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Marriage Therapy: 8 Signs You Should See a Marriage Counselor - Dave Turo-Shields- Eat, Pray, Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Nanette GeigerThoughts of vacation to exotic spots, enjoying the world's most mouth watering foods, meeting wise, other-worldly shamans and living with love attraction are what terrific books and flicks are made of. Are they simply fantasies? Do they just come about to award-winning journalists and the like? ...
Views: 1582(5 votes) - Relationships Cycle Predictably - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2010 from Jan DeniseRelationships Cycle Predictably by Jan Denise Whether you dread or cheer summer’s end, autumn arrives. So, too, each season of your relationship takes a turn, repeating a cycle as predictable as spring, summer, fall, and winter. Why not transition through the seasons with your eyes ...
Views: 1598 - Does Your Man Pass the 90-Day Test?! - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Noelle NelsonYou’re in Heaven, on Cloud Nine, blissed out, and every other love-smitten cliché in the book. HE actually was the one to celebrate your first month anniversary, you practically swooned with delight. Your friends are so bored with your bombardment of “He remembered how I take my double-chai ...
Views: 1406(5 votes) - Keep Your Relationship Loving by Speaking Up Sooner - 3 Tips - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Diane and Lewis DenbaumOne of the best ways to poison your relationship is to let annoying comments pile up. At first, if your partner makes a slightly irksome comment, you may decide to ignore it. What happens if your partner repeats the same comment over and over again? Eventually, you may explode because your ...
Views: 1139 - Spice Up Your Relationship by Doing Something Unexpected - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Diane and Lewis DenbaumOne quality of a happy long-term relationship is that each person develops a high level of comfort with the other person. That comfort level allows the couple to interact in a stress-free manner most of the time. There is nothing wrong with that! However, there is an unwanted byproduct: the ...
Views: 1604 - Conflict Resolution - 3 Common Myths About Resolving Conflict - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Paul EndressMyth #1 - Every conflict can be resolved. When I conduct a conflict resolution seminar, I ask my class whether they believe that every conflict can be resolved, and a show of hands usually indicates that most of them think there is always a way to resolve the problem. Perhaps they only vote ...
Views: 4076(3 votes) - Forgiveness and Amends: Dealing With the Fallout of Divorce - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from PD RiversPlease begin this lesson by writing in your journal: 1. Are you still angry about the breakup of your ...
Views: 2550 - Anger in your Relationship - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2010 from Jason Ryan IsaksenA good relationship with your partner is one of the most important aspects of your life. You try your best to make it as smooth and pleasant as possible. However, nobody said that a relationship can always be perfect; there are still imperfections that you have to deal with no matter how ...
Views: 794 - How To Cope With a Break Up - How To Fix Your Broken Heart Faster - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from JD DeanOne of the many most challenging things in learning how to handle a bad break up is the fact while in the recuperation cycle, the stages connected with it can certainly confuse you and unless you realize what they are and why you have to move through them, then the process can take quite a long ...
Views: 1268 - Romance Advice: Love is a Decision - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Sarah Anand AnmaFalling in love is wonderful. Hormones, things in common, hours and hours of talking are often the beginning of something bigger. The problem is, that after we fall quickly and deeply, when the hormones go back into balance and the things in common are less precious, we have the reality that ...
Views: 3192 - My Ex Is Already Dating, How Can I Get My Ex Back? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Owen SkytonThis question get repeated a lot of the times and more often then not it’s the first question people ask after the break up. “Can I get my ex back if my ex is already dating?” I don't want to stall here – YES, you can get your ex back even if he or she is already dating someone new. Will ...
Views: 11706(4 votes) - Three Secret Ingredients of Successful Couples Therapy - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Joe JamesOne of the questions I am most frequently asked is what makes for successful marriage counseling. Naturally the training and background of the therapist is very important in making for a successful marriage counseling experience. However, I am going to focus on that in a separate article which ...
Views: 1503 - I Am Having Trouble Dealing With Break Up - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Jancar TsangWhen you are having trouble dealing with break up it is only natural. There is nothing to be ashamed of because everyone does. The important thing to do is to decide HOW you are going to dealing with break up. You have two ways that you can go about dealing with break up. The first is to let ...
Views: 1356(1 vote) - Do You Feel Stuck? - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Susan DerryIf you have ever gotten your rubber boots stuck in a muddy garden, you will remember how hard it is to lift your boot out of the mud. Sometimes you can manage it by holding onto the top of the boot and pulling up as you lift your foot. This requires excellent balance and could result in landing ...
Views: 2084(1 vote) - ***One Thing You Can Stop Doing to Improve Your Dates and Relationships - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Bobbi PalmerRaise your hand if you can accurately read the minds of your girlfriends. My guess is that, at least for a few, you actually can. Larry and I can read each other’s minds at times. When you’ve spent about 2000 days with someone you love, that happens. (It’s not always a good thing, btw.) Now, ...
Views: 1889(4 votes) - Win Ex Boyfriend Back With Dignity - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Jancar TsangWhen you try to win ex boyfriend back you may feel like you need to go begging on your hands and knees. You may feel that you have to lower yourself and lose every bit of pride that you have. The breakup may have gone a long way towards hurting your pride as it is, there is no need to further ...
Views: 1336 - Long Distance Relationship Advice: Creative and Fun Tips to Stay Connected Across the Miles - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Susie and Otto CollinsJamie and Carlo fell in love while Jamie held a temporary job in the city where Carlo lives. When the time came for Jamie to return to her home-- which is in a neighboring country-- both of them worried about how to keep their relationship alive and well. They considered breaking off their ...
Views: 2784(4 votes) - The Magic Of Making UpSubmitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Bernard CuizonAre you wondering how to win your ex girlfriend or boyfriend back? Or perhaps you are asking yourself whether it's possible to win your ex back? Well, a split up does not necessary cause the end of a love. Although no-one can assure that you'll surely get your ex lover back, you can always do ...
Views: 1022 - Detachment. How Can I? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Judy HerzanekWhen life becomes one crisis after another, when emotional pain and endless drama become “the norm” what am I supposed to do? Over the past few decades I’ve received this question a lot. Recently it has become the #1 question. Why is that? What do I suggest to families who have arrived at this ...
Views: 1981(1 vote) - 3 Surefire Ways To Know If He's Really Into You - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Kara OhIt breaks my heart how many women struggle in the early stages of dating a new man. By early stage, I mean you don't know where you stand or how he feels. In my years of coaching women more often than not, they start moving things along toward a relationship before they know how he feels about ...
Views: 2772 - How to Get Your Ex Back - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Kara OhIt's not uncommon, when a woman who is wanting to get her ex back, for her to purchase my Men Made Easy program, hoping it will help her. Because any woman who embraces what I teach will find herself changing in many positive ways, there is a chance that she could get him back. That's because ...
Views: 1993 - How to Be Happy and More Attractive to Men - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Kara OhBeing happy is the best way to be attractive to men. But what if you're not feeling happy? What if you're actually feeling depressed? If you're dating and looking for a great guy, he is either going to be repelled by your negative energy, or you will simply be invisible to him. If you're ...
Views: 2080 - 3 Reasons Why You Should Not Pursue a Man - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2010 from Kara OhIf you want to be in a happy, long-term relationship, it's important to know what you need to do so you don't blow it from the start. You see, the greatest joy for any woman who want's a man to make her feel cherished, is how good it feels when he pursues you. Way too often, as today's ...
Views: 19560 - 3 Secrets of Couples Who Love Sex - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from jups alexHow can you make it happen, too? Lusty couples have some secrets for keeping the usual sex-sappers -- children, fatigue, boredom -- at bay. How do they engineer things to keep their marriage newlywed-hot? Click below to find out. 1. They Know Sex Doesn't Always Mean Sex Not in the traditional ...
Views: 1208 - What Makes Men Easy? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Kara OhA new male friend on facebook wrote and asked what makes men easy. Here's what I told him: I studied men for a couple of years and I came up with 12 Secrets About Men. The first and the last are what makes a man easy...as in easy to be in a relationship with. The secrets in the middle are ...
Views: 2046 - He Wants To Make You Happy But You’ve Got To Tell Him How! - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Kara OhMen tell me all the time that they want to make their wife or girlfriend happy, but they need them to tell them how. I can also tell they’re heartsick and quite frustrated that you not only don’t tell them how, you make them guess. And heaven help them if they guess wrong. I have actually ...
Views: 9083 - Faith, Family, Friends - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Dr. LaVerne AdekunleThe Acceptable 3 F’s (Faith, Family, and Friends)” Our focus today should be faith, family, and friends. I want to emphasize the importance of all three because each increases the quality of your life. Find time out of your schedule for each priority of faith, family, and friends. These ...
Views: 7267(1 vote) - Break Up Recovery - Top 4 Breakup Recovery Tips - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from JD DeanBad break up healing hurts so if you're presently recovering from a break up you already know the feelings associated to it can be hard to cope with and may pretty much stop your life "in it's tracks." We feel for you. Nonetheless, your life isn't actually over and the simple truth is, what ...
Views: 1295 - Why Do You Get SOOOOOOOO Angry? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Telka Arend-Ritter“It’s only fair when I yell at you, she said to me once. You had a better Childhood.” Brian Andreas Consider the last time you felt angry. What set you off? Traffic. Stress at work. Long waiting lines. High phone bill. The mess at home. Computer problems. He was drunk. ...
Views: 3769(1 vote) - HelpTo Restore Your Relationship - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Alvin PoliranSeveral web logs by adolescents all over the internet beg: please revive my relationship. Having a boyfriend or girlfriend is thought to be one of the most important instances in a adolescent's existence. It leads to a particular charged experience that makes you get silly but also feel ...
Views: 1402 - What Women Expect of Men - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Julian SaganIt's not a secret that men are different from women. It is hardly breaking news to anyone that men and women have different priorities in a relationship. So what is it that women expect of men? There are as many answers to this question as there are different types of women: young, not so young, ...
Views: 1369 - Relationship Healing Challenges - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from David OttHealing Challenges In Relationships Everything seems to go well in relationships until circumstances or interactions activate some aspect of the pain and fear we carry within us. Unaware we carry this pain and fear, the probability is high we will become frightened and defensive when it ...
Views: 2065(1 vote) - Convincing yourself doesn't win an argument - learn to fight fair - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2013 from Noreen RuthComedian Phyllis Diller once said, “Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.” Or another bit of her advice, “My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual.” ...
Views: 2456(4 votes) - 3 Reasons Why Not To Keep Secrets In A Relationship - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2010 from Rachel MohebanAll little girls grow up whispering secrets to their trusted girlfriends. Sharing secrets with friends is an integral part growing up and developing trust. Nothing changes as an adult except that, as everything does, it becomes a little more complex than simply whispering exciting little ...
Views: 3595 - Stop Crazy Insecure Jealousy Woes & Save Your Relationship in 7 Easy Steps! - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Janna ChinHave you ever felt insecure? Do you often doubt and not trust yourself? Insecurity can make jealously your best friend and ruin relationships forever. If that's not bad enough, when insecurity veers its ugly head and jealous drama takes over, you perpetuate a never-ending cycle of anger, ...
Views: 2147 - Christian Marriage Counseling Getting God Inspired Guidance - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Jancar TsangChristian marriage counseling is used by many couples striving to follow God's will and seek His guidance when the need for marriage counseling has come. When you marriage is struggling it is important for couples to get good advice from marriage counselors. If you are Christians then it very ...
Views: 984 - ***Love in the Pyrenees: Five Ways to Lasting Love - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Our current European trip is part of our continuing search for great marriages around the world. This time our travels have brought us to the tiny principality of Andorra. Following our interviews in Prague in the Czech Republic three days ago ...
Views: 5498(18 votes) - Divorce Advice Breaking Up is Hard to do, But Not Anymore - by New York, New York, September 2, 2010- New York just made breaking up easier to do, passing a no-fault divorce law that stands to reduce long, cutthroat court battles over who's to blame when marriages fail. The new law permits couples to split without assigning blame for the marriage's ...
Views: 665 - 4 Easy Ways To Get Over A Break Up - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Jenna JamesBeing lost in the bliss of True Love is like walking on air. However, the truth of the matter is you may be walking on a very thin rope in getting over break up, and when that material snaps you find yourself hurt and helpless. When the so called love of your life decides to diminish the ...
Views: 1122(4 votes) - How To Get A Girl Back - The Absolute Most-Do, Irrefutable, Rule For Success - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Jay HoldenThere are a lot of things you can do to get a girl back, but there's only one absolute, irrefutable must-do. Without it, you're setting yourself up for a life of disappointment. You've got to make yourself happy first. I know that sounds like stupid, new-age b.s., but I'm telling you, if ...
Views: 737(3 votes) - reclaim life balance, reclaim peace - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2010 from Melanie McGheeI think that it's possible to cultivate a life of balance and peace? Do you? Seriously, do you? As a young mother, I knew that to be the kind of mom I wanted to be, I needed to take time for myself --- to meditate, to take care of my body, and reflect on my life. As an older mother, and so ...
Views: 1559 - burn the seeds of violence, not qurans - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2010 from Melanie McGheeListening to the news this morning, I found myself feeling both saddened and angry at some minister I don't even know. He intends to burn the Quran, despite General Petreus' concern that such action will put U.S. troops in danger, despite Secretary Clinton's admonitions, despite the fact that ...
Views: 1467(1 vote) - Coping With A Break Up Isn’t Easy, But Here Are Some Secrets That Will Help - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Andrew HunterDealing with a bad breakup can be one of the worst things you’ll experience in your life. However, there are things you can do to deal with a break up. The following tips will help speed up your recovery time and put you back in control of your life: Coping With Break Up Tip #1 The first ...
Views: 849 - How to communicate with your partner? - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Dia ThabetHow to communicate with your partner Do you know how to improve your relationship with your partner? What are the necessary steps that need to be taken to acquire effective communication skills with your partner? You probably know that communication in relationships is needed for any ...
Views: 1378(4 votes) - How to Win A Heart: Show Up Naked - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite"If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable. You must reach the emotional and intellectual level of ability where you can go out stark naked, emotionally, in front of an audience." - Jack Lemmon, Actor Jack Lemmon was one of the ...
Views: 1573 - The Right Thing to Do - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Bernard TigerThe Right Thing to Do By: B. Tiger I awoke to a gale force wind that was blowing fiercely through my open bedroom window. It is almost October here in New England and the scent of Fall is in the air with its crisp, fresh and very invigorating aroma creating a wonderful wake up call. This ...
Views: 1151 - The myth of the complex woman - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from George ForderWoman are really simple creatures. I've had enough of hearing how tricky they are and how men will never understand them. In fact the more Neanderthal the man the better he will understand them. The more feminine and well adjusted the woman, the easier she is to understand. Don't comment ...
Views: 1575(6 votes) - Build a Healthy & Exciting Love Relationship - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Donna MartinA strong and healthy relationship can be one of the best supports in your life. Good relationships improve the people’s life in all aspects, strengthening their health, their mind and their connections with others as well. However, it can also be one of the greatest drains if the ...
Views: 1443(2 votes) - Nonverbal Communication and Body Language Power - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Donna MartinGood communication is the foundation of successful relationships, both personally and professionally. But we communicate with much more than words. In fact, research shows that the majority of our communication is nonverbal. Nonverbal communication, or body language, includes our facial ...
Views: 1881(1 vote) - How to forget your ex love? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Andrew JohnsonEvery couple has their own problems. Sometimes it leads to break of relationship. Many lovers say that time heals the heart. It is right but you should know simple and useful tips to forget your ex love. At the first place you should “be published”. New people, new emotions will make you to ...
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