The question of how to truly forgive is usually where someone lands who has been deeply hurt but wants to repair the relationship and move on–but doesn’t know how. Forgiveness is tricky because of all the emotions swirling around that can range from hurt, anger, […]
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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
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“You’re better looking than you were in high school!” When Paul, the most popular boy in our high school class, said this at my 60th class reunion recently, I wasn’t sure if it was a slam or a compliment. So I had to ask myself
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Awhile ago, a man wrote to us and asked for some tips about how to successfully start a new relationship. As we thought about his question, we remembered how we began our relationship and how dramatically different it was from others we’d been in. We
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We all make what we might consider communication mistakes as we go through life and interact with others. It’s just inevitable because we’re all so different and look at the world so differently. As we’ve learned from our own relationships, as well as from our
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Have you ever wanted to stop negative thinking about someone you really care about but couldn’t? Have you ever thought the worst about your partner (even for a moment)? And have you ever wished you could get on the same side or the same team
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Whether you’re married or have been in a love relationship, at one time or another, you’ve probably experienced disconnection… As if a wall had sprung up between the two of you. The relationship wall could’ve resulted from a major disagreement, an argument that was never
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When your partner has difficulty expressing emotion, it can be frustrating. Here are 3 tips for communicating more deeply with your partner and yourself…
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As Otto left for the home improvement store with measuring tape in hand, I cringed. I thought his idea for how to anchor the banister to the wall leading to the top floor of our home would look like people who didn’t know what they
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Did you ever feel lost about which road to follow in your life and unable to move forward? That was me at the end of my freshman year at Otterbein college when somewhere inside me I knew I wasn’t on the “right” road as a
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