it is. So . . . someone broke up with you! ... Views: 1351
According to Dictionary.com, the definition of cheating is to deceive, defraud and elude. In a marriage or a relationship you verbally agree legally, or not so legally, that you are going to be committed to each other. When a person proceeds to be deceptive about his/her actions against the ... Views: 2576
Happy New Year! This is the traditional time for making resolutions, which we all know are simple to make, but much more difficult to keep. Resolutions imply change, and making changes requires patience. It’s such a valuable component of character that St. Paul considered it evidence that ... Views: 1343
Dear friend, to have a joy filled relationship is to have that sense of self.
We all have expectations of relationships and how they are going to be. But if we come from within ourselves, with that authentic experience of knowing who we are and have the ability to share that with others, ... Views: 1356
Dr. Romance on creating a Happy New Year
Most of us are infused with good will and joy over the holidays, getting together with loved ones and friends, spreaking kindness, and being surrounded by reminders of holiday spirit. The holidays happen around this time of year for a ... Views: 1434
Happy New Year! May you be filled with renewed energy for life, and the wisdom to put it to effective use.
The month of January is named after the Roman god Janusthe god of beginnings and transitions. If you have seen depictions of him, you know he had two faces which ... Views: 1334
With all of the resolutions, intentions, goals and wishes you’ve considered for the new year, 2015, if one of them is to finally meet your true love, your “soulmate,” the person of your dreams, then be sure you take some notes on this article. You may just need them if walking down the aisle ... Views: 1465
With all of the resolutions, intentions, goals and wishes you’ve considered for the new year, 2015, if one of them is to finally meet your true love, your “soulmate,” the person of your dreams, then be sure you take some notes on this article. You may just need them if walking down the aisle ... Views: 1084
Dr. Romance wishes you a Happy New Year!
Every New Year feels like a new beginning. The sun, at its furthest point at Winter Solstice, has begun its annual swing closer to Earth, you change your calendar, and we all feel the renewal of the fresh, new year. With this sense of ... Views: 1456
Want to give yourself a holiday gift that will last the rest of your life? Try giving yourself the gift of happiness. Research shows that happiness and satisfaction depend more on the inner person than on external circumstances. The secret to living a happy life is to get in charge of your life ... Views: 1385
Dr. Romance wishes you Happy Holidays with a song lyric.
A Holiday Toast To You lyric by Tina B. TessinaSparkling stars, twinkling lights,Shorter days, longer nightsBusy streets are tinseled and bright with Chanukah stars ... Views: 2053
Dr. Romance wishes you Happy Holidays with a song lyric.
A Holiday Toast To You lyric by Tina B. TessinaSparkling stars, twinkling lights,Shorter days, longer nightsBusy streets are tinseled and bright with Chanukah stars ... Views: 0
Dear Dr. Romance:
I'm a high school assistant and I fell in love with mother of one of my students. She doesn't know anything about and has some difficulty with her son's wife. I told her I want to help you to sort out your problem, but I have no idea how to help her and ... Views: 1501
In 1843, there was a certain British novelist who was experiencing some uncertainty in his financial situation. He had written previous novels that sold well but because his family bills were piling up and his mortgage was due he was in quite a dilemma. One evening as he was out walking in the ... Views: 1550
Recently, as we were eating in an Italian restaurant, the music being played transported me back to holidays with my Italian/American family. Traditional, sentimental Italian songs were such a large part of our gatherings for the holidays. After a huge, slow, multi-course dinner, Uncle Tommy ... Views: 1276
If you want to turn your life around for the better, follow the times of the Void of Course Moon
December 19th 2014 - We all have the late and brilliant astrologer, Al H. Morrison to thank for his ground breaking work and promotion of the Void of Course Moon. Al spent well over 40 years of his ... Views: 1746
Look deeply into your relationship. Is it the kind that you would want for your kids when they receive adulthood? This question gets asked of my new clients frequently. They looked puzzled at first then expressions
of shame and guilt spawn across their faces. As you might imagine, their ... Views: 1027
A few weeks ago I met with two women from my spirituality group. They had never been to my home, and as we stepped onto the deck to begin our meeting they both remarked on the beauty of our land. I found myself qualifying and explaining about the dirt and weeds: “It was a lot more beautiful ... Views: 1740
When you feel beset in your life, and people close to you seem to be difficult and uncooperative, consider that they may be reflecting back to you the behavior your own anxiety is creating toward them. Learning to let go of your obsessively trying to control others can free you to receive ... Views: 1907
Breaking up with someone who means a lot to you is hard to do. But you might have been given no option. Whether you are on the receiving end of being dumped or whether you caught your partner out with someone else, heartbreak sucks.
It can be very difficult to get over the pain of losing ... Views: 1750
It’s wonderful when you meet a person where the chemistry is great and the sparks fly. The challenge becomes, How can you keep this person in your life? For the problem is that a great sexual attraction doesn’t always turn into a lasting relationship. Over time, be it weeks or months, your ... Views: 1265
So since it’s the holiday time, I am going to jump on the bandwagon with everyone else and talk about APPRECIATION today!
A deeply valuable practice that is not widely used. To find out how you can turn your relationship around in 3 easy steps, keep reading…
I taught you how to more easily ... Views: 2237
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Oneness - by Kasia Jarosinska (www.spiritualshifts.com)
For years on my spiritual path my teachers, friends and many awakened leaders would speak of a very abstract concept: Oneness. “We are all one…”, “We are all connected…, “The other person is you…”, blah, blah, blah. I got the point and I started to believe that indeed we were equals and not one ... Views: 1548
The reality of how much time and thought you give to your family is of course in many ways a unique question that can only be answered by the individual themselves. The reason it is so important is because in a significant number of cases the amount of focus that an individual puts on the family ... Views: 1602
“Never idealise others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don’t over-analyse your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.”
- Leo F. Buscaglia
Reflections of Ourselves
Relationships are the most significant and nourishing ... Views: 1099
Sexual Intent
How's everyone doing? Seriously, how are you really doing? How often to you ignore problems in the bedroom, or in your relationship? Well, typically if there are problems in one area, it affects the other.
How many women feel like they are just a "piece of meat" in the ... Views: 1188
SENSUALITY! Do you have an idea of what sensuality entails, or what it means? Everyone has that smirk on their face, contemplating their last sexually fulfilled experience.
Wait, that may be partially true. However, are you sensual outside of the sexual realm? Are you confusion now?
Yes, ... Views: 1147
What happen to those days where you would bat those luscious eyes or lick your lips just to grab his attention? Gentlemen, what about you? When was the last time you wrote that little love note expressing your deepest feelings for her? Perhaps even bought the little gift or flowers to show her ... Views: 1488
It is always easier to be grateful when things are going exactly as we want. By the same token, it is easier to be “spiritual” when life flows as we want. It is during the times life offers up incredible challenges that the greatest test of our level of gratitude is experienced. And, when our ... Views: 1260
"I'm willing... I'm ready... I'm available to more good than I have ever imagined or experienced at any time in my life." What a fantastic affirmation. I first heard this particular affirmation a few days ago while listening to one of the CDs in the Life Visioning series by Reverend Michael ... Views: 1176
In the time I’ve been in business and coaching others there are four phrases I’ve heard over and over that, quite seriously, are holding people back.
1. I don’t know what to do. Okay, so you don’t know what to do. What are you going to do about it? The difference between those who succeed and ... Views: 1503
Dr. Romance wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!
A lot of people aren’t very good at looking at the positive. I hear a lot of negativity, blaming and complaining daily in my counseling office, and I find the more negative people are, the worse their lives work. Talking about how bad it all is seems ... Views: 1318