While we don’t like labels, the term avoider stood out to us when we read a recent question from a reader… Here’s her question (used with her permission)… “So, my husband is now an atheist although he went to seminary years ago. He wants to […]
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Do you avoid or do you engage when something critical needs to be talked about? Here’s the truth… We tend to put people in categories, groups or turn them into this kind of person or that kind of person as a way to get some
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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
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Most people think that make-or-break moments in relationships and life are always the big “Oh Sh_t” moments… The getting struck by lightning kind of realizations and discussions that rock your world. Make-or-break moments can be those turn-your-world-upside-down kind of events and your response to what
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No one wants bad relationship advice… It seems to make perfect sense and a no brainer that “talking it over” when there are differences between you and your partner is good advice (especially when you want something to change)… After all, how are you going
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When your partner doesn’t want to talk about IT, it can be frustrating and upsetting. There is a simpler and easier way that helps…
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We all come into relationships with what might be considered “bad” habits from the past and those habits can ruin your relationship. You might have a habit of interrupting other people, making them feel like you don’t care about their ides. You might have a
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Have you ever been triggered by something that, in reality is no big deal or not even real? We mean triggered, really bothered and upset by something that in the grand scheme of this thing called your life is not important at all…BUT…when you think
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One of the tricks to using the right words with the people in your life is coming from a space of love instead of fear. Okay, so what does that mean and how do you do it? People often use their words unconsciously to argue
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Jeff told us he couldn’t do anything right according to his wife of 30 years and he didn’t know what to do. He said that even when he was trying to be kind and do things for her, she bit his head off. More than
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