Jennifer and Chris are both opinionated and strong-willed people. This is partly what drew them together in the first place. They’d debate for hours about politics, religion and anything else they could think up. Their passion was sparked by this intellectual sparring. Unfortunately, this source of passion does not translate well when Jennifer and Chris […]
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Even in the happiest, most harmonious relationships, there are bound to be disagreements from time to time. When you and your partner are also stressed out, tense, tired, strained or otherwise not at your peak, a small disagreement can turn into an argument. What can be deadly for a love relationship or marriage is not
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Jennifer feels torn and guilty. For the first time in her life, she’s doing work that she absolutely loves. She’s had several jobs in the past that merely paid the bills. Now, however, she looks forward to going into the office every day. It’s always stimulating and rewarding. Some days, she is disappointed when 5
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Have you ever been all stirred up, anxious or irritated about something involving your partner and you could hardly contain yourself? As much as you want to hash this out with your spouse, this seems like it’s a disaster waiting to happen. In the past, it may have seemed like there were “landmines”– surprising explosions
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Trying to pick up the pieces of your relationship after you’ve had an affair or betrayed your mate in another way can be difficult. You need to be patient and do whatever it takes to rebuild trust if you want to stay in this relationship. Many times the road to re-connection can start with an
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“How will we ever put our marriage back together again if he won’t even talk about his affair?” Jenny poses this frustrated question to her good friend. Jenny’s husband, Todd, cheated 6 months ago and, while he has ended the affair and promised her that he’s now committed to their marriage, Todd refuses to talk
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Would you like more passion and connection in your marriage? Despite your desire for a closer relationship, does it seem like the tension and irritation in your marriage is moving the two of you further apart? Are you longing for some REAL changes to happen so that you can finally have the kind of bond
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Have you ever been through a relationship crash? It might have felt like a relatively minor fender-bender. Maybe a disagreement arose between you and your partner that lead to tension, irritation and harsh words spoken. It might have seemed like a full-out crash that seems to demolish you and your relationship. Perhaps one of you
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When you feel angry, resentful or hurt and you want to talk with your partner, being understood and listened to is probably important to you. If the situation directly involves your mate, you most certainly want to feel like your words are being heard and listened to with respect. You probably want to move closer
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An instant relationship breakthrough is that moment when one or both of you make a shift to do, say or act differently and there’s an opening, a sense of understanding or feeling of connection and communion in the relationship. If your intention is to create breakthroughs like this, then you will create the type of
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Who’s the “problem” in your marriage? Is it you? Your partner? Your in-laws? Something or someone else? If you’re like most people, your answer about who the problem is, is probably pretty quick and definite… Your answer about who the problem is, is probably the same as the people who buy our Should You Stay
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Great relationships DO NOT happen by accident. In fact, it’s true about not only your relationships, but everything in life.Take couples who fall in love, get married and stay in love for example…We’ve found that “falling in love” and “staying in love” are two different things. The falling in love part is certainly easier than
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Have you ever felt frustrated when your partner (or anyone else for that matter) didn’t make some changes that you wanted them to make and because of this, you felt like you weren’t being respected? Most of us have felt that way at one time or another. We just wanted the other person to “respect”
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When people ask us what’s one thing they can do to get closer in their marriage, we give them a suggestion that goes something like this… If you want to get closer, one way is to focus on getting on the same team. This seems so obvious but “getting on the same team” and getting
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Last weekend, we attended the wedding of the daughter of a good friend. The day was beautiful and the ceremony was a loving, personal commitment for the two of them. We really enjoyed being there. The ceremony was a traditional, Christian ceremony and the vow “Till death do us part” was of course included. Because
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