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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Why are difficult conversations so “difficult” to have and how can they be easier? They’re difficult because we all make up stories that they are more important or have more riding on them than other conversations. We’re afraid our “truth” won’t land well with the
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While we all know that blaming and judging isn’t healthy for relationships, we all do it. When someone doesn’t act the way we think they should or do what we want them to do… We blame and judge–either saying it out loud or in our
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Casey was confused. She was about to get married for the second time, wanted this marriage to be successful because her first one certainly wasn’t… But she didn’t know what a happy marriage looked like. Her parents had been married for over 50 years and
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Most people seem to lose the fun in their relationship or marriage after years of being together… But some couples don’t ever lose the fun. They seem to continue having fun together, enjoy being with each other and keep the spark and romance going year
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In this day of almost disposable relationships, a question on the minds of many singles and couples is how to create a lasting marriage and one that will keep its vibrancy throughout the years. Years ago we took ballroom dancing lessons with another couple Sam
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