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Marriage Therapy: 8 Signs You Should See a Marriage Counselor - Dave Turo-Shields- Deciding About Your Relationship - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2009 from Rhonda RabowShould I stay or should I leave? Maybe you are feeling frustrated or disappointed right now. Maybe you are just in a rut or your relationship just doesn’t feel the same. How do you know when there is no hope to fix it, or when it is just like any normal relationship, having some bumps along ...
Views: 1497 - Deciding about your relationship, when is the right time to decide? - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2012 from Rhonda RabowWhile I am happy for many of my clients and friends who will get to celebrate this holiday season with their friends and loved ones, my heart goes out to those sad and frustrated people who may be dreading the holidays because they are feeling stuck, numb and confused in their unhappy ...
Views: 1147 - Decoding And Understanding Men And Their Hormones - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraUnderstanding men is an unending quest for us women. It seems as if, no matter how we try, the world is still divided with, “us” on one side and, “them” on the other. The needing and wanting to dissect the opposite sex becomes a mission for life. We squeeze our brains out with all these dilemmas ...
Views: 3035 - Defence Mechanism: Repetition Compulsion - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperWhen one experiences pain and it is not possible for them to face the pain that they’re experiencing, they’re going to end up using a number of defence mechanisms. This could be due to how traumatising the experience is or because it would be too much for them to face how they feel. A ...
Views: 3454 - Defining One's Relationship-Status on Facebook as “Complicated” – What Stands Behind it? - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Doron GilNO ONE HAS EVER PROMISSED YOU A ROSE GARDEN No one has ever said relationships are easy. Neither with a “soul-mate” nor with “loved-ones”. Arguments, disagreements and conflicts always exist. They are part of the relationship. THE MEANING OF “COMPLICATED” Yet, when I see from time to ...
Views: 5294 - Definition: Common Marriage Problems - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2007 from Debbie MolisIt is amazing the number of couples that allow the intimate side of their relationship slide. Loss of intimacy is one of those common marriage problems that eat away at the very foundation of a marriage turning what was once a loving and fulfilling relationship into nothing more than a ...
Views: 1183 - Definition: Emotional Intimacy - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2007 from Debbie MolisEmotional intimacy is a dimension of interpersonal intimacy that varies in degree and over time, much like physical intimacy. Affect, emotion and feeling may refer to different phenomena. Emotional intimacy may refer to any or all of those in both a lay or a professional context. Emotional ...
Views: 10701 - Definition: Fear of Intimacy - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2007 from Debbie MolisThe simplest and most understandable way I have ever heard intimacy described is by breaking the word down: in to me see. That is what intimacy is about - allowing another person to see into us, sharing who we are with another person. Sharing who we are is a problem because at the core of our ...
Views: 2574 - Definition: Health Relationship - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2007 from Debbie MolisThere are reliable tools that can be used to create a healthy relationship, many of which have not been taught in our culture. If you want to have a really healthy relationship, follow these simple guidelines. 1. Do not expect anyone to be responsible for your happiness. Too often relationships ...
Views: 1218 - Definition: Relationship Advice - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2007 from Debbie MolisRelationship counseling is the process of counseling the parties of a relationship in an effort to recognize and to better manage or reconcile troublesome differences and repeating patterns of distress. The relationship involved may be between members of a family, couples, employees or employers ...
Views: 891 - Definition: Relationship Advice - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Douglas PakRelationship counseling is the process of counseling the parties of a relationship in an effort to recognize and to better manage or reconcile troublesome differences and repeating patterns of distress. The relationship involved may be between members of a family or a couple (see also family ...
Views: 864 - Delivering Bad News - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2007 from Linda SapadinDelivering bad news is never easy. Whether it’s “I’m breaking up with you”, “You’re fired” or “You’ve got cancer”, there’s no pleasant way to deliver these messages. There are, on the other hand, quite a number of ways to make ...
Views: 1634 - Denial and Projection Harm Your Intimate Relationship - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2012 from Doron GilIf you find yourself in unsatisfying relationships over and over again, or without a partner, the reason might well be that you sabotage yourself without even knowing that you do. One way might be, to project onto your partner traits, emotions and behaviors you deny in yourself. When these are ...
Views: 3177 - Dental Care Has Come a Long Way Since It First Began - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Wendell DemontDentistry is a form of health services that deals primarily with the cleaning and preventative care of your teeth. This is much different than oral surgeons or prosthodontics. While they don't treat oral cancer or extract wisdom teeth, they can spot problems in these areas and refer you to ...
Views: 670 - Dependent Relationships - Letting Go - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2013 from Cynthia OrtizThose who choose to be dependent on someone else can only mean one thing - they do not want to be responsible for their own well-being. They want and expect YOU to make THEM happy without a second thought toward YOUR well-being. A dependent partner will drain you of your energy just as a ...
Views: 1203 - Depression and the Three-Legged Stool - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2017 from Gary DirenfeldNot all depressions are the same and getting it right matters. Broadly speaking, depression can be divided into two types, exogenous and endogenous. This is not to say that any particular depression is necessarily one or the other. There can be factors of both at play and to different ...
Views: 1686 - Design Trends: Engagement Rings - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Fred QuinstineFrom your grace of halo to the sophistication of micro pave, design trends in engagement rings and music band settings are changing, reflecting today's busy lifestyles. Ergonomic designs reign supreme these days, don't does pure panache determine the look leading to 'I Do.' "Some brides ...
Views: 469 - Designing Relationships For Trust - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2007 from Layne and Paul Cutright - Relationship Experts, Best Selling Authors, Master Relationship Coaches and Trainers, Mentor CoachesPeople yearn for relationships they can trust. They want to be able to depend on people. They want relationships characterized by ease, clarity and harmonious cooperation. The hallmark of an enlightened partnership is intentional design. Great relationships don't just happen, mediocre ones do. ...
Views: 1537 - Despite the Physical Separation, Long Distance Relationships Can Work - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2010 from Deborah RosenbloomHaving a successful long distance relationship involves a dedicated commitment to making it work. If you and your partner both understand the complexities of living apart, your relationship will be more likely to thrive. Because of a continuous growth and broad range of technology which helps ...
Views: 1773 - Detachment for the Codependent is the Key to a Happiness! - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2014 from Mary DeYonThe idea of detachment mesmerized me when I heard about it in Al-Anon. To let go of the ones you love seemed unloving and uncaring and certainly not Christian. But it also seemed to be the NIRVANA you could reach even while living with an alcoholic. I detached from my alcoholic father by ...
Views: 2050 - Determining Why You Act the Way You Do in Relationships - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2011 from Ashley ArnIf you've ever wondered why you act the way you do when you're in a relationship, or wondered at the logic behind the actions of a partner, child or parent, you're not alone. Sometimes we act in ways that are very unlike our personalities, and this seems to happen more, and more dramatically, ...
Views: 566 - Detox Your Life - by Submitted on May 31, 2014 from Tina TessinaMany of my clients come in with complaints about personal habits that feel toxic in their lives. Just as you can detox your body when you’re feeling sluggish, it’s also possible to detox your emotional life. Here are some of the most common ways your life can back up on you, and how ...
Views: 1445 - Develop a New Heart and Mind (Attitude) About Dating - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Angie LewisMany of you reading this may have already made the mistake of having romantic attachments and a faulty attitude when it comes to dating. But rest assured all of this can be changed with the right attitude and biblical steps that put you on the right foundation. Whatever your circumstances were ...
Views: 2188 - Developing Empathy - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2015 from Barry HammerDEVELOPING EMPATHY DR. BARRY HAMMER Developing empathy, or experiential insight into the feelings and needs of other individuals, is the key to developing related altruistic qualities such as, genuine caring, compassion, sympathy, generosity, patience, and tolerance for diversity. The ...
Views: 1786 - Developing Harmonious Relationships with Close Family, Friends and Associates - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2022 from santosh krinskyEven among those closest to one another, there remain differences of habit and temperament. Issues of personal grooming, dietary choices, choices in music or other media interactions, time commitments, interactions about caring for the common shared space all work to create minor daily ...
Views: 615 - Developing Self-Awareness Enables You to Understand How You Harm Your Relationships – and Change - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Doron GilIt is very likely that your attitudes, reactions and behaviors in a relationship harm it, causing conflicts and arguments. Often, you don’t even know that that’s the case. When your relationship fails, you tend to blame your partners. Developing Self-Awareness will help you notice that many of ...
Views: 1501 - Developing Trust in Relationships - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from cedric riceThe single most important factor in any type of successful relationship between any two people is trust. People can have professional or business relationships where they don't trust each other but those relationships are for convenience only and are not personally satisfying to either party. ...
Views: 1816 - Dibyendu Mukherjee Discusses The Top Benefits of Community Engagement - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2023 from Shubham VermaCommunity engagement is an immense power that unites people, creating links, cooperation, and advancement. Dibyendu Mukherjee shares the top benefits of community engagement.When people engage with their community, they bring joy and success to it. Community engagement allows people to express ...
Views: 450 - Did He Really Say "I love you"? - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Christine PembletonHave you ever been in a relationship with a guy that progressed to the “I love you” stage? That’s the stage of a relationship when things are going well; you are enjoying each other’s company, and you believe the other person feels the same way. It’s the point where your relationship can ...
Views: 5082 - Did You Get Dumped? Well Here Are Some Easy Killer Tips on How to Get Your Ex Back And Keep Them - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2008 from Mo SimpsonSo you've been dumped and you're looking for a way to get your ex back. The good thing is that most of us have been there, so you're not alone. The other thing in your favor is that 90% of breakups could easily be fixed, if people only knew how. In this article I'm going to give you a couple of ...
Views: 1277 - Did you know Everything you Can do To obtain Your Ex Again? - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Michael LoisMany people experience breakups, it really is aspect of everyday living. Breaking up might cause you to sense several agonizing feelings these kinds of as sadness and despair. You skip your ex and all you are able to consider is everything you can perform to obtain your ex back again. There ...
Views: 537 - Did You Know It Was An Inside Job? - by Submitted on May 25, 2008 from Jennifer McLeodPeople come into your life for a reason and being in a relationship provides us with undoubtedly the hardest challenges we face as adults as we are seldom taught to truly love ourselves as children, yet we are expected to know how to love other people as adults in very deep, meaningful, life ...
Views: 1360 - Did You Know That Two Out of Three Divorces are Initiated by Women? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Daniela RoherIt is part of popular knowledge that in romantic relationships women want commitment from men, and at some point push, openly or subtly, for a marriage certificate. Men, on the other hand, are assumed to want to explore and experiment, but “cave in” to women’s pressures at some point or another ...
Views: 1607 - Did You Know That You Can Make A Man Desire You So Much That He Craves You? - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Yangki Christine AkitengWe women are very good at making ourselves desirable in the beginning of a relationship but really bad at keeping the attraction after the initial “oh-wow!” wears off and the man you’ve been dating for weeks or months starts to lose interest. How do you make sure that ...
Views: 1852 - Did You See the Gorilla? - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2012 from Merry WiseWhat are you attracting into your life? Do you ever tell yourself, or have the inner belief that you “just have bad luck?” I have a former client who has this belief and you would not believe the things that happen to her. It seems she’s constantly falling down, breaking things, stepping on ...
Views: 2367 - Did Your Boyfriend Tell You He Doesn't Love You Anymore - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Andrew HunterDid you and your boyfriend break up or are about to? Are you wondering why "he doesn't love me anymore" or asking what went wrong? If so then read on and find out what exactly is happening. Q: My boyfriend looks like he doesn't love me! If he listens to what I have to say he might change his ...
Views: 1483 - Different Sources Of Free Relationship Advice - Save Your Relationship Fast - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2012 from Charles ScholarRomantic relationships are not always easy and can actually be very complicated and problematic. A successful relationship requires hard work, trust, understanding, compromise, commitment and love. If romantic relationships were easy people would not spend millions on couples counseling and ...
Views: 1044 - Differing Paths in Relationship - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I'm trying as much as I can to think by myself about my deep questions but this one I thought, I really need to ask you, because I feel stuck: a year and a half ago, I fell deeply in love with a man. It was 'love at first sight' and felt so completely obvious that "he was the one", ...
Views: 654 - Diffferentiation in Relationships - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Delyse LedgardThe concept of differentiation is central to the work I do with couples. In this article I provide a couple of definitions and identify the skills needed for differentiation, and some of the ways couples avoid doing this work in their relationships. Differentiation is the active, ongoing ...
Views: 1020 - Digital Dementia Wreaks Havoc on Personal Relationships - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffWhat you focused on five years, five months or five days ago is what you have in your life today. The relationships you have with your family, friends and contacts are the direct result of how you spent your time in the past and what you decided to focus upon. What you focus on today is what you ...
Views: 2181 - Disadvantages of Love spells - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Christina XioEvery one alive has the presence of love their lives. Love itself is uniquely different concept which describes it self as something that cannot be described while a person is restricted within the logical reasons. A man simply might love a woman because he frequently gets to meet her at the ...
Views: 7750 - Disagreeing to Agree - by Falling in love is so wonderful. Everything she says is
sublime, every word he utters is magical. You agree on everything, you and your new romance - never have you felt so understood, valued, appreciated. Then, of course that awful day comes when - NO - It couldn't be - you
disagree! It ...
Views: 705 - Disappointments - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2012 from Susan Schwartz, Ph.D.Disappointments are part of life. They make us grow and pay attention to what we want, what we have, what we need and what we do not want, need or have. They cause sadness and loss. They bring us into conscious awareness of our life and or relationships, what is lacking and what is ...
Views: 1410 - Discover 1 Way That Many Women Do That Pushes Their Husbands Away - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Mika MaddelaHas your marriage turned for the worst? Are you a busy wife with a family and career whose marriage is also falling apart? Or perhaps the spark between you and your hubby fizzled out? Either way, you love your husband (I mean, why else would you be reading this?) and you want to get him. If any ...
Views: 824 - Discover 3 Huge Signs Your Ex Still Loves You - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Mika MaddelaDid you and your ex decide to stay friends after breaking up? The problem here is that you still have feelings for your ex. Are you looking for signs that your ex may still want to be with you? For those who want to find out the top signs ex still loves you, read on. If the two of you are ...
Views: 1295 - Discover 5 Easy Steps To Get Your Ex Girlfriend Back - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2012 from Robert RoberetA relationship is a process. It starts with a once-upon-a-time story and ends with either a happy ending or a tragic finale. Relationships that are not fortunate enough to be successful usually end in broken hearts. Some guys can let go and move on. Some are willing to take another shot at the ...
Views: 732 - Discover 5 Things You're Not Doing That Are Ruining Your Marriage! - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Mika MaddelaIs your marriage in trouble? Does it seem harder to have a loving and satisfying marriage? If you can relate to any of this, you are not alone! Making a marriage work is not easy and it takes a lot of effort on each individual's part to keep your relationship thriving. If your marriage is ...
Views: 707 - Discover Exactly How You Should Respond if Your Ex Wants to Be Friends - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2011 from Mika MaddelaBecoming friends with an ex is not impossible. Depending on the situation of how the relationship ended as well as the dynamics of the relationship between the couple, a genuine friendship can occur over time. Keep on reading if you want to know whether or not becoming friends with an ex is a ...
Views: 6546 - Discover Exactly What To Do To Save Your Marriage - by Submitted on May 23, 2011 from Mika MaddelaAre you and your husband having problems? Is seeing eye to eye these days more difficult than usual. Does it feel like whatever you say or do, you just can't seem to get your marriage on track. If you're looking for help in a marriage, please read on. Have you ever wondered why some ...
Views: 743 - Discover Hidden Opportunities In Difficult People - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2008 from William G Jr CovingtonConflict is inevitable in relationships whether socially or at work. Some are minor, others can lead to severe stress. It may not be possible to eliminate conflict, but learning how to deal with it appropriately can enhance the quality of life by reducing stress and improving relationships. With ...
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