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Marriage Therapy: 8 Signs You Should See a Marriage Counselor - Dave Turo-Shields- How to Overcome Tragedy and Loss - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2010 from Pat HeydlauffHas the loss of a loved one, a major physical or financial tragedy or a global disaster brought your world to a screeching halt? Are you finding it hard to deal with the emotional rollercoaster, blaming yourself and feeling anger and helplessness all at the same time? Loss from a major ...
Views: 8227 - How to Get Your Ex Back in Love with You and Reignite the Spark - by Submitted on May 31, 2012 from Josh TuttleThe beginning of a relationship is new, exciting, and full of romance with the couple spending every moment they can together. Inside a brief time life begins to set in and things begin to alter. All the weight of work, time, and other relationships spread’s your attention from your lover. ...
Views: 8224 - Getting Him Back If He Has a New Girl - Tips for Stealing Your Ex Boyfriend Back - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Charles UadialeAll you can imagine of from the minute you wake to the moment you fall back asleep is getting him back. Ever since the relationship ended there hasn't been a day that you haven't desired to be his girl for a second time. Regrettably, at present, that position is being occupied by another girl. ...
Views: 8221 - Why No Contact Rule is Essential in Getting Your Ex Back - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2011 from Mika MaddelaYou may under estimate how important applying the no contact rule is if you want to get your ex back into your life. It's better to refrain from any forms of contact with your ex for at least a month, especially if you think you have a chance of getting back together. If you're skeptical about ...
Views: 8191 - Ending Baby Boomer Burnout: How to Stop Parenting Our Adult Children and How to Start Reclaiming Our Own Lives - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2010 from Holli KenleyEnding Baby Boomer Burnout : How to Stop Parenting Our Adult Children and Start Reclaiming Our Own Lives Holli Kenley “Both my 23 year old daughter and my 29 year old son have moved back home. I find myself doing more for them than for myself. I am exhausted, but they seem to need ...
Views: 8184(2 votes) - You Can't Say Yes if You Can't Say No - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2012 from Brenda ShoshannaFear is a great factor in relationships. It confuses our mind, undermines our confidence and prevents us from making choices that would be healthy for all concerned. A great source of fear is rejection by others. Not aware that we have rejected ourselves, we become overly hungry for the ...
Views: 8180(3 votes) - Do You Have A Chance of Getting Your Ex Back? What Are The Odds? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Yangki Christine AkitengIs it possible to get back together after a break up? Yes. Is it possible to get back an ex after along period of time apart? Yes, absolutely. But not everyone gets back with their ex. Each relationship is different and each couple is different. Some relationships have a better foundation ...
Views: 8179 - 3 Ways to Handle Your Partner's “Evil” Ex - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Susie and Otto CollinsJulie cannot believe the audacity of her husband Andrew's ex-wife. Julie and Andrew have been married for almost 6 months now and his ex continues to call him asking for favors, e-mail him with news about her family and even drop by their house, usually when Julie is out. It sometimes seems ...
Views: 8174 - ***The Seven Most Common Mistakes Made By Marriage Counselors – Part 2 - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzContinued from The Seven Most Common Mistakes Made By Marriage Counselors – Part 1 By America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. 4. Making marriage too difficult to understand when, in fact, “simple things matter.” We have been saying this for years – our 26+ years of research on ...
Views: 8169(38 votes) - ***Online Dating Strategies That Set You Up for Success - by Submitted on May 25, 2016 from Valeria ChubaAre you currently dating - or getting ready to start dating online? Have you dated unsuccessfully in the past, and want this time to be different? When it comes to dating, It's especially important to get started in a way that will set you up for success. In this episode of the Get Sex-Smart ...
Views: 8155 - What is Feminine Grace? - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Kara OhI introduced the concept of Feminine Grace™ ten years ago in the first edition of Men Made Easy. It’s the foundation by which a woman should live her life, if she wants to be her happiest, with an immeasurable capacity to give and receive love. I’m working on finishing the book so many woman ...
Views: 8152(1 vote) - How to Deal When Your Ex is Seeing Someone Else - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Mika MaddelaAll breakup endings go a little crazy. The people involved usually go through a personality change. Usually, couples involved in the breakup react different to the end of the relationship. One of the might try to keep the relationship alive while the other just wants to move on with their life. ...
Views: 8151 - Get Him Back – How the Male Mind Works - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2012 from Ashley KayIf your boyfriend broke up with you and you want to get him back, then there are a few things you need to learn. There will always be mistakes in relationships. Don’t blame yourself or your boyfriend if you decided to call it quits. What you need to focus on is how to mend your broken ...
Views: 8135 - 7 Factors That Influence the Quality and Life-Span of Romantic Relationships and Marriage - by Submitted on May 23, 2009 from Ismini ApostoliWhen most adults embark upon a new romantic relationship, they do so with the best intentions in mind. Yet most romantic relationships usually fail within the first three months, others break down within the first year and some that last longer and even lead to marriage create more pain than ...
Views: 8134(3 votes) - Sleeping with a Friend - Should I? - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Mel Joy VertalinoSleeping with a friend seems like something that would be so easy, effortless. You would think that because this guy is your friend that it will have a positive outcome. First of all, you need to ask yourself, why you allowed it to happen? Did you want it to happen? Were you drunk and you regret ...
Views: 8127 - No More Crying, "I Want My Wife Back" - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Nea Joy JusticeAre your friends tired of hearing you say, "I want my wife back?" Or maybe you haven't admitted it to anyone, but you think about how much you want to get your wife back every day. Although there are no guarantees when it comes to things like this, there is great reason to believe there is hope ...
Views: 8121 - Divorce to Remarriage: What Happens When You Rush to Wed The Second Time Around - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2009 from Alyssa Johnson50% of first marriages end in divorce. 75% of those divorcees will remarry. At least 60% of those remarriages will end in a re-divorce. Sobering statistics aren't they? But why are they this high? 50% of first marriages end in divorce I'm not even going to make a guess at the reason for ...
Views: 8120(1 vote) - Top Reasons Why Men Stay Single - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2013 from Amy RosenthalyIt's common nowadays that a few men choose to stay single for the rest of their lives. These men prefer being single because they can do anything they want. Furthermore, these men cherish their freedom so much, that marriage is only looked at as restricting their life. If you are thinking about ...
Views: 8111(1 vote) - How To Win Your Ex Girlfriend Back By Doing The Right Things - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2013 from David BrittoWhen a relationship turns sour, it proves bad for all involved. Men do not only need to deal with the issue of breaking up, they must handle their own egos. If you are trying to figure out the proper way to win your ex girlfriend back, you will find it's not impossible but it isn't a simple task ...
Views: 8108 - Discover How To Get A Stubborn Ex Back: My Ex Said We Are Never Getting Back Together - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2017 from Michael BradDiscover how to get a stubborn ex back: my ex said we are never getting back together A break up isn't necessarily the end of a relationship. Why is that? Because love doesn't disappear just like that. That's why so many people get back together after a rough time - and the same is likely to ...
Views: 8099 - Signs Of A Disloyal Partner - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2012 from Simone BrownThey say that boys are born cheaters, but what people did not know is that there are actually a lot of girls out there who are being unfaithful to their partners, too. Maybe the only difference here is that boys are easily tempted to have casual sex with any girl without being attached to the ...
Views: 8092 - How To Reconcile With My Ex Boyfriend - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2016 from Joan RiversHow To Reconcile With My Ex Boyfriend; Contact with an ex boyfriend is a tricky and complicated affair, but it doesn't have to mean disaster. Once you have the right strategies in place, you will find that contact with your ex boyfriend is not as intimidating as you first thought. A complete ...
Views: 8089 - How To Win Your Wife Back Following a Separation - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2011 from Gery WriterIf you have separated with your wife and you have realised you want her back then you will have to work hard to achieve this. Obviously, whether or not you can get her back will be based upon the reasons why you split up in the first place. Certain situations can't ever be repaired, while others ...
Views: 8079 - ***How to Rekindle a Relationship - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2010 from Carla TaraTo rekindle a relationship when it has become stagnant is very important. Let’s face it. It takes a lot of time and emotional involvement to start a relationship. Do you remember how much quality time you dedicated to the relationship? How you used to dress up for each other and take time out of ...
Views: 8076(6 votes) - How to Stop Letting Self-Consciousness Ruin Your Relationships - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Jack PowersSelf-consciousness can certainly make it difficult to attract and to keep healthy relationships. Not only can it keep you from building new relationships, it can cause needy behavior, jealousy and clinginess...all the things which kill attraction and which drive people out of your life. However, ...
Views: 8060(2 votes) - Why Does My Ex Compliment Me? My Ex Keeps Giving Me Compliments - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2017 from Michael BradWhy Does My Ex Compliment Me? My Ex Keeps Giving Me Compliments It is very difficult to know what goes on in anyone's mind, but one can get some clues from their actions when one interacts. If your ex is complimenting you it could mean a variety of things. Read on to find out more: Is your ...
Views: 8049 - Psychological Ways To Make My Ex Girlfriend Fall In Love With You Again - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2019 from Tiemo DonaldPsychological Ways To Make My Ex Girlfriend Fall In Love With Me Again, Tips and Tricks To Get Her Back. Dating advice on how to get the attention of an ex girlfriend. How Can I Make My Ex Girlfriend Fall Back in Love With Me. Tips to make your ex girlfriend love you again and Expert advice to ...
Views: 8045 - Emotional Adultery: How Husbands and Wives Disrespect Each Other - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Angie LewisHow Husbands Disrespect Their Wives Husbands who stare at, or flirt with other women may not think they are being disrespectful, but it is very hurtful to their wives. The bible talks about this in detail about how a man is to love his wife. “Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loves the ...
Views: 8032(3 votes) - How to Survive a Sudden Breakup - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Brooke AlexandriaOne minute you feel like you are on top of the world. You have a great relationship with someone that may just be “the one.” You get along great, the relationship is progressing nicely, you get along with each other’s friends and family and then, it all comes to a screeching halt. Just as ...
Views: 8030 - How To Tell When Someone Is Lying - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2007 from Steve GillmanTo know how to tell when someone is lying, it helps to first look at the three basic types of lies. These are lies of omission, commission, and embellishment. What follows is a short description/definition of each, and some ways to detect each kind of lying. Lying By Omission A lie of omission ...
Views: 8027(1 vote) - 3 Huge Signs That Your Girlfriend or Wife Is Unhappy in the Relationship - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Bellaisa FilippisYou may think that your relationship is going perfect but if she thinks otherwise, and is unhappy in the relationship, then a surprise breakup may be on the horizon. A breakup can be caused from a build-up of unhappy feelings that she hasn't been able to communicate to you for whatever ...
Views: 8024 - 5 Crucial Elements Of Moving On After An Affair - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Andrew HunterForgiving an affair is a real challenge Few events in your life will be as devastating as learning that your partner has been cheating on you. Many couples will decide to end the relationship at that point, but those that decide to try to stick it out and make it work may find themselves in a ...
Views: 8024(2 votes) - Contacting My Ex Boyfriend - The Right Way To Talk To Him - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2016 from Joan RiversContacting My Ex Boyfriend - The Right Way To Talk To Him; Feel like contacting ex boyfriend? The two of you feel like strangers and you barely are able to form words to say to each other. Breakups are, by definition, awkward and strange. They turn two people who used to share an intimate bond ...
Views: 8023 - How To Make My Ex Boyfriend Fall In Love With Me Again – Answers - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2016 from Joan RiversHere are relationship advice on how to make my ex boyfriend fall in love with me, also get my boyfriend back. Ways to get my ex boyfriend back to reconcile, make my ex boyfriend like me and have feelings for me. How can i get my ex boyfriend back into my life. More to help get my ex boyfriend ...
Views: 8014 - 5 Personality Types of Women and How To Attract Them - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2016 from Chris ChandraIf you don’t have much experience in the dating field you might make the mistake of believing all women have the same personality types and treat them the same way. Or You might already know that you have to treat different personality types with a unique approach but not know what those ...
Views: 8012(3 votes) - Relationships: Why Do Some Men Pull Away When Things Get Serious? - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2013 from Oliver JR CooperWhen a man and a woman first get together it can be going along nicely and as soon as things start to become a little more serious, a man can begin to pull away. This is naturally going to be confusing for the woman and may make no sense whatsoever. And it can depend on how connected the ...
Views: 7995(2 votes) - ***Does Online Dating Lead To Marriage? - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Oh, the times, they are a-changing! This refrain is from a very famous Peter, Paul, and Mary song. And the truth is, people are finding love in different ways than they did is year’s past. Online dating is a reality today. According to recent ...
Views: 7994(37 votes) - ***How Does Age Difference Matter in a Marriage? - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzAmerica’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts Over the years, we have been asked if the age differential between people contemplating marriage really matters. Our answer – it depends! In our thousands of interviews on six continents of the world, we have learned this – when you are truly in ...
Views: 7992(14 votes) - ***Al and Tipper Gore’s Marriage – What Happened? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzLet’s face it, long time relationships sometimes end. And the simple truth is there isn’t always a compelling reason or reasons why. The separation of Al and Tipper Gore after 40 years of marriage is a good illustration of the “why” question – why did their love affair end after all these ...
Views: 7986(45 votes) - Emotional Affair: How Emotional Affairs Differ From Friendships - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from New Harbinger PublicationsEmotional affairs might begin as friendships, but they don’t stay that way. The friendship becomes transformed, sometimes slowly, sometimes almost immediately, into a fundamentally different relationship. There are distinct differences between friendships and emotional affairs. - An ...
Views: 7964 - How to Win Back Your Husband or Wife - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Joe Beam“You actually want to stay married to this guy?” She didn’t hesitate a moment. Yes, she wanted to save her marriage. She and her husband were 40ish, married about twenty years, with a couple of children. One evening he told her he was in love with his assistant, that he already had a lawyer, ...
Views: 7952(2 votes) - Making Your Ex Boyfriend Or Ex Girlfriend Miss You With Human Psychology - New Ideas - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2016 from Vanessa MooreMaking Your Ex Boyfriend Or Ex Girlfriend Miss You With Human Psychology - New Ideas. Making your Ex Boyfriend Or Ex Girlfriend miss you is a powerful tool in your arsenal for getting them back. The trouble is that most people get the steps very wrong. This is because they act on emotions rather ...
Views: 7950(1 vote) - Christian Relationship Help: Four Ways to Respond to Passive Aggressive Behavior - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2012 from Karla DowningThis Christian relationship help will provide you with four ways to respond to passive aggressive behavior in the people you interact with. The closer a person is to you, the more the passive aggressive behavior will be problematic. Jesus warned us to be on guard against people who will attempt ...
Views: 7946 - Is Your Ex-Girlfriend Is Dating Again? Don’t Make This Mistake If You Want Her Back! - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Mika MaddelaIt’s not easy to move on from a painful breakup… especially if your ex-girlfriend is dating again. Even if you have already accepted the breakup, it can be devastating to find out that your ex-girlfriend is dating someone else. If you want to get her back, make sure you apply these things down ...
Views: 7941 - Advice to Help You Set Boundaries with Your Flirting Partner - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from Susie and Otto CollinsFlirting between two people can be fun, sexy and harmless...unless, of course, one of those two people is already in a committed relationship with someone else! When you are the one who watches (or hears about) your partner flirting with another person, it can be emotionally painful and it ...
Views: 7938(3 votes) - Why Men Are Afraid of Commitment (And How To Help) - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2012 from Brenda ShoshannaAfter a relationship ends, women ask what went wrong, again and again. In this revealing article we see that often it has nothing to do with the woman. The article explores some patterns and needs that cause men to run from relationships. It also offers specific guidelines and advice to help. ...
Views: 7927(1 vote) - How To Stop The Fighting In Your Relationship - by For some couples fighting is the fire that keeps their relationships alive. It lets them know the other cares. Many are determined to win a battle that never ends. Others try to right the wrongs they have experienced in the past with someone new. Unfortunately, this kind of behavior is doomed to ...
Views: 7917 - What You Resist Persists - by Submitted on May 12, 2014 from Linda Simmon“What you resist not only persists, but will grow in size.” Carl Gustav Jung Society has taught us that to get rid of whatever it is we do not want, we must fight it and resist it. We must never show weakness and we must never lose our focus on that thing we want to get rid of. This ...
Views: 7903 - The Importance of Emotions and Feelings in Attracting Women - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Richard LisoI'm sure that you've heard stories about women dating and falling in love various jerks and maniacs who totally mistreat them. And despite the guy's behavior, a woman might continue meeting, and even worse – begging him to stay with her. You probably wonder – why do women agree and want ...
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