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Marriage Therapy: 8 Signs You Should See a Marriage Counselor - Dave Turo-Shields- Relationships: Why Are Some Women Emotionally Unavailable? - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperIt’s not uncommon to hear that women want to settle down and that men want to ‘play the field’. And based on this, women want to be in a relationship and men are not bothered about being in one. This is how men and women are generally portrayed and in some cases, this is going to be true. ...
Views: 4008 - ***Great Marriages Require Unencumbered Time - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Make no mistake about it – great marriages require unencumbered time! You have read our musings about the fundamental predisposition of every human being to have time alone – to have time only to their private thoughts. In our book, Golden ...
Views: 4006(37 votes) - Believe It Or Not - Friendship With An Ex Is Possible! - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2010 from Andrew HunterWhat's the possibility of being friends with an ex after you break up with her? It's a famous query: "Can we be just friends?" Happily, the answer is yes, but not always. Reconciliation will be easier if you're friends, but that can't be the goal of becoming friends after a breakup. Once the ...
Views: 4005(5 votes) - Heeding Relationship Red Flags - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2008 from Janice BennettThe sport of auto racing traditionally uses a system of colored flags to communicate important messages to the participating drivers. Typically, there is a primary flagman who waves the flags atop a flagstand in the middle of the course. But because many drivers may not be able to see the ...
Views: 3998 - Are you Spending Enough Time Together? Relationship Counseling Advice - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2016 from Nicola BeerTime can be a big source of conflict in relationships. When you get married “your time” also becomes “their time” and if you have children then you need to also schedule in “family time” and time for family chores. Many couples I speak to are feeling so busy and stressed by feeling pulled ...
Views: 3988(1 vote) - ***The Future of Marriage - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. The fact of the matter is this -- marriage is alive and well in the United States and around the world! It is the single greatest contributor to social order on planet Earth. And the fact of the matter is this -- marriage is the most profound ...
Views: 3985(36 votes) - Relationships: Can Our Past Relationships Affect Our Present Relationship? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperOne can enter a new relationship with the idea that it will be a completely new experience and unlike what they have gone through in the past. But while this might be their outlook in the beginning, this can soon come to an end as the relationship progresses. This could be because of what is ...
Views: 3984 - *** Speaking Your Truth Without Blame or Judgment - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2009 from Margaret PaulHow 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: 3982 - Are you a Toxic Magnet? - by Submitted on May 13, 2013 from Maria MarAre you an unwilling, unconscious magnet for toxic people? If you often find yourself dealing with toxic people or if the effects of toxic encounters affect you more and for a longer time than they affect others, then you may be a Toxic Magnet. Just because you have a couple of toxic ...
Views: 3982(14 votes) - Emotional Support: Is Emotional Support Important? - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperIt is often said that human beings are either independent or dependent and while it can look this way, ultimately we are all interdependent. No one is their own island and each one of us is reliant on others in some way. This is not to say that everyone has this outlook: Some people can ...
Views: 3982 - Relationships: Why Do Some Women Sabotage Healthy Relationships with Men? - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperWhile a woman can say to herself and others that she wants to be in a relationship with a man who is healthy and functional, it doesn’t mean that she will be attracted to a man who is like this. This can relate to woman who can’t seem to attract a guy that is healthy and for women who do attract ...
Views: 3981 - 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: 3975(3 votes) - Getting Over Being Dumped - On Giving Advices, Sincere Prayer and Moving on - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2010 from Johnny WayneHow to get over being dumped is hard as waking up early in the morning trying to stimulate the body for school.In any boy-girl relationship, it is normal that break-up happens for some pretty good reasons.In the scenario of break up, either of the couples decide the break up and the other one ...
Views: 3973(1 vote) - I Don't Enjoy Being Around My Husband: I Don't Like My Husbands Personality - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2021 from Weston BrantleyI Don't Enjoy Being Around My Husband: I Don't Like My Husbands Personality This culture we are now living in has ingrained the thought of upgrading into our lives. Our desktop computers, cars, cameras, laptops, cell phones, perhaps even our properties are continuously prospects for ...
Views: 3969 - MAKE YOUR MIND WORK for YOU...INSTEAD of AGAINST YOU! - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from Adele Tartaglia INSTANT SUBCONSCIOUS REPROGRAMMING The Life Management Center 480/220-2089 eztherapy@gmail.comMake You Mind Work for You…. Instead of Against You Excerpted from Make Your Mind Work for You Instead of Against You (c) 2005, Adele Tartaglia. Making Your Mind Work for You... Instead of Against You is about using the Law of Attraction in a positive way, instead of a negative way. ...
Views: 3968 - Choose To Be Happy Rather Than Right - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2010 from Kenny BrixeyWouldn’t it be great if this was a choice that worked in every situation? Wouldn’t it be great if everyone practiced life with the Happy vs. Right attitude? So often it seems that right is the only option. Society tells us if we are going to succeed in this world we better be right. If we ...
Views: 3964 - Seven Powerful Ways to Make Your Marriage Last - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2012 from Sharon RivkinMarriage is supposed to last “forever,” isn’t it? When we decide to get married, we truly believe that forever will happen. Sometimes that’s easier said than done, because most of us don’t have realistic guidelines or tools to know how to make a marriage last. When we fall in love, we usually ...
Views: 3962(5 votes) - Can I Get My Ex to Call Me Back? Your Ex Will Be Desperate to Talk to You After You Learn This! - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Charles UadialeAre you being ignored by your ex boyfriend? Do you attempt to get in touch with your ex boyfriend time and again, as well as even send him text messages? However, he didn’t respond. It is obvious that you desire your ex boyfriend back, however you can in no way get him back unless you do ...
Views: 3960 - Make Yourself Unforgettable - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2010 from Max-Marc FossouoIf you know me, then you will know one of my irrefutable truth: once you’ve been introduced to me then you will remember me forever. I start noticing that strength of mine when I was still in college and was partying a lot. For some reason, at any party, or event that I was attending, if there ...
Views: 3959(2 votes) - Staying in an Unsatisfying Relationship Rather than Leaving: The Reasons & the Options - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2013 from Doron GilIntroduction If you feel stuck in an unsatisfying relationship but do not dare to leave, “excusing” your stay with various justifications and rationalizations, try to understand what stands in your way from making a change in your situation. You will then be able to make a clear decision ...
Views: 3957(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: My ex is violent, abusive and obsessed with me - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2013 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I read your post on line about 5 signs he isn't over his ex, and it answered a lot of questions that I have about my ex husband. We were married for 10 years. He's violent, abusive and obsessed with me. I have dealt with him for the almost 3 years ...
Views: 3956 - How to Swallow Your Pride In A Relationship - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2017 from Isaac NunoofioPride is an attitude that can hurt a relationship. It can make you treat your partner with disrespect. As a result, your lover may also act harshly towards you and that can breed strife in the relationship which can, ultimately, weaken the love foundation of the relationship. So, how can you ...
Views: 3956 - Jealousy - a past life regression case study - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Orly AravaMrs. Morgan is a pretty woman. 45 years of age, wavy hair and warm wise eyes. She has a 19 years old son from her previous marriage and she has been married for 16 years now and has 2 more daughters. Her husband loves her dearly and so does she. So where is the problem? She is very ...
Views: 3956 - How To Interest A Girl You Like In 3 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Michael LeeIt's quite easy to learn how to interest a girl you like. You just have to know which buttons to push and when to push them. If you have next to no experience with women, there’s no need to worry. Anyone can learn how to catch a female’s attention. Now, learning how to interest a girl you ...
Views: 3952 - Mother Enmeshed Men: Do Some Men Stay Attached To Their Mothers Out Of Loyalty? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperWhile some men are able to break away from their mothers, there are other men who are unable to do this. When this doesn’t take place, not only is it going to cause the men to suffer; it is also going to cause the women in their life to suffer. However, if a man has turned his back on women ...
Views: 3949 - Christian Codependency - How to Detach and Still Stay Engaged in the Relationship - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Karla DowningThis article addresses Christian codependency by showing you how to detach and still stay engaged in the relationship. Detachment is the opposite of being attached or enmeshed. It is similar to differentiation or individuation where it is implied that you have a separateness that allows you to ...
Views: 3948 - How To Get My Ex Boyfriend Or Girlfriend To Be Attracted To Me Again - Broke up - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2016 from Vanessa MooreI hardly speak a lot concerning my personal life and especially not online, unlike other people. Lately although, the guy had been in a pretty long-term relationship with ups and downs experience. He left me a note… it was the common: "it's not you and not your fault. “It’s just my decision”. ...
Views: 3947 - ***Jolt Your Relationship from Negative to Positive - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. With our fast paced society and the ever increasing demands of everyday life, more and more couples are finding that negativity is taking over their relationship. An abrupt interject of positivity into a relationship is the only way to change the ...
Views: 3946(22 votes) - ***Love Like A Rock On Gibraltar - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Our ongoing search for the world’s best marriages took us to Gibraltar today, or as some refer to it – the Rock of Gibraltar. Doing interviews with happily married couples there seemed like a nice transitional thing to do since we are on our way to ...
Views: 3946(34 votes) - Is He Stringing You Along? - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Kara OhToo many women write to me explaining that their ex keeps in frequent contact, want’s to hang out, and even, occasionally, makes a booty call. This is very unhealthy behavior, on both sides. Him for doing it, and the woman for allowing it. If this has happened (or it’s currently going on), he’s ...
Views: 3942(1 vote) - ***How To Talk Serious With Your Mate - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Over the many years we have been conducting research about love and marriage, we are continually reminded of the important role effective communication between couples plays in the overall health and well being of their relationship. The “heart ...
Views: 3940(40 votes) - Feel Unable To Have Healthy Relationships? Afraid To Go “Crash and Burn” Yet Again? - by Submitted on May 16, 2009 from Alex MayDo happy, sexy, healthy relationships elude you? May be there is something unconsciously encrypted into you that makes you destined for a failure? Consider unplugging yourself from social programming! Social programming is a kind of invisible web surrounding you from the very first moment you ...
Views: 3932 - ***Expert List for Narcissistic Survivors - Youtube Video - Laney Zukerman Empowerment & Relationship Coach, Best-Selling Author ~ Lessons for an Urban Goddess & The Urban Goddess Lesson - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2017 from Laney Zukerman The Relationship CoachHi Selfgrowth Friends, Since I have been receiving a high volume of readers who are interested in more information on Narcissistic Abuse Recovery and Surviving Relationships with Narcissists, I have created a brief Youtube Video. I have spent many hours reviewing experts on Narcissism and ...
Views: 3930(1 vote) - 3 Strategies for Rekindling an Old Flame With a Former Girlfriend - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2012 from Michael LoisHave you ever had a single of these moments where you sort of sat back and wondered what an old girlfriend was as much as and if she was single? In case you have, then you also very likely have thought about what it would be like to rekindle that flame which you put to use to share with her. You ...
Views: 3930 - Christian submission, submission in marriage, how do wives submit, is submission control, Christian - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2012 from Karla DowningAre you looking for Christian marriage help to answer the question: Does submission mean being controlled? Whenever a woman tells me she is struggling with submission in her marriage, I suspect a difficult marriage. The question is typically phrased as "Do I have to submit to my husband no ...
Views: 3930 - How To Play Hard To Get With A Girl In 5 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Michael LeeWomen aren’t the only ones who have to keep their feelings to themselves. As a guy, you have to know how to play hard to get with a girl as well. For ladies, it’s all about not making themselves look too easy. For men, it’s more of being careful and certain with their choices. After all, ...
Views: 3930(1 vote) - Relationships: Why Do Some Breakups Hurt Men More Than Women? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperIn recent studies, men have been shown to suffer more than women when a relationship comes to an end. And while some people would not have been surprised to hear this, for others, it was unexpected and even dismissed. Even though men have emotions just like women, this doesn’t always appear ...
Views: 3925 - The Only Way To Make A Guy Addicted To Your Love: Make Him Addicted To You - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2017 from Michael UadialeYou don't need to buy a magical potion or undergo plastic surgery and borrow a celebrity's face just to make a guy addicted to your love. If you want someone to fall head over heels in love with you, there are far cheaper and more effective ways of doing so. Tip #1: Look your best. Love at ...
Views: 3920 - Are you an ADHD “Helicopter” Partner? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2013 from Laurie DuparDo you hover over your spouse while they’re doing housework or completing other important tasks around the house? Do you take more than your share of responsibility for things in your ADHD relationship? Do you find it is just easier to get things done if you micro-manage your partner’s schedule ...
Views: 3919(2 votes) - How to Regain Trust in a Relationship - 3 Simple Steps for Rebuilding the Trust After Infidelity - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Lisa Penn-JamesYou have a hard time believing anything he says. Why would you? He cheated and lied to you, so how do you know he is not lying again? Discovering how to regain trust in a relationship is a critical part of surviving an affair and saving your marriage after an affair. Here you will find a few ...
Views: 3919 - Healing Love Addiction: Letting Go Of The Past - by Submitted on May 09, 2013 from Jim Hall“It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going” When we first find recovery, some of us feel shame and despair at calling ourselves “addicts”. In the beginning, we may be filled with both fear and hope as we struggle to heal and find new meaning in our lives. The past may ...
Views: 3915(1 vote) - ***Marriage Secrets from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. If you are like us, you are sick and tired of all the debate about what constitutes a successful marriage or relationship. Does it really matter what others think about OUR love, who we marry, or what makes us happy in life? Shouldn’t the real ...
Views: 3912(24 votes) - 5 Clues That Your Girlfriend Is Cheating - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2010 from Andrew HunterCan't put a finger on it, but is something a little weird regarding your relationship with your girlfriend lately? Gut feelings mean something – your girl may be cheating on you. Besides that gut feeling, there are other signs you should be aware of. Don't be hasty, though, these are just signs. ...
Views: 3912 - 9 Dysfunctional Family Maneuvers by People in the Bible - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Karla DowningDysfunctional family maneuvers allow the family to deal with their emotions and anxiety without having to face the truth about what is really going on. Dysfunction entered families when sin entered the human race in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve's "first family" experienced dissention, the ...
Views: 3912 - A Candid Review of Michael Webb's Getting Her Back For Good - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2012 from Raymond EhomaGetting Her Back... For Good is an ex-back program created by Oprah's Love Expert Michael Webb, to assist men who may have broken up with their ladies reunite and surprisingly for men who are still together with their ladies, it also assists them to keep her from going away at all. Despite being ...
Views: 3910 - ***Prenuptial Agreements May Guarantee Failure - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy 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: 3906(31 votes) - Is your Business Partnership about to Crash and Burn? - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2004 from Dorene LehaviThe Seven C's: Danger Signs not to be Ignored When Harry teamed up with Joe, everyone thought it was a business match made in heaven. Both loved the clothing business. Harry was a natural salesman with good design sense and Joe was a shrewd buyer and financial whiz. Together they opened a ...
Views: 3905 - Letting Go of a Bad Marriage or Relationship - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Bryce KayeHaving worked with thousands of relationships, I have a few tips for those of you want to cut your losses and leave a bad one. First of all, let's dispense with the notion of immediate "friendship." If you've been struggling with a destructive relationship, then you're going to need more ...
Views: 3904(1 vote) - How to Create a Strong, Satisfying Relationship - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2010 from Yvonne SinclairSlow down and listen. When we communicate, sometimes we ignore what our partner is saying. Instead of focusing on our partner, our thoughts are consumed with what we plan to say next. If you pay attention to your partner's words, and then you reflect back what you hear them say or ...
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