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- How Differences Can Make a Better Relationship - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2010 from Shela DeanHalloween. Every year it's a challenge to be creative and accommodating to my I'm-not-wearing-that sweetie at the same time. I love creative costumes. My ex was cooperative. He once allowed me to dress him as a topless dancer. The boobs I made for him out of balloons, cut up pantyhose, and ...
Views: 1399(1 vote) - ***Keeping Your Marriage Strong While Raising Children - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Kids! We love them. We cherish them. They bring joy to our lives. When we have children in a marriage, we understand finally, and once and for all, what eternity means. While we are not immortal, we learn the meaning of everlasting life when we ...
Views: 6947(26 votes) - Pre-Marriage Counselling Tips- Find Positivity in Your Relationship - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Dr. Dan DaltonCouples who are going through a difficult period in their relationship should consider the support of a pre-marriage counsellor or marriage counsellor to help provide them with tools for managing their challenges. Pre-marriage counselling and marriage counselling is a process of identifying, ...
Views: 1099(1 vote) - Marriage Counsellors Suggest You Use Thoughtful Language to Improve Your Relationship - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Dr. Dan DaltonMarriage counselling is a common type of therapy sought by couples in London and throughout Central Ontario. Marriage counsellors can help you with a variety of situations, but often focus on improving communication skills. Many counsellors and mental health professionals teach couples better ...
Views: 1017(1 vote) - Learning Relationship Patience Begins With One Easy and Powerful Step - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2010 from Diane and Lewis DenbaumIn this age of instant messaging, Blackberries, and microwave ovens, we expect instant gratification in every aspect of life. When we aren't instantly gratified, most of us will admit to immediately becoming impatient. Actually, we can get downright nasty and torture ourselves by sending crazy ...
Views: 7014(5 votes) - Responsible Speech in a Loving Relationship - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2010 from Diane and Lewis Denbaum"Lewis, you are late! You only think about yourself. Nobody else matters! Dinner is ruined. Why can't you be on time for once in your life?" We will use this opening barrage of criticism to demonstrate an effective way to communicate a tough message effectively and yet maintain a loving ...
Views: 1172(1 vote) - Remain in Love While Experiencing Different Moods - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2010 from Diane and Lewis DenbaumJohn had a disappointing day at the office -- he lost a key account. His partner Jane had a fantastic day at the office -- her boss loved her presentation. After their commutes home, John and Jane sit down to dinner. John is still feeling down about this day, whereas Jane is happy and ...
Views: 1329(2 votes) - Keep You and Your Relationship Healthy by Speaking Up Sooner - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2010 from Diane and Lewis DenbaumIn our article "Keep Your Relationship Loving by Speaking Up Sooner - 3 Tips," we recommended speaking up as soon as an issue arises to prevent arguments in your relationship. We recently found an added benefit to speaking up sooner. We are on a quest to share information and help other ...
Views: 1048(2 votes) - Elder Care - Keeping Your Marriage Strong While Caring For Aging Parents - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2010 from Diane and Lewis DenbaumThe Situation: Aging Parents Many couples are readjusting their lives and schedules so that they can be more attentive to the needs of their aging parents. A whopping 44 million adults in the United States are providing unpaid care to another adult, according to a recent study by the National ...
Views: 3203(1 vote) - Simplify And Eliminate the Unnecessary Baggage In Your Life! - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2010 from Diane and Lewis Denbaum"The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak."- Hans Hofman When you de-clutter, you simplify your life and bring fresh creative energy to your relationship. When you work together to de-clutter your home, you get to spend time together working ...
Views: 1601(1 vote) - Power in Relationships - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2010 from Diane and Lewis DenbaumAsymmetry refers to the imbalance in a particular area between the partners in the relationship. For example, one partner may have a higher paying job or more financial assets. Another partner may be much more outgoing and have many more close friendships. In our minds, we call these ...
Views: 1098(1 vote) - Things women should know and avoid in a relationship - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Dia ThabetThings women should know and avoid in a relationship What are the obstacles that stand in the way of the relationship’s happiness? How can a woman drive the man she loves away? Being in a relationship is like a company that is shared between two people. Every relationship and marriage ...
Views: 1646(4 votes) - Making Choices That Empower You and Your Relationship - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2010 from Diane and Lewis DenbaumDo you want to have an extraordinary marriage? Having an extraordinary marriage requires choices that serve both you and your relationship. If you always choose in favor of the relationship, you can lose yourself; if you always choose in favor of yourself, the relationship may suffer. Balance is ...
Views: 1072(1 vote) - In Transition? The Dr. House Answer to: Now What? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteOne of my favorite TV Shows is House, M.D., about a brutally honest brilliant, irreverent and controversial doctor who trusts no one. While devoid of any bedside manner, Dr. House thrives on the challenge of solving medical puzzles in order to save lives. The title role is masterfully played by ...
Views: 1455 - How to save your relationship and marriage? - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Dia ThabetHow to save your relationship and marriage? Do you want to save your relationships and marriage? What are the steps that you need to do to have a healthy and successful relationship and marriage? Every single day there are couples who face challenges and they search for ways not only to ...
Views: 1067(2 votes) - Couples Counseling: 7 Ways it Can Improve Your Relationship - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2010 from Joe JamesOne of the questions I am most frequently asked is what couples counseling can do to restore a relationship. I can think of a thousand ways marriage counseling can be of use, but then I'm a bit biased and that would make for a mighty long article. So instead here are the top 7 ways couples ...
Views: 1206 - Love, Marriage, Happiness - One Way to Have it All - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2010 from Diane and Lewis DenbaumMany people love their marriage partner, but they complain about their relationship. They want to have a happy marriage with the partner they love. However, they blame, complain and ultimately move into a life where all they are doing is tolerating each other. It's so sad. Tolerating is ...
Views: 1181(1 vote) - ***Marriage and the Empty Nest: Five Strategies for Rediscovering Your Spouse - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Okay, the children have all left home. You and your spouse are finally alone after two decades of marriage. Now what? How do you cope? What lies in store for the two of you? These are questions faced by millions of married couples worldwide ...
Views: 10823(21 votes) - Relationship Bad Habits: How To Break Them - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Rachel MohebanEach relationship is unique with each partner bringing their own idiosyncrasies into their relationship. And as a unit, couples can develop their own particular relationship bad habits. As the saying goes, bad habits are hard to break. In a relationship it is crucial to put in the work to ...
Views: 1599(6 votes) - Men and Divorce - A Guide For You - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Kyle MorrisonSociety usually has this misinterpreted view about men and divorce. That men will be fine in the end, that they are much more stable in terms of handling pain and tremendous emotional stress and that they will generally come out fine in the end. Well much as society would like to say it is so, ...
Views: 1780 - Relationships Cycle Predictably - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2010 from Jan DeniseRelationships Cycle Predictably by Jan Denise Whether you dread or cheer summer’s end, autumn arrives. So, too, each season of your relationship takes a turn, repeating a cycle as predictable as spring, summer, fall, and winter. Why not transition through the seasons with your eyes ...
Views: 1450 - Building Trust With Simple Tasks - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Diane and Lewis DenbaumWe all know that trust is a basic requirement in an intimate relationship. How can you open up to someone you don't trust? You can't! Let's assume that you have been in a relationship and the trust level is good. What do you have to do to maintain, or better yet, to increase, that trust ...
Views: 1334(1 vote) - Spice Up Your Relationship by Doing Something Unexpected - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Diane and Lewis DenbaumOne quality of a happy long-term relationship is that each person develops a high level of comfort with the other person. That comfort level allows the couple to interact in a stress-free manner most of the time. There is nothing wrong with that! However, there is an unwanted byproduct: the ...
Views: 1498 - Three Secret Ingredients of Successful Couples Therapy - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Joe JamesOne of the questions I am most frequently asked is what makes for successful marriage counseling. Naturally the training and background of the therapist is very important in making for a successful marriage counseling experience. However, I am going to focus on that in a separate article which ...
Views: 1393 - Do You Feel Stuck? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Susan DerryIf you have ever gotten your rubber boots stuck in a muddy garden, you will remember how hard it is to lift your boot out of the mud. Sometimes you can manage it by holding onto the top of the boot and pulling up as you lift your foot. This requires excellent balance and could result in landing ...
Views: 1963(1 vote) - How to build healthy relationships? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Dia ThabetHow to build healthy relationships? How do you build healthy relationships with your partner? What should you do to build and maintain happy and healthy relationship and marriage? Everybody wants to have happy relationships and marriages and all couples want to keep improving their ...
Views: 1281(4 votes) - Marriage Counseling: Where to Begin and What to Do - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Alvin PoliranWhen a couple chooses to get married, they have a great deal of expectations for a exciting and tender future. Things are all blissful and exhilarating and splendid and amazing. Sadly, not all romantic relationships are fated for a happy-ever-after. At present, more than half of all spousal ...
Views: 1191 - DIVORCE: A TRANSFORMATION PROCESS - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Darlene LancerThe emotional unbonding that can occur during divorce is the cornerstone for transformation and is my focus. The task of emotional separation involves unbonding romantic and dependent aspects of the relationship, and mourning. This is the stage where growth and transformation unfold. It includes ...
Views: 1812(1 vote) - The Stages of Divorce - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Darlene LancerDivorce ranks just above death in severity of stress and is often combined with other stressors, such as marital discord, serious financial problems, a move, single parenting, multiple losses and litigation, all at once. It's a life cycle crisis that presents a crucial period of increased ...
Views: 1555(3 votes) - Are You Codependent? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Darlene LancerDo you wonder if you are Codependent? Do you regularly sacrifice your opinions, needs or wants, and then feel resentful? Do you feel guilty saying no and resentful when you don’t? Are you controlled by, or try to control someone else, whom your thoughts and feelings revolve around, as in the ...
Views: 2592(2 votes) - 6 Divorce Effects on Men You Should Know - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Kyle MorrisonDivorce is probably one of the hardest and most difficult situations anyone has to go through. While it would be somewhat unfair to say that women get the upper hand in terms of surviving divorce because of the numerous resources and documented pieces of advice that they are able to utilize, ...
Views: 18273 - What Are The Advantages and Disadvantages In Getting Married - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Justin DavisWhen one gets married, that day becomes one of the most special day in his or her life. Many of us dream of a splendid feast for our wedding day. Traditionally, weddings happen in churches, though there are those in other countries where in their main preference is to have a civil wedding ...
Views: 10872 - Christian Marriage Counseling Getting God Inspired Guidance - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Jancar TsangChristian marriage counseling is used by many couples striving to follow God's will and seek His guidance when the need for marriage counseling has come. When you marriage is struggling it is important for couples to get good advice from marriage counselors. If you are Christians then it very ...
Views: 876 - ***Love in the Pyrenees: Five Ways to Lasting Love - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Our current European trip is part of our continuing search for great marriages around the world. This time our travels have brought us to the tiny principality of Andorra. Following our interviews in Prague in the Czech Republic three days ago ...
Views: 5334(18 votes) - Divorce Advice for Men Trying to Survive - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Kyle MorrisonMen have been known to be the stronger half of the species, and while many today will generally argue this fact, it is one that has already been proven time and time again. Whether in physical or emotional aspects, men have been known to show resistance and resilience against breakdowns – but ...
Views: 1199 - How to communicate with your partner? - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Dia ThabetHow to communicate with your partner Do you know how to improve your relationship with your partner? What are the necessary steps that need to be taken to acquire effective communication skills with your partner? You probably know that communication in relationships is needed for any ...
Views: 1254(4 votes) - How to Win A Heart: Show Up Naked - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite"If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable. You must reach the emotional and intellectual level of ability where you can go out stark naked, emotionally, in front of an audience." - Jack Lemmon, Actor Jack Lemmon was one of the ...
Views: 1422 - A Plethora of Problems - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Dr. Dennis NederDoc: I have been dating my girlfriend for the past 14 months, and we have endured many situations. The one I need help with is her past. She has told me she has been with 7 guys prior to me. She originally told me 6, but I found out and not from her it was 7. She didn't tell me because I know ...
Views: 1270(5 votes) - Find The Best, Most Effective And Totally Smashing Marriage Seminars - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Cheryl WalshWhere can we find marriage seminars? If you and your partner are on the brink of divorce, you may want to ask the pastor of your church, if he/she knows of a series of family work shops to be held in your area, or find out if there will be marriage seminars hosted at your church. If ...
Views: 1106 - Marriage Seminars Or Workshops, That Is The Question! - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Cheryl WalshMarriage seminars that last a weekend or longer. When you attend marriage seminars that last for a weekend or longer, you will find that you can learn more during the marriage seminars, and you can also put into practice what you have learned as a couple at the marriage seminars. ...
Views: 876 - Marriage Seminars With Kids Running Around. Is This Even An Option? - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Cheryl WalshHow do we connect when we have small children? If you have small children, there are family work shops for couples, who want to learn how to get reconnected even if they have kids. These marriage seminars will show you how to take even a few minutes to communicate with one another. As ...
Views: 893 - People Whine About Marriage Seminars But They Don't Know That... - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Cheryl WalshMarriage seminars with a positive approach. Some family work shops, focus on the attributes of a marriage from a positive approach. The coordinators of these marriage seminars, take a different approach to improving marriages. The principals are taught through real life examples, instead of a ...
Views: 906(1 vote) - Marriage Seminars Before Marriage? You Betcha! - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Cheryl WalshMarriage seminars for engaged couples. You may be able to find family work shops for engaged couples on a variety of topics. Some topics may include, but are not limited to preparing for a marriage, as well as how to make your marriage grow. These marriage seminars will teach you ...
Views: 1278 - Programs Like Marriage Seminars, But... Not Really! - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Cheryl WalshPrograms designed like marriage seminars can also help you to make your marriage grow as well. If you are looking for a program that has the attributes of family work shops, but these programs are not marriage seminars, there are those programs out there that may take longer than a weekend ...
Views: 859 - Marriage Seminars Can Help You Talk To People, So... Get Out! - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Cheryl WalshOther ways marriage seminars can help you. Family work shops are not only for couples whose marriage is falling apart, but marriage seminars are also for couples who want their marriage to grow. Marriage seminars can also help couples know how to talk to other couples who need help, and ...
Views: 911 - Here's How Marriage Seminars Can Turn A Crappy Marriage Into A Great One - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Cheryl WalshWhy do people go to marriage seminars? Couples go to marriage seminars, if they are having problems and issues, not only in their marriage, but in their own lives that they need help working through, that could hurt the other partner. No matter whether you go to family work shops that ...
Views: 938 - Save Your Marriage In A Weekend With Weekend Marriage Seminars - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Cheryl WalshWhen is the best time to find marriage seminars? If your marriage is in trouble and you are thinking about finding different family work shops before you choose one particular seminar, then the weekend is your best bet. Why go to weekend marriage seminars, instead of marriage counseling? ...
Views: 990(1 vote) - Marriage Seminars Don't Have To Be Dry – Here's How They Help - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Cheryl WalshMarriage seminars to enrich your marriage. You can attend family work shops that will teach you’ the enrichment tools to make your marriage stronger. These marriage seminars will show you how to find out what God has planned for your marriage, as well as what God has planned for your lives ...
Views: 909 - The Connection Crisis - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2010 from Glenn BergerMy psychotherapy client, David, is 32 years old. If anything, David is neat. His blond hair is closely cropped. He wears a Banana Republic iron-free shirt, pressed pants, and shiny black shoes. This is the uniform of a mid-level guy at a major law firm. His eyes are wide and confused. “I just ...
Views: 1166 - Stages of a relationship and marriage - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Dia ThabetStages of a relationship and marriage What are the stages that couples go through in their marriage and relationship? How can you deal with the arguments that occur in a marriage and a relationship? In every relationship and every marriage, couples go through stages of a relationship and ...
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