Because it’s getting close to Father’s Day, every year about this time the same thing happens in Ruth’s relationship with her husband, Barry– And she doesn’t know what to do about it. Ruth was frustrated because he was becoming more distant as time goes on and nothing she seems to do is getting him out… [Read More]
Honesty and relationships: Why it pays NOT to tell the truth
What a double-edged sword honesty and truth can be! We all say we want to be “truthful” and to be told the truth.. But do we really? If we’re really honest with ourselves about our relationships, when it comes down to it, the “truth” we usually want to hear is the one we agree with…. [Read More]
Love Making Tips for Long Term Relationships
If you’ve been in a long term intimate relationship, it’s likely that you’ve been making love together for many years. You may even wonder why you even need to read an article about love making tips but keep reading for some surprises that may just help you re-energize your love connection. You’ve possibly forgotten a… [Read More]
When to Give Up–When to Keep Going: Making Decisions with Ease
In making decisions, sometimes we give up too soon when we should really keep going and sometimes we keep going when we should have quit long before. So how do you know when to give up and when to keep going? Here are a couple of quick stories from our own lives and some of… [Read More]
A Jealousy Question: When your partner is jealous…
We just received a pretty common question about when a partner is jealous and we thought we’d give our suggestions in the hopes that any one in this situation can be benefited by them. Here’s what our reader asked about when a partner is jealous… “HE is driving me crazy!! He goes through my mail… [Read More]
5 Ways to Stop Fighting and Start Loving
For a lot of couples, even though there might be love between them, there’s still an underlying tension or distance that seems to always be there. The fights, arguments and disagreements just seem to erupt out of no where and neither person knows how to stop the pattern. If you would like to stop fighting… [Read More]
Graduation, Intimacy and Becoming an Irresistible Invitation to Love…
It’s almost hard to believe but Susie’s grandsons are both graduating next month–one from college and one from high school. As we think about both graduation ceremonies and all the students getting their diplomas, we can’t help but apply our insights to relationships and life. In today’s complex world, those diplomas are just the “price… [Read More]
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 74% for third ones). Although we don’t do research in… [Read More]
Marriage Advice for Connecting Deeper
Many marriages get stale after awhile, often from lack of attention and the intention to keep connecting deeper on a regular basis. Lately, we’ve both been thinking about ways that we could experience the gifts of connecting even more than we do already. With that in mind, here’s what Otto said some time ago that… [Read More]
When to trust intuition and when to ignore it…
Are most people making up problems where there aren’t any? Our article “Should You Trust Your Gut Instincts” sparked a lot of interest because whether to trust intuition or not is a big issue for a lot of people. One woman wrote to tell us her story and with her permission, we’ll summarize what she… [Read More]
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