Who’s to blame or the “problem” in your relationship? Is it you? Your partner? Your in-laws? Something or someone else? If you’re like most people, your answer is probably pretty quick and definite… When you are having challenges in your relationship or marriage, it’s pretty […]
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One of the most common problems in relationships is something so simple, yet can be so difficult at the same time. It’s the ability to say “no” without feeling like you are “hurting” the other person–and being okay with it without all the guilt that
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Dealing with a critical partner and your particular “Criticism Dance” can be a challenge. Here are some general truths about the critical partner…
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Janet had had it with her mother! Theirs had always been a troubled relationship and since her mom’s health had deteriorated, it had gotten worse. Being an only child, Janet had now become her mother’s chauffeur to all doctor appointments, as well as taking her
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A bad mood, especially when it happens a lot, can threaten the health of any relationship. Here are a couple of instances that show common ways most of us deal with this in our partner… A few days ago Sarah came into the kitchen where
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Joan and her husband Paul were caught in a dangerous, toxic relationship loop and couldn’t get out of it. Paul had spent a great deal of money without telling Joan and it wasn’t the first time. Over the years, she had become anxious about their
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I couldn’t help overhearing the conversation in the table next to mine when the man very sharply said to his wife, “Stop it. Just stop it” as she asked him questions about the food items on the menu. The restaurant where I was when the
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Today we have a very sincere and important question that one of our readers sent to us and our suggestions for what she might consider doing to solve this unhappy relationship situation. Whether you’re a man or a woman and regardless of your situation, we
He’s perfectly happy in their relationship–she’s not… Read More »
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…
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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
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