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ARTArticle***Love: Falling in Love With Your Spouse - AgainBobbie 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 ...ARTArticle***Managing Expectations Goes A Long Way In Keeping Your Man Attracted To YouMen have a love-hate relationship with their mothers. They love their moms to death, yet they loath the feeling of being mothered (i.e. being told what to do/not to do). Now they are adults and live on their own, they don't need another woman -and much younger at that- replacing their mother's role. That is one of the main reasons why many men are gun shy about relationship. They don't want someone to check in with every time they do something. It's an obligation that hampers with their freedom that they hold sacred.ARTArticle***Relationships: Empathy Vs. Responsibility for FeelingsWilliam grew up with a mother who was depressed much of her life. As the oldest of three children with a father who was not around much, William took on a lot of responsibility for his mother's wellbeing. He grew up as a kind and caring man, believing that he was responsible for another's ...ARTArticle***Relationships: Why Do You Attack and Blame?"A woman who I was dating and who I really liked ended our relationship and is dating someone else. I see her all the time at the market and I feel like yelling at her."
"I keep vowing not to, but I keep getting really angry at my husband when he is distant."
"I lost my temper with my ...ARTArticle***Verbal Abuse, Emotional Abuse - Overt And CovertOur society is filled with verbal and emotional abuse, from radio and TV commentators and presidential candidates, to parents, educators, employers and managers. As Patricia Evans states in "The Verbally Abusive Relationship", the old adage, "Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will ...ARTArticle***Why Do You Blame?Take a moment to think about who you blame for your feelings of hurt, anger, resentment, aloneness, emptiness, loneliness, helplessness, inadequacy, shame, depression, anxiety, fear, and so on. What is really going on inside when you blame someone else for your feelings?
Many people have a ...ARTArticle***Why Less Is More In Dating Emotionally Unavailable MenThe key of dating an emotionally unavailable man who wants to take things slow is to let him set the pace. Expect that he will go hot and cold. Mirror him in everything he does. When he's hot, reciprocate that, this is your time to establish bonding. When he's cold, also keep a distance. Don't try to force yourself unto him asking for attention and affection. He will only withdraw further.
Trust His Actions, Why Words Don't Mean So Much For A Man.ARTArticle***Why Many Women Don't Think About SexAre you a woman who rarely or never thinks about sex? Have you believed that was something wrong with you?
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e wrote the following to me:ARTArticle*Relationships: Letting Go Of Problem Solving"We never seem to be able to solve any problems," Kaylee told me in a phone session. "Every time we sit down to solve a problem, we end up fighting. It doesn't really matter what it is about - it always ends up the same. Is this normal? Aren't couples supposed to be able to solve ...ARTArticle10 Keys to Inner Peace and JoyInner peace and joy are spiritual gifts. The gifts of Spirit enter the heart when we make the choices we need to make to be available to them. What are these choices?
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Peace and joy exist in this present moment - not in the past or future. If you are in your left-brain ego programmed ...ARTArticle3 Steps to Light Up Your Love LifeAgree to agree! We have all heard the saying that if you want to have a happy, harmonious relationship, you sometimes have to agree to disagree. Standing your ground and demanding that you're right may feel all righteous and satisfying, but it's a sure-fire way to eliminate intimacy. Let's go a ...ARTArticle4 Reasons Why You May Not Be Attracting Great Men Into Your LifeHow often have you heard a single women state, with a sigh, that all the good men are taken? Hmm... is that really true? If you're attracting less than great men into your life, it's very likely that it’s got more to do with you than them. Here are four reasons that may be true for ...ARTArticle50 and Dating-What Do Jerry Springer and Dating Baggage have in Common for the Mature Dater after 50?Well it seems the ‘King of Entertainment’ is delivering his audience a new show called “Baggage” on Cable TV’s Game Show Network. Three women vie for the attention of a single man. The only criteria is whether or not he can accept her baggage which has been symbolically placed in varying sized suitcases in front of each woman.
In every round, the women share a piece of their baggage while the man gets to decide whether it’s too heavy for him. If it is, one of the women leaves the game and he continues pursuing the remaining contestants.ARTArticle6 Blocks to Communicating Your Sexual Needs and What You Can Do About It"What we've got here, is a failure to communicate..."n- Captain, Road Prison 36, from the movie Cool Hand Luke
I know sometimes its difficult enough to figure out what you want to say, much less how your partner is going to hear it. And even if you have an idea of what you want to say, you may ...ARTArticle8 Great Questions to Ask on a First DateSo, you're about to go on a First Date? With more Americans utilizing the internet to meet their match, what do you talk about on a first date? Haven't you already asked and answered all the questions on your profile and/or in email exchanges, chat sessions, texting, phone calls? Not even ...ARTArticleA Dozen Stress Reducers for YouIf you are familiar with the concept of “Inside Out Thinking,” then you already know that I don’t conceptualize stress as something that exists outside of you. It is actually something you create inside. Stress is a behavior you create to help you get something you want. The only way to reduce ...ARTArticleA Family Guide to Reframing Recession Fears to Conscious ConsumerismEvery challenge is an opportunity. The recession is a perfect chance to create a shift in your family's values; a chance to move from want-based, status-based, and impulse spending, to sustainable consumer choices.
Of course, the first step is to make that reframe in your own thought process. ...ARTArticleA Girl's Guide to Safe Dating: Safety Calls"Have a nice time, darling! Make sure you call me when you get there and when you leave!" Sound familiar? This was from my mom when I’d go to friends’ homes. In high school, my dad always gave me some quarters before I went out on a date (back in the days when there were pay phones) and told me ...ARTArticleAchieve Your New Years' Resolutions -- or Any Goal!Every New Year, many of us set goals and resolve to meet them — only to become discouraged and quit. Here are suggestions for removing the most common barriers blocking our success — in parenting, our careers, marriage...and Life!
First, set attainable goals. To illustrate, consider ...ARTArticleAddiction to Being "All Together"I often have the experience of someone showing up at one of my 5-day Inner Bonding Intensives and presenting themselves as "all together", or "fine."
"I'm not sure why I'm here," they state. "I really don't know what to work on. I've been through years of therapy and to a ton of workshops and ...ARTArticleAdoption Is A Family Love AffairNovember is Adoption Awareness Month, so it seems appropriate that I share with you about one of my success stories, Trey.ARTArticleAlone: Who are You?Relationships generally begin when both people are in the “Alone Stage,” although I am aware that often affairs 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 ...ARTArticleAmerica Accepts Cohabiting!According to a recent USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of 1,007 adults, most people today reject the notion that couples who live together before marriage are more likely to get divorced. Almost half (49%) said living together makes divorce less likely; 13% said it makes no difference. Just 31% said living ...ARTArticleAre People Who Set Goals Happier?Research has shown that many factors determine how happy a person is. Some of it may be genetic, and some may be circumstances. Abraham Lincoln is quoted as saying "People are about as happy as they make their minds up to be", which is true. However their is research that says people who set ...ARTArticleAre You a Pleasure Junky?What is a pleasure junky, you ask? A pleasure junky is a person always seeking happiness in short-term, feel good ways. A pleasure junky would choose junk food over good health, casual sex over a committed relationship and impulse spending over long-term saving. A pleasure junky wants to feel ...ARTArticleAre You an Optimist or a Pessimist?"I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else." - Winston Churchill
When you notice your thoughts, which kind of thoughts predominate? Do you find yourself often thinking pessimistic thoughts such as:
I'll never get where I want to go. I'm a loser.I'm not smart enough to ...ARTArticleAre You Getting Satisfaction? Take This Relationship QuizPut your relationship to the test by answering this quiz/questionnaire.
1. Is the passion in your relationship:
1. improvingn 2. decliningn 3. staying the samen 4. gonenn 2. Is she sexually satisfied when you make love:
1. every timen 2. ...ARTArticleAvoiding Hearing "You're Not Listening!"Listening is one of those skills that really doesn't seem like it's all that difficult. Why then do so many children report that their parents don't listen to them?
Maybe it's because there are a lot of ways for parents to unintentionally stop conversations with their kids. For example, if ...ARTArticleBeginners Guide to Lingham MassageThe penis is refered to as the linghma in tantra’s language. The lingham means – wand of light. So much nice isn’t it?
Tantrist believe that prolonging orgasm, allows latent energies to evolve and fill the body, thereby raising awareness, sensation, pleasure, and of course ending in a mind ...ARTArticleBoomers Ruin Shacking Up!Baby boomers were known as trend setters and while cohabitating trend setters like Oprah, Brad and Jolene are in the spotlight now… many boomers have been “living in sin” for decades. The 60s were a time that every institution in America was tested and for many, discarded. ...