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A Beginner's Report to Online Dating
Just a few years ago many people wouldn't even think of dating online, believing that only weird, unattractive, desperate, or extremely shy people used the Net to find dates. Since then, online dating has evolved and is now a mainstream trend among singles.
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Common Marriage Problems - Life With or Without Kids
It is quite common for couples to get married because they have a baby on the way or because they want kids and historically it was common practice to have children soon after marriage. Unfortunately this kind of marriage scenario can lead to common marriage problems either early on in the relationship or once the children have grown up.
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A Recipe for Romance
Cooking together at home is a great idea for a romantic evening. The emphasis on food in our lives makes cooking a great aphrodisiac for most of us.
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Couples Relationship Assessment Quiz - Part 15 - Conscious Problems
Do the same problems keep popping up in your relationship? Do you waste precious energy on endless battles? Every relationship encounters issues and problems. To Co-Create a Conscious Relationship, you must recognize that there are both solvable and unsolvable problems and that you can live with both. Understanding the causes of the problems is the first step to living with them. This assessment addresses your understanding of the problems in your relationship, or lack thereof.
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The Little Things Count
When looking for ways to spice up a relationship, many of us think that the only way to get the attention of our spouse is through a grand gesture. While there's nothing wrong with planning and preparing an elaborate candlelight dinner or taking a weekend away, keep in mind that the little things can make a big difference.
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It Isn't Forgiveness Unless You Forget It
Forgetting the offense is the key factor in true forgiveness and without the conscious act of forgetting there can be no forgiveness, in addition this attitude can lead to a grudge between two people over something that could have simply been over with an apology.
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A Failing Relationship: How to Let Go
When we are in an established relationship, we quite normally have expectations of our partner. What do we do when the other person in the relationship is failing to meet our needs?
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Setting Boundaries in Relationships
Setting personal boundaries are like identifying the gates in our invisible fence lines which protects the precious heart and soul inside our bodies. Many people look at boundaries as walls, but rather when we establish healthy boundaries it provides a way to distinguish what we choose to let in and let out. They form flexible gates, not stationary walls It is important to learn about setting healthy boundaries so we can make decisions about what is and what isn’t permissible in all relationships.
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I Love You And I Need Space
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed and want to hide from your loved ones? Are you finding yourself even starting arguments, having an accident, or becoming ill so that you can have some time alone? Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a constructive way to have that need met?
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How Do I Say Goodbye to Someone I Love
How can I say goodbye when I don’t want to? Can you please explain why some people keep returning to each other after repeated break-ups? How do I stop thinking about the past and hoping for the future? What do I do with all of the love I still feel for that person?
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How You Can Avoid Bad Relationships and Find Your One True Love
Do you find 'decent' men boring and 'creeps' exciting?
Then you're among the majority. But, as you've learned, creeps make for disastrous relationships.
So why are you attracted to them? The short answer is that although you live in the 21st century, your basic biology and psychology are still Stone Age. So you (unconsciously) look for a 'tough guy' to protect you and your children from the sabre-toothed tigers.
This article -- based on my four decades as a psychotherapist and 25 years of marriage to a wonderful woman -- will show you how to choose the right man.
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So Am I: Projecting Our Qualities
How is that that I have great and not so great relationships with different people? What is there that makes me like and be liked as well as hated (or disliked) and hateful (or despising)? Why do I recognize negative qualities in some people and positive qualities in other people?
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What If Your Relationship Could Be
What if? A very powerful question. If you let it, it will not only open areas of your relationship that need exploration, it can carry into new dimension of what you have together.
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