Have you or your partner ever used these phrases and then expected the other person to talk about a subject… “You should have. . .” “You could have . . .” “Why didn’t you . . .” “You never (or always)…” and “If only you’d […]
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As the paralyzing fear of confrontation built inside her, Paula found herself once again lying to her husband. She knew it was wrong, but couldn’t stop doing what she’d done her whole life with everyone she’d been close to. When she sensed the other person
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Sometimes and in some situations, it IS uncomfortable opening up about your feelings–to yourself as well as to other people. You may not even want to feel certain feelings–but you do. Whether it’s that you love someone, have fallen out of love with someone, there’s
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As I’m writing this, in two days I’m turning 60. For some reason, I’ve made it up in my mind that “60” doesn’t mean what a lot of people think 60 means. I’ve been thinking of it as a time of rebirth. A time of
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Bad behavior can of course mean something different for each one of us. And you can experience it from family members, co-workers, friendships or the person behind you in line at the grocery store. It can mean: –Consistently putting dirty dishes in the sink instead
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If there’s one thing we all seem to want in love and life, it’s respect. And when we don’t feel it from someone, especially someone we love, we can have any number of reactions from pulling away to fighting for it. But here’s the thing
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We love getting questions from our readers and here’s a really great one about verbal disrespect we received awhile back… “Sally” asks… “It’s said that these days what is killing more marriages even more than infidelity is ‘verbal disrespect.’ Which is the best way to
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Kate used to love everything about Sam and then as the years have gone by… Everything he does seems to irritate her even though she still loves him. –She doesn’t like how loudly he chews his food –She doesn’t like how he’s always late when
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If you’re asking yourself this question…. “Is this as good as it gets?” You have a wonderful opportunity in front of you. It may not seem that way and you may be feeling pretty hopeless about your situation… But it is an opportunity for you
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Heidi was beyond frustrated when her husband Ted once again refused to have “the talk” about their finances. They had combined their incomes when they got married–a second marriage for both of them–and she’d taken on paying the house bills because Ted said he wasn’t
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