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“For one human being to love another: that is perhaps
the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test
and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.”
~Rainer Maria Rilke
The movement towards emotional intimacy is the process of getting close enough to ... Views: 1165
“I had a choice in my life, to either love or hate, and I am glad I chose love”. This was spoken by one of the Slum dog Millionaire Oscar winners on last Sunday night and it really gave birth to my thoughts about LOVE.
Lately, I have been learning a lot about love. What is love? Love in our ... Views: 1080
Respecting is a very interesting concept. In a relationship, you should never do anything that demeans or reduces your partner’s self-esteem. This is typically caused by the Deadly Habits of criticizing and complaining. Try to avoid these at all costs, but there is more to respecting than just ... Views: 954
If you haven’t read my article on the Deadly Relationship Habits (http://www.therelationshipcenter.biz/newsletters/deadlyhabits4_05.html), then you may want to do so by clicking on the link. This article tells you what to do in your relationships to replace the destructive habits with more ... Views: 926
Why will he not stop and ask for directions? Because he is a man.
The main reason men do not like asking for directions is because they have a strong belief that they can “do it on their own.” If they are lost, they will be able to find their own way out, on their own, without needing help ... Views: 2436
By America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts.
Once upon a time there was a wonderful television show called Cheers. It took place in Boston. Each day, the local patrons would gather at Cheers to discuss the events of the day, contemplate life’s burdens, explore life’s joys, and cry over a beer ... Views: 2145
How often have you become irritated or angry, given yourself up, started to argue or debate, teach or explain, or withdrew when someone was treating you badly - ordering you around, judging you, blaming you, or dumping their complaints or negativity on you? How often have you behaved in any of ... Views: 3901
Are you tired of online dating, bar hopping, blind dates from your well meaning friends and you now really want to take control of finding your soulmate. This doesn’t mean that your soulmate won’t show up in these same areas it just means that if they do show up this way, it will be on ... Views: 1023
By America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts.
Let’s face it; the oft-quoted statistic that 50% of marriages in America end in divorce discourages a lot of couples who are contemplating marriage. Who could blame them? Who wants to get into relationships where there is the expectation of failure ... Views: 6494
An older couple, Shirley and Rick, planned what they thought would be one of their last vacations. Finances and aging were making their trips more difficult. They wanted to travel to southern Utah and take in the beauty of the national forests. They had heard from a number of friends about the ... Views: 1111
1. Sit down comfortably, and close your eyes. Put your feet flat on the ground, and lay your hands on your legs, or next to you. Keep your back strait. Breathe in very deeply through your nose down in to your stomach, and then breathe out true your mouth, and let it go. Breathe in deeply, and ... Views: 1329
By America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts.
We believe that Prenuptial Agreements are a bad idea, period! Just imagine, telling someone that you love him or her, but you don't trust them! To us, this is analogous to having two separate checking accounts in a marriage -- one for him and one ... Views: 3797
1. Cook dinner for her one night. Tell her not to worry about dinner that night; you’ve got it taken care of. Extra special will be to light candles on the table during dinner.
2. Refrain from admiring other women when she’s around – this is huge!
3. When you are going out together, ... Views: 6122
Today, I diagnosed metastatic cancer in a new patient who had just come to see me. I had to tell this young, beautiful, vibrant woman that did not not have long to live, perhaps a few months. There was nothing I could do for her. All I could do was to tell her that I cared for her. I could ... Views: 615
Do you remember the game “20 Questions”? You could ask 20 questions to elicit and eliminate and finally discover what animal, vegetable, or mineral the other person was thinking about. We use a variation of this game to enrich your love life and build a stronger bond in your most intimate ... Views: 6048
Have you ever seen a woman who has received a romantic gesture or gift that is so spectacular, so powerful, it actually moves her to tears? Tears of joy. Tears of love. Tears of being overwhelmed with a man’s complete thoughtfulness.
Even if only in the movies, have you seen that woman?
That ... Views: 6983
Are you Ready to Expand your Experience of Pure Love?
Definition of "Pure Love":
an over abundance of self-love
that spontaneously flows
out to others and continues
to effortlessly replenish itself.
How is Pure Love Expressed?
Pure Love can only be expressed through Love that has ... Views: 1191
With the divorce rate looming over our society, there’s a lot of pressure and fear about how to keep a relationship vibrant and filled with love. Here’s a way to keep that sparkle of love alive or to reignite a sparkle that might currently be at a low fizzle.
It’s often said that it takes work ... Views: 1291
Have you always wished to attract your life partner, a love that is blessed and sacred, but have been having difficulty making your dream come true?
We have been married in what we call Sacred Partnership since 1992 and would like to share the process that we used to find each other. This ... Views: 1179
Relationships generally begin when both people are in the “alone stage.” Although I am aware that affairs often begin when one or both partners are involved with someone else, it is my contention that relationships have a greater chance of success when both parties have spent some time alone and ... Views: 646
I was at a point on the rock face (about 60 feet from the ground) where the next foothold was just out of reach. In order to keep going up, I needed to reach it. I carefully stretched for it but could not make it. I searched for alternatives and tentatively kept retrying for the hold out of ... Views: 789
I recently had the pleasure of attending a 2 day intensive seminar called "A Course In Loving" with Stephen and Sonja, co-founders of Love Life Now, a personal development company that specializes in helping you to get, keep and grow love in your life.
Because I think loving relationships and ... Views: 1024
Dianne, a long-term client of mine in her late 30s, recently celebrated her fifth
anniversary: the fifth anniversary of her own personal quest to find the man of her dreams.
According to Dianne’s personal calculations, she has thus far dated 12 military men, 9 police officers, 5 fireman, 3 ... Views: 641
Most people who get married believe that they will stay in love forever … that nature will just take its course and spouses will continue to feel the wonderful love that they felt through the courtship and early marriage. Nothing could be further from the truth!
Most people, in most marriages, ... Views: 2283
Unmarried couples face many of the same financial issues as married couples but without benefit of marital laws: property rights, inheritances, employee benefits, and division of income and debts, for example.
Couples that have not yet said their "I do's" should consider signing these legal ... Views: 536
As we travel through life, we eventually encounter that most unwelcome of all companions—loss and heartbreak.
There are many kinds of losses: a job, a move that separates us from friends, a death. The loss of a love relationship ranks near the top of stressful life events. It is so devastating ... Views: 815
Some people might find that they wish to feel more love flowing through them. It happens that we start believing, at some stage in our journey in these physical bodies, that we have to receive that love from outside of us. We forget, for a moment that we always are unconditionally loved, from ... Views: 1643
By America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts.
We live in a world of mixed messages. Our world is neither black nor white. The world we live in is full of powerful emotions. And the truth is, the world we live in is complicated – so very complicated.
And for those of us who have lived in ... Views: 2296
Often we hear the advice that it’s a deep spiritual practice to be fully present in the moment, yet when we pay close attention, the ordinary moments of our lives still seem ordinary. “Where are those magical moments?” we ask ourselves, “Why am I not getting more out of this?”. But again, this ... Views: 697
I have had many people sit on the therapy couch, look deeply at their partner, and say, “I love you, but I’m not in love with you.” As the eyes of their other half fill with tears, I explain to both of them that this is not a bad thing. Now they can get down to the business of having a real ... Views: 2616
“How do I know if I am in love? How can I be sure? And what is love?” These are some of the hard questions a person will need to ask him/herself when making a serious decision about whether he/she wants to spend and live the rest of their lives together with that someone ... Views: 1381
By America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts.
We are “baby-boomers.” Like some 80 million Americans, we were born during the period 1946-1964. We are that generation of Americans born to what former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw called, “The Greatest Generation.” Our parents survived the Great ... Views: 4689
What is love and where is it found? We search for love and try to get love, and yet it seems like we never get enough. Even when we have found love, it can slip away as time passes. What if there is a source of love that never fades and is always available? What if love is as near and easy as ... Views: 835
Research shows that when marriages fail, it's not fighting that tears couples apart. It's loneliness within the marriage. It's the feeling that the person who once understood you from across the room no longer has a clue about who you are or what makes you tick. And what's worse, they either ... Views: 2150
Self-love. Almost makes you feel uncomfortable just reading the phrase, doesn't it? We know we're supposed to be kind and compassionate to others. But loving yourself? Isn't that ... well, somehow a little selfish?
It is. And that's exactly the point. There are times when "selfish" can be very, ... Views: 1193
Love...Everyone in the world seeks it. You can have fame, power, billions of dollars, but without it you have nothing. Without love you are impoverished; without love you will die. Love is what gives real meaning and purpose to our lives; it is the reason for our very existence; to receive it ... Views: 1624
While we think that Valentine’s Day is fun for those in a new and loving relationship, we know that it can be a very depressing day for those in unhappy relationships. Here are some tips to help you cope with this day.
Lower your expectations. This is not a time to hope for a big change ... Views: 1079
Nothing can be more sensual than a warming massage, especially on feet. And, in these economic times, it's an affordable way to allow you to relax with your partner and stimulate intimacy. But, while one of the main benefits of a foot massage is to relieve tension, people who are embarrassed ... Views: 1769
TeeBeeDee (www.tbd.com), a social network for adults 40+ who believe life is still to be determined, offers insights and advice directly from TeeBeeDee members. TeeBeeDee is a leading destination for the boomer generation, typically described as adults between 44-64 years old. Boomers represent ... Views: 601
Bobbie and Mac sought me out for couples counseling because they were on the verge of divorce - after 25 years of marriage. Both had years of counseling, yet they could not find their way through their relationship problems.
Bobbie described her experience of their relationship:
"I love Mac ... Views: 2676
He's Just Not That Into You, the bestseller - turned - movie starring Jennifer Aniston, debunks the obsessive thoughts single women have about hotties who sweep into and out of their lives. Single women women make up excuses to justify fantasies about unavailable men. "They waste hours and hours ... Views: 622
"Miracles come from love, are created by love, and are magnetized to you through love.
A state of love is a state of receptivity to the abundance of the universe. The more love you send out to the world, the more abundance and miracles you will receive in return." Sonaya Roman & Duane ... Views: 1091
What’s in a long distance relationship (LDR)? Continents, seas, and mountains stand between two people who apparently love each other. Different area codes, time zones, and often different cultures – a whole new world, in fact – are the realities that a couple in a LDR have to ... Views: 1267
Oh, we make so ado about it: Platonic love, puppy love, unconditional love, maternal love, filial love, patriotic love and, of course, romantic love.
And while unconditional motherly and filial love is often exulted as the premiere expression of bonded emotion and devotion, and while patriotic ... Views: 1226
What’s in a long distance relationship (LDR)? Continents, seas, and mountains stand between two people who apparently love each other. Different area codes, time zones, and often different cultures – a whole new world, in fact – are the realities that a couple in a LDR have to ... Views: 546
Are you currently doing things that may be negatively affecting your love relationship? We don’t always understand the impact of the things we do or say until it’s too late. It’s important to avoid the things that inadvertently hurt or push our partner away.
Here are 10 ... Views: 7438
Gloria MacDonald knows a lot about dating and relationships. Before she launched her dating service, Perfect Partners, the matchmaking guru, relationship expert and international speaker experienced the trials and tribulations of dating as a 40+ woman. She is proud to say that her process worked ... Views: 565
I have a wonderful relationship with my husband. We have been married for eleven years, and I am still as in love with him now as I was the day we got married. The main four ways that we show our love for each other are:
1. listening to each other and returning a meaningful response
2. striving ... Views: 841
How many of us grew up with the fairy tale ideal of romance where love sweeps us off our feet? One where someone comes along pledging their eternal love to us, with the single goal of making us happy? A romance where our partner does everything with us in mind, and whose life revolves around us? ... Views: 790
The people at Safer Dates believe it is! During these hard economic times, Safer Dates acknowledges that building relationships is more important now than ever before, which is why they decided to make their memberships free to help keep your love life optimistic.
Doreen DeAguila, CEO of Safer ... Views: 714