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No one wants to be lonely. Few people want to be single. Most of us are looking for a relationship where we can grow as a couple, have fun, and support each other. This includes emotionally unavailable people, commonly called commitment phobes. These people express a compulsive avoidance of ... Views: 7086
My wife and I recently celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. As I reflected on this I decided to share my list of the top ten things I have learned in 35 years, in no particular order.
1. We’ve had to grow-up together. We all bring our unfinished business with us into marriage and it ... Views: 1667
Many who fail in their relationships don’t take the time to develop their Self-Awareness and understand the reasons for their failure. Why don’t they?
Many think they know themselves well enough to be able to cultivate and maintain a “good” relationship (whatever they mean by “good”). ... Views: 1258
Women tend to spend a lot of time and money on skincare. We want our skin to look youthful, supple and smooth. The key to younger healthy looking skin is sufficient moisture. In humid tropical climates, our skin naturally looks and feels healthier, and the women of the tropics generally look ... Views: 4703
In many parts of the northern hemisphere, signs of spring are beginning to appear all around us. Trees are budding, birds are signing, flowers are blooming, and the animals (including humans) are… well… twitterpated.
Do you remember in the classic cartoon movie Bambi, when the young animal ... Views: 2711
Some people, especially in the Western region, view sex as a source of recreation rather than a means of transformation. They tend to focus more on the end goal – the destination, rather than the journey. In Tantra, every intimate moment is an opportunity to experience optimum pleasure and ... Views: 2721
There might be nothing more traumatic in everyday life than when the man you like tells you he had enough and he is leaving. If this is a scenario all too real, you may feel incredibly distraught and upset because of your current predicament. But don't upset yourself, nothing is lost. Take a ... Views: 2323
Chainsaw. Fog horn. Angry bear. Freight train. A cow giving birth. An Ozzy Osbourne concert. A wounded warthog. These are but a few of the colorful (and sometimes painful) descriptions of the snoring sounds of otherwise loved and presumably lovable sleepers.
Snoring is a sound produced by ... Views: 1484
Sex is important. Few of us appreciate just how important it really is. A linguistics professor recently came forward with a theory that language itself was initially invented with the primary purpose of giving us a way of alluding to sex. Indeed language was only used to communicate ideas such ... Views: 2684
If you’re feeling like all you do seems to be alienating your boyfriend even further, despite the fact that your single aim would be to try and get your boyfriend back, here are some tips which may enable you to realise your ultimate goal.
Clearly the question that is foremost in your ... Views: 755
Shared Space, Shared Happiness
While you’re thinking of all the ways you can improve your home, don’t get preoccupied with trends and technology. Make sure it reflects the behavioral, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, sexual, and magical you. Then consider all the ways you and your ... Views: 1211
Most of us enjoy being with others rather than being alone, as being with someone we like is an enjoyable experience. We like to share our reactions to situations and events that amaze us, like going to the Grand Canyon, for instance. As we stare and are awestruck by its beauty and majesty, we ... Views: 1051
While couples argue, they fight against their love. They relate with one another as adversaries, turning passionate loving into passionate loathing. And yet, while it involves sorrow and pain, even the most heated shouting matches can serve as a healthy and necessary catharsis for the ... Views: 1420
Insults are easy to give. We give them all the time! We write books dedicated to insults that you can use for almost anyone out there, but good luck finding a book on compliments you can shout out to someone walking down the street.
Giving a compliment means we have to admit that someone is ... Views: 1768
There are many different ways to deal with breakup feelings. The majority of people generally need a support system to cope with regards to the way they are feeling. Talking concerning people usually can help in a number of ways.
Usually having a close group of close friends who'll offer ... Views: 713
When I bring this topic up with clients, or when I am speaking to a group, I am often met with shocked gasps, disbelief, confusion, curiosity, and even distain. Many women fear the thought of a becoming woman being passionate, open and sharing, and fully satisfying herself and her husband. There ... Views: 3901
Some people will probably laugh about it while some may head off to the other extreme, yet astrological compatibility really is a subject most have found even though most may be loath to disclose this.
Many like reading their own daily horoscope but when it comes to rather more serious ... Views: 1015
The Couple's Tune Up Kit
We take our car in to get service every 3,000 miles, and are advised to get an annual check-up, but how often do we "tune up" our relationship? What kind of maintenance and care keeps your relationship running at peak performance? The bottom line is that cars come ... Views: 1452
In a relationship-personal and also professional-compatibility is a must. Personal associations particularly, expect compatibility in its most complicated levels. That is why each time looking into particular factors of personal emotional bonds, men and women will search almost everywhere in ... Views: 1002
If you are wondering why anybody should ask this question when the answer seems obvious, think again. This question is surfacing at every seminar, meeting and session with young single adults, including girls who pay the highest price for premarital sex. Many relationships are started based on ... Views: 1560
The vast majority of us will have been dumped at some point in our lives and will be well aware of how emotional and distressing such a situation can be. When we get dumped our natural reaction is generally to want to get back together as soon as possible. If you are thinking that you want to ... Views: 1725
At some point in my counseling work, I hear a recurrent belief or thought that surfaces for my clients. It’s the belief that tends to wreak havoc on my client’s psyche, the one that’s been with him or her since childhood. Most people are so fused with this false belief or negative thought that ... Views: 1359
In part 1, we looked at rescuing and care-taking. In this article, we are going to be looking at people pleasing. This is a behaviour that is deeply entrenched in a vast majority of our population, and is quite a tough habit to crack.
When a child learns that it gets attention for being good, ... Views: 1579
Many people do not understand what Co dependency is, and many professionals struggle to describe it so that it is well understood. It is an insidious disease that underpins all addictions. It is born out of abuse or neglect in childhood. The net result is a person who suffers from self- hatred, ... Views: 2069
Are you thinking about sex? Are you wondering if you should have it? Do you want to know the best way to do it? Are you embarrassed to admit that you don't know as much about sex as you pretend? You will get the best information here so you can learn everything you want to know about sex, be ... Views: 2230
Shyness as a psychological condition is bad enough, but chronic shyness is even worse. In order to deal with it effectively, you’ll need to explore a whole new territory.
If you are chronically shy, then you’re past the phase of feeling somewhat uneasy when you’re talking with new people. ... Views: 4665
There is no such thing as a perfect marriage. That's why so many married couples seeks for help. It's not uncommon for a couple to have a marriage therapist or a counselor. Some people may feel embarrassed that their marriage needs help. There is no shame to admitting that you're in a situation ... Views: 593
Do you feel as if your marriage is falling apart? Where are the days loving looks, tender caresses, intimate conversations and happy moments you guys used to share together? It's not loss, it's just buried beneath all the accumulated stress brought on by day to day life. When stress gets in the ... Views: 656
People going through marriage problems often look for marriage advice when they can no longer take the pain of what there relationship lacks. Usually at this time, a lot of damages has already been done and will take quite a bit of effort and commitment to make the marriage work. With that said, ... Views: 851
Is your marriage crumbling apart? Are you and your spouse headed for divorce? A lot of marriage issues are due to the fact that many couples have a lack of communication skills. Yelling at your partner to clean up after themselves from across the room is NOT an appropriate way to communicate ... Views: 706
We all know marriage is not easy. If you want to have a successful marriage then you need a lot of hard work, dedication, compromise and sacrifices. There are some marriages where you feel you're the only one willing to make it work. This may be the case if you and your spouse are separated or ... Views: 624
Are you married and the worse case scenario for you and your spouse is divorce? Perhaps you are already in a struggling marriage that's headed for disaster. Here are 3 tops reasons why marriages fail. Are you doing any of these things that's ruining your marriage?
1.Communication
This one ... Views: 2253
A few weeks ago had a great session with the man I’ve referred to as “Matthew” in these posts. We’ve been working together for quite some time and have uncovered layer upon layer of false beliefs that are contributing to his unhappiness. But in this particular session we uncovered what I believe ... Views: 1718
“Something valid and necessary takes flight when it senses deep attachment, and this flight also seems so deeply rooted as to be an honest expression of soul. Our ultimate goal is to find ways to embrace both attachment and resistance to attachment, and the only way to that reconciliation of ... Views: 1315
Taking a biologic perspective, sexual intercourse or coitus is fundamentally the placing of the man’s phallus in to the woman’s vaginal for the objective of proliferation. It is looked at as the all-natural objective of all intercourse involving a male and a female.
Society we reside in ... Views: 2409
In this third and equally closing episode, on techniques for ladies to attain far better and more constant climax, we will pick up from where we left off on positions that afford far more clitoral rousing through love making.
Rear-entry position, wherein the guy comes in from posterior, while ... Views: 1474
In our second installment, on methods females can adopt as a way to have greater and way more constant climax, we are going to be considering three important tactics that are certain to accomplish just about every female's desire of attaining her orgasm throughout sexual ... Views: 1865
Book Review: Shameless – How I Ditched the Diet, Got Naked, Found True Pleasure… and Somehow Got Home in Time to Cook Dinner by Pamela Madsen
I fell in ‘like’ with Pamela Madsen even before I heard about or read her first book Shameless. It happened when she shared her blog post ‘My Mother ... Views: 1395
Men and women are different in how they process and store emotions. There are always exceptions to this rule, but I’m about to describe how the majority of men and women deal with hurt and resentment. Both genders feel hurt and resentment, and both can certainly hold on to resentment a long ... Views: 1575
There is a survey in the USA that says, nearly 20 million couples these days are not being physically intimate with their spouse. Experts have found out that these couples only engages in sexual intimacy about not more than ten times a year. If you can relate to this problem and you want to ... Views: 1303
“I thought my marriage was OK”. This was the lament of a young man who came in with his wife to see me for coaching. A couple of months ago his wife informed him that she has been unhappy in their marriage for about five years and now is thinking about leaving. How could they have such ... Views: 956
I dislike the term “masturbation,” which comes from the Greek root word to “self pollute.” I prefer self pleasuring. Only through self pleasuring can we discover what our bodies are capable of and what really pleases -- or pleasures -- us. Without that knowledge, we can never let our partners ... Views: 5363
Some people are effective listeners and some are not. The difference between being a good listener and a bad one lies in the way that you interact with the speaker. A good listener is intimate with the speaker in that he or she listens on a whole different level. An average listener will hear ... Views: 3391
HE SAID SEX, SHE SAID NICE TRY
THE POWER OF LOVE SEX PERSUASION THE BRAIN (and this time he is TELLING THE TRUTH!)
What is it about men who seemingly use sex as an answer to everything? Sex is their cure all answer to life’s riddles, resolution to troubled relationships, and the root of ... Views: 1213
Fed-up of these locker room conditions? Getting changed and feeling ashamed about your penile? Of all the examining and competitiveness which goes on, on who has got the biggest penile? Well, we have found a few very good news - it's possible to have the biggest penis!
Intruding glances… ... Views: 2271
The Joy of Sex: A Gourmet Guide to Love Making by Alex Comfort
This original The Joy of Sex, first published in 1972, has often been credited with inventing the modern sex manual and enjoyed unprecedented success world-wide gracing 8 million homes. Illustrated with line-drawings and ... Views: 2352
The Erotic Mind: Unlock the Inner Sources of Sexual Passion and Fulfillment by Jack Morin
In this intriguing, insightful mix of analysis, anecdote and advice, San Francisco psychotherapist Morin developed an ‘erotic equation’ by drawing on the discussions of 351 respondents, straight and gay. ... Views: 2471
Women Who Love Sex: Ordinary Women Describe Their Paths to Pleasure, Intimacy, and Ecstasy, by Gina Ogden
Once I started reading the book, I did not want to put it down. It is beautifully and succinctly written by a woman who has had to deal with her own inner ‘ghosts’ and discomforts with ... Views: 2016
She interrupted my talk to tell me that I should say the word differently to make its meaning clear. Instead of intimacy, I should say it into-me-see.
She had a great point.
The Dictionary defines intimacy as “a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with ... Views: 3152
Relationship Expert Beth Shepherd Psychic. More and more people are turning to a relationship expert for help with their love lives or lack of them. It may be about their family, neighbours or work colleagues but usually it is about romance, love, marriage and affairs. For the record most of ... Views: 862