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- Couples: Here's How To Argue - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Bob LancerWhile 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: 1675(2 votes) - Marriage Help: How Your Relationship Expectations Shape Your Relationship - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Richard NicastroWe are all embedded in a continuous stream of experience—an endless current that is too expansive to for us to take in all the information at once. One function of the mind is to help you deal with this vastness: To select, order and ultimately, create meaning out of all the life that surrounds ...
Views: 1670(1 vote) - How Video Chat is Bringing Sexy Back! - by Submitted on May 02, 2017 from Madeline FosterVideo Chat - The Modern Way To Invigorate Your Love Life! The entire view of sex and passion has altered over the years. Behavioral analysis portrays these emotions as a cerebral & collective event composed of three various factors: affection, engagement, and intensity. Having sex is a ...
Views: 1669 - Relationships: Do Some Peoples Childhoods Set Them Up To Attract People Who Are Unavailable? - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperEven though one can have the need to be in a relationship with someone who is available, it doesn’t mean that this takes place. Instead, they can end up attracting people who unable to be there for them. If this was something that they could overlook it wouldn’t matter, but as this is not ...
Views: 1669 - Spice Up Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2010 from Candace CzarnyWhat you create in your home you create in your life. You can begin to take control of your life’s outcome by taking control of your environment. Since you end up spending over half of your life in bed, it should come as no surprise how important this room is to your life’s happiness and the ...
Views: 1669(3 votes) - When Trust Is Not Enough in a Relationship - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Bryce Kaye"Trust". It's one of those sacred words in relationship lingo that automatically projects an aura of goodness and wholesomeness. Conversely, "mistrust" seems to reek of evil and pathology. If you ever want to evoke visceral and mindless reaction from someone, just ask "Don't you trust me?" Most ...
Views: 1669 - Emotional Awareness: Is Emotional Awareness An Important Part Of Taking Responsibility For How We Feel In A Relationship? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperIt is often said that while relationships have the power to lift one up, they also have the power to bring them down. So one can experience just about every emotion on one side of the spectrum at one moment and then experience just about every emotion on the other side of the spectrum at ...
Views: 1668 - Dr. Romance on Older Women Dating Younger Men - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2016 from Tina TessinaDr. Romance gets letters about older women dating younger men; which appears to be shocking to some people, but I don’t find it so unusual. Why would a younger man want to date an older woman? Who isn't attracted to success, smarts and experience? Young men ...
Views: 1667(2 votes) - Sharing and Listening - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2012 from Payam GhassemlouHave you ever had the experience of sharing your life challenges or problems with an empathic listener who gave you his or her undivided attention? A kind of listener who did not judge you and really cared about what you had to say. Someone who was not quick to give you advice and solutions but ...
Views: 1667(3 votes) - Pleasurable Love Education 101 - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2012 from Marlise KarlinA rollercoaster of pleasurable feelings that make it hard to even breathe, or is it also evident in sarcasm, bickering, and sex on demand? You’re kidding, right? That’s not love. We don’t need to be educated about what love is; you just know it. Or do you? Over 1 million kids a year are ...
Views: 1665 - Better Intimacy, Better Sex - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2014 from Tina TessinaAs a counselor, I get a lot of clients who are worried about intimacy and sex. Romance books are a lovely escape from reality, and can help reduce your stress from daily frustrations. And, you can even learn a few tricks to enhance your relationship. The danger comes in if you ...
Views: 1662(1 vote) - Mystical Ecstasy - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2015 from Heather Fraser -This topic evokes such a powerful energy within my Being. It's the essence of an energy I know my Soul has come here, once again, to attempt to attain. I accept that I have not attained it yet, and that it takes countless lifetimes of earth experience for the Soul to evolve. It sure ...
Views: 1662(1 vote) - 5 Tools to Overcome Self Doubt and Come Back To Self Love - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2018 from Robyn VogelIn the 20 years of leading workshops and guiding couples back to a place of loving connection, I've come to learn that there are certain skills one needs to learn to create lasting successful change inside and out. I have also been able to see and understand the roadblocks: what gets in the ...
Views: 1661 - 3 Ways to Improve the Quality of Your Intimate Relationship - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2013 from Michelle SearsYes it's about quality not quantity. You can spend every waking hour with your partner and have a terrible relationship. And if that's the case then who the heck would want to spend all day with them anyway? Right? So it's definitely quality over quantity. And it doesn't matter if you've ...
Views: 1660 - A Healthy Approach To Shameless Intimacy - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2008 from Laurie HandlersWhat is Tantra and how can it help you overcome feelings of shame so you can have mind-blowing sex and intimacy? I began my study and practice of Tantra thinking it would enhance sex making it hotter and at the same time I was scared that if it made sex hotter I might not be able to handle ...
Views: 1660 - Subtle Danger Signals in Everyday Married Life - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Azriel WinnettIf you've been around long enough, you're aware of the many things that can play havoc with domestic peace, even where the parties concerned are not short of goodwill and have the best of intentions. High up on the list of culprits here are poor communication habits, either on their own or in ...
Views: 1660(3 votes) - Projection as Protection - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Sheryl PaulI’ve been thinking a lot about projection lately, especially since many of my engaged and newlywed clients have been perseverating on the thought, “I don’t love him/her.” This is such an important and complex topic that I’ve written about it several times, but let me say it more clearly here: ...
Views: 1658 - Relationships: Is Being Responsive To Another Person’s Self-Disclosure An Important Part Of A Relationship? - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperWhen one feels close to someone, there are likely to be a number of reasons why. One may know what these reasons are, or it may take them a while to realise why they feel the way they do. The connection they feel with the other person is likely to have built up over time. This is not to say ...
Views: 1658 - Toys for Adults - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Martha Tara LeeHave you heard of the expression, “Men don’t grow up; their toys just get bigger and more expensive.”? True, since adult men don’t talk of Matchbox cars, but full-sized motorized ones. What of their electronic devices and gadgets from the iPhone, Wii, mp3 players, to laptops? While we have ...
Views: 1656 - Imagine a Society Where the Highest Value Was Your Relationship with Yourself - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2018 from Robyn VogelThe relationship you have with yourself is one of the most important relationships you will ever have during your lifetime. And even though we spend 100% of our time with ourselves, this relationship tends to be difficult...challenging. Our society places a lot of value on external ...
Views: 1655 - Relationships: Is Empathy An Important Part Of Experiencing Intimacy? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2016 from Oliver JR CooperOn one hand, one can have relationships with others that are deep, and on the other hand, they can have ones that are shallow. When it comes to the later, this could relate to the people they see at work or on the odd occasion, for instance. And when it comes to the former, it could relate ...
Views: 1655 - Emotional Intimacy with Ourselves - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Allan HardmanOne of my apprentices often called me, upset because there were no “good men” out there. She had been in so many relationships, she said, waiting for a man that would be present and show his feelings. She told me that she was often fooled, thinking a particular man wanted to share with her in a ...
Views: 1654(1 vote) - What are Soulmate Relationships - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Tara SpringettSoulmates are people who have the relationship most of us dreamt of when we were young and innocent: loving and erotic, inspiring and safe and – best of all – lasting. However, soulmates are not a gift from heaven which some of us had the luck to receive while the majority has been left ...
Views: 1653(1 vote) - Attaining Orgasms Through Intercourse - A Perspective Of Women Orgasm... Part 3 - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2011 from Raymond EhomaIn 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: 1652 - The Science of Love Part I: Calming the Hurricane - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from Pat LaDouceurI love Rich," Diana told me during our first session. "But I don't know if we can stay together. The arguments we have are too painful. The wounds are too old and deep." "And I love Diana," Rich echoed. "And respect her. But we see the world completely differently. That's just how it is. ...
Views: 1650 - Top 10 Ways to Make Powerful Requests - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Tracy PhaupAccording to some experts there are only two ways to create in the world: making promises and making requests. Here are the Top 10 Ways to make those requests powerful ones. 1. Make them. Making requests is a major source of power and some people need to start by simply making them. Make ...
Views: 1650 - ***Sex, Lies And Secrets: Is Secrecy Destroying Your Marriage? - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2008 from Richard NicastroAfter the story broke that New York governor Eliot Spitzer was having sex with prostitutes, relationship experts popped up on every news channel, dispensing theories about Mr. Spitzer's behavior. Opinions about why a married man (and one with a great deal to lose) would behave this way ranged ...
Views: 1649 - Foods that naturally increase your libido - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Yvette LaboyAll you see and hear about in the month of February is love, chocolate hearts and cupid shooting you with his arrow. Some people feel a lot of pressure during this month to be at the top of their game when it comes to sex, love and romance. However, at certain times we are just not feeling in ...
Views: 1649 - What’s Your Running Commentary? - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Sheryl PaulAt 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: 1649 - "Being Vulnerable with a Woman" - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2018 from Barry and Joyce Vissell(An excerpt from the Vissell’s new book, To Really Love a Woman) TO BE VULNERABLE WITH A WOMAN IS TO ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE SEEN AND KNOWN IN YOUR ENTIRETY, not just your powerful, independent, secure, loving and capable self. Yes, you love a woman by being powerful, by protecting her from all ...
Views: 1647 - Love as an Iceberg - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2012 from Daniela RoherScientists tell us that icebergs – masses of floating ice, like the one that sank the Titanic – have one eighth of their mass above water and seven eights under water. So, when we think we see the whole thing, in reality we see only the tip of it, as the biggest part is hidden. The same is ...
Views: 1647 - When Jealousy Visits Your Relationship - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Michael BroderPractically everyone whose been in a serious romantic relationship with all of the deliciously intense and passionate feelings that go with it, have at one time or another experienced jealousy, which is really the fear that ---to some degree--- your partner is not being exclusive to you either ...
Views: 1645(1 vote) - ***UNDERSTANDING INTIMACY IN MARRIAGE - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2014 from Bisi AdewaleDuring an extensive marriage seminar; the speaker emphasized on the fact that intimacy is the bedrock of romance in any marriage. He did his best to convince everyone in attendance to nurture intimacy in their homes. As Jude and his wife sat listening with rapt attention to the speaker, they ...
Views: 1644 - Softening Into The Universe - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2017 from Addison BellI have spent the last two weeks in a pile of books. I have read books on sex, on Tantra, on advanced energy techniques, on the human body, on spirit, etc. Honestly, my brain feels like it’s going to explode! The thing that struck me as I read all of these different books is that everything ...
Views: 1643 - Achieving Personal Power - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2014 from Julie Roberts, Ph.D.This article discusses effective and ineffective ways of gaining personal power and how that search impacts those around us. Note: I suggest you read “The Victim Tyrant Cycle” as it includes important concepts used in this article ...
Views: 1642(1 vote) - McDonalds Sex - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Kelly ChicasIs your sex life like McDonalds? Filling, but full of empty calories? Satisfying, but nothing special? Let's face it, we all go to McDonalds occasionally, but if you eat nothing but a plain hamburger every day, you probably need to branch out to something more appetizing, like a Double McRib ...
Views: 1641(1 vote) - Your Attitude to Love, Dating and Relationships is Crucial in Your Ability to Develop a Successful Intimacy - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Doron GilThe attitude you have while going on dates is crucial to your succeeding or failing to extend a date to a meaningful relationship. The more you take the time to reflect upon your attitude this holiday season and realize whether it sabotages you or not, the more you can change and adopt a healthy ...
Views: 1640(2 votes) - How to Create a Fantastic Relationship, part 2 - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2015 from Clement McGrathI previously wrote about the assumptions and expectations we bring into a relationship, and the patterns of forcing they can set up. Sounds simple in theory but what exactly am I talking about? How do you recognise your own automatic assumptions and patterns and then change them in ways that ...
Views: 1637 - Are You Avoiding Confrontation? - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Lenann McGookey GardnerI think there’s a trend … a trend toward avoiding confrontation. All the time. At all costs. No matter what’s at stake. And it’s starting to concern me! It’s not that confrontation is a good thing – too much of it, and life gets very tense. But it’s important that, when the situation ...
Views: 1636(2 votes) - How to be Receptive to Your Deepest Wisdom - by Submitted on May 04, 2015 from Marc LernerEverybody has wisdom; we just do not always know how to tap it. We value our thoughts and identify with them, sometimes more than our wisdom. To really tap inner wisdom, we have to go beyond thinking and be receptive to the Wisdom of our Body. Visualize linear thinking as an unbroken ...
Views: 1636(1 vote) - The Courage To Stay - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Sarah Anand AnmaLet’s face it. We live in a consumer culture. At first it started with the material world, and unfortunately, this habit of disposable goods has leaked into the realm of relationships. I see people leave their partners and here are some of the reasons. “I’m just not in love with him.” “We ...
Views: 1635 - 7 Tips to Stop Work From Harming Your Marriage - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2017 from Nicola BeerIn the current market, long working work hours and high levels of stress seems to be the norm rather than the exception. It used to be entrepreneurs and executives running round fire fighting and answering emails 24/7, now most of my expat friends and clients are doing the same. There is no ...
Views: 1634 - Ladies, Don’t Make Any Body Language Move until You Read This - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2012 from Angel E. MurrayLet’s face it; we still live in a world where suspicious looks will greet any woman who thinks the idea of asking a man out is fine. In addition to this, some men find it irritating, un-womanly, and morally degrading when women ask them out; some of them even use it as an opportunity to satisfy ...
Views: 1633 - Power Struggles Are For the Birds! - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Azriel WinnettIf you leave a wet towel on the bathroom floor, it could be somewhat irritating to the next person who uses the bathroom after you, but would anyone start a major fight over it? Most definitely, according to research funded by the US government's health research arm and conducted in the ...
Views: 1632 - Speak Your Truth, Not Your Mind - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from James Patrick McDonaldIt’s one-thirty in the morning and a single mother frets anxiously for her seventeen-year-old daughter to come home, anger building. Mother falls asleep on the sofa. The next day, daughter leaves for work before mother awakens. Upon returning home from work at 2:00 p.m., mother speaks her ...
Views: 1631(2 votes) - How many lovers will be sleeping in separate rooms this Valentine’s Day? - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2011 from Jennifer Ross-TaylorOh how you dread all the publicity around Valentine’s Day because even though you love your partner dearly, the intimacy and romance has seemed to have gone many years ago. Maybe it is because you sleep in separate rooms you think, but then you rationalize this by saying, it has to be this way ...
Views: 1630(1 vote) - Walls Or Barriers In A Relationship - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Adam BenedettoWhen we are in a close relationship with another person, sometimes we can feel the walls between each other. Sometimes, one of us may be trying to protect ourselves or hiding what we really are from the other person. After a while, this behavior becomes normal and thus is prolonged. If you ...
Views: 1630(1 vote) - Communicate to mute the dark side of the imagination - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2014 from James MapesThe single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. -George Bernard Shaw, playwright Communication is the glue that holds relationships together. So, the question is – Do you believe that you communicate often enough and in the right way to create and ...
Views: 1628 - Some Interesting Wedding Vows - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2012 from Amy DyslexWedlock is a HUGE change for anyone planning to enter into the sacred union; (almost in all majority cases) you will be spending the rest of your life with one person. This same person will be the individual you will have kids with, go home shopping, plan your finances with, and most ...
Views: 1628 - Find Your Soulmate - Have You Done The Inner Work? - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Ian MarshallEveryone appears to be really searching for a Soulmate. And an element of discovering "the one" involves actively doing that. It truly is beneficial to recognize and define who you are looking for to join you on journey through life. But have you ever looked thoroughly at exactly where you ...
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