The A, B, C’s of Changing your Partner
If you’re into changing your partner but are hitting a brick wall, here are the A, B, C’s of how change happens from Susie and Otto Collins…
Top 10 Worst Case Relationship Scenarios…
The other day, a friend of ours asked us about all the worst case relationship scenarios they were hearing. They wondered if people were still getting married because divorce rates are so high–(One source cites divorce is 50% for first marriages, 67% for second, and …
The Unexpected Curve Ball in a Relationship by Susie
As I sit on the couch with my husband Otto cheering the Cincinnati Reds professional baseball team onto a narrow victory, I can see my father erupting into a huge belly laugh wherever he is in the ethers. Me watching and liking baseball was way …
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3 Tips for Dealing with Relationship Changes
If there’s one piece of relationship advice that’s absolutely true, it’s that life and relationships are all about change–and you have to deal with it. And if you fight against it or deny it, you not only make your life miserable but your relationships suffer …
How to Let Go of Guilt
When you’re drowning in guilt, there doesn’t seem to be any right answer for how to move forward. At least that’s what Jane (not her real name) thought when she was struggling about whether to tell her boyfriend of 7 years about her secret desire …
Resolving Control Dramas in Relationships
One of the ways to resolving control dramas in relationships is to see “control” as the illusion it really is. Control is completely made up in the minds of the people involved. Here’s the thing… Control dramas in relationships come in all shapes and sizes …
Making Sense of Misunderstandings
Misunderstandings are so common in relationships and also can be so deadly. Randy had been searching for a new job off and on for awhile and he seemed to be in turmoil about what kind of job he even wanted. Sally, his girlfriend for the …
How You Can Agree to Disagree with Love Instead of Conflict and Resentment
We don’t know about you but we’ve noticed there are a lot of global issues that have instilled so much fear that are pitting one person against another. We’ve also seen individual personal issues that create deep divisions where it seems like there’s no solution. …
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4 Relationship “Rules” Every Couple Should Break
Whether you consider yourself to be a “rule breaker” or not, sometimes you’ve just got to break relationship rules. The fact is that we all live by a set of rules. We may not call them that or even be aware of what these rules …
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Letting Go of Disappointment
Letting go of disappointment can be one of the hardest challenges we’re faced with in life. It can be a disappointment over a relationship that didn’t work out, a job you didn’t get (or are stuck in), a diagnosis that looks grim and on and …