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- Four Keys To Effective Assertion - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2010 from Peter GerlachDO YOU HAVE an "assertion hero/ine" - i.e. someone you regard as exceptionally adept at asserting her or his needs, feelings, opinions, and boundaries? Would others name *you* as a world-class asserter? The American Management Association once defined "assertion" as communicating in a way ...
Views: 6087 - Help With A Controlling Husband or Wife - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Joe BeamShe could not look people in the eye as they greeted her. Head down, shoulders slumped; she headed to the nearest open seat and quietly slid into it. Her husband was a study in contrast. Confident, gregarious, he firmly shook hands and made polite small talk before striding over to sit beside ...
Views: 6079(1 vote) - My Wife Doesn't Say I Love You Back: Wife Stopped Saying I Love You - by Submitted on May 26, 2018 from John BraxtonMy Wife Doesn't Say I Love You Back: Wife Stopped Saying I Love You No one gets into a marriage thinking that some day it is going to end. No matter how bad the situation may seem in a marriage, things could still be worked upon, improved; and problems can be solved. Feelings like "my wife ...
Views: 6041 - Why Some Marriages Last and Others Don’t! - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Lisa PerrySome marriages work and some don’t. After divorce, people begin to TRY to decipher the difference so we don’t make the same “mistakes” when we re-marry! So what is the difference between couples that make it through the challenges of life and those that don’t? Discover the 3 core elements that ...
Views: 6028 - ***The 5 Things You Should Say to Your Spouse - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzNegativism can easily creep into even the best relationships causing a pattern of negative actions and thoughts to overpower the marriage. The question often asked by couples is “How you can build positive interactions with each other on a daily basis so negativism doesn’t take hold of our ...
Views: 6017(28 votes) - How to Save a Marriage On the Brink Of Divorce - Win Back Your Partner - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from John VickiAn easy way out of a bad marriage is divorce. At times, couples would resort to ending the marriage even if their problems are slight. Driven by feelings, they simply file for divorce, not waiting for the situation to calm down. At times fail to remember that there are people concerned that this ...
Views: 6010 - How to Confess an Affair without Losing Your Marriage - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Joe BeamLive long enough and you learn this lesson: Anyone might do anything in certain circumstances. Just as bad people do bad things, sometimes good people do bad things; not just “minor” things, such as the proverbial white lie, but major things. Including adultery. Presidents, governors, ...
Views: 5954(2 votes) - My Husband Doesn't Spend Time With Me: What To Do When Your Husband Doesn't Want To Spend Time With You - What To Do When You Are Lonely In Marriage - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2018 from Sylvester DanialMy Husband Doesn't Spend Time With Me: What To Do When Your Husband Doesn't Want To Spend Time With You - What To Do When You Are Lonely In Marriage Are you worried because your husband doesn't seem to want to spend time with you anymore like he once did? You're certainly not alone. Wives ...
Views: 5953 - Will A Trial Separation Save Or Break Your Marriage? Find Out Here! - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2011 from Mika MaddelaMany couples out there with a failing marriage question whether or not a trial marriage separation will make or break their marriage. If you are seriously thinking about whether or not you and your spouse should get separated, please read on. Many couples with failing marriage living under ...
Views: 5917(2 votes) - My Wife Left Me: Christian Advice - by Submitted on May 03, 2010 from Michael and Wanda CollinsThe phrase "My wife left me", has become a common phrase echoed in many Christian homes. While the phrase itself is grammatically small, the implications behind it are rather large. Why on earth would a Christian wife simply pack her belongings and walk out? Well, there are a number of reasons ...
Views: 5907(3 votes) - How To Give Your Wife Space When You Live Together: How To Give Your Wife Space Without Losing Her - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2021 from Weston BrantleyHow To Give Your Wife Space When You Live Together: How To Give Your Wife Space Without Losing Her So, your wife wants space, and you don't know what to do. Maybe to you it seems like that is irreconcilable with the fact that you two are married. After all, if you are married, you are ...
Views: 5905 - My Wife Never Touches Me: My Wife Doesn't Want Me Sexually - by Submitted on May 23, 2018 from John BraxtonMy Wife Never Touches Me: My Wife Doesn't Want Me Sexually Have you ever wondered why your wife doesn't initiate sex? The reason why this is very important is that the question can make you wonder if your wife is even attracted to you anymore. You may think: "My wife doesn't initiate sex. ...
Views: 5901 - Swinging Can Be A Great Way to Strengthen Your Relationship - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2015 from Mike HatcherIn recent years, the standard perception of relationships has completely changed. Modern relationships are completely different from what they were some years ago. In the modern world, people have many different mindsets, and therefore, take relationships very casually. Divorce rates have ...
Views: 5879(2 votes) - Change Your Perception Change Your Relationship - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from Susan DerryIf you have difficulties in your relationship, your perspective may be part of the problem. Consider how you are looking at your relationship and how you are looking at your partner? Your perception of your partner and your relationship affects the reality that you experience. Thinking and ...
Views: 5876(3 votes) - My Wife Bores Me: My Wife Is A Boring Person - by Submitted on May 23, 2018 from John BraxtonMy Wife Bores Me: My Wife Is A Boring Person So, you are beginning to wonder why you sometimes say, "My Wife Bores me." Maybe you have not said it aloud, but it is becoming a problem in your mind. After all, who really wants to be with a boring wife? The key reason why this is very ...
Views: 5843 - My Husband Is Mean To Me And Nice To Everyone Else: My Husband Is So Nice To Everyone But Me - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2018 from Jennifer SageMy Husband Is Mean To Me And Nice To Everyone Else: My Husband Is So Nice To Everyone But Me In case you notice that your marriage seems to head for divorce, you may start wondering how you can influence your husband to fall back in love and save your relationship. There are times when ...
Views: 5813 - ***The Seven Most Common Mistakes Made By Marriage Counselors - Part 1 of 2 - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We have studied successfully married couples for over 26 years on six of the world’s seven continents. We have traveled in more countries than we can remember. And while our focus has been on those who have made their marriages work; we are also ...
Views: 5801(38 votes) - My Wife Doesn't Respect Me: How to Regain Respect from Your Wife - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2021 from Baker Jack"My wife doesn't respect me!" This is actually one of the most common complaints that married men have. Obviously there are others including, "my wife isn't attracted to me, my wife doesn't spend enough time with me and my wife never listens to me." They're all valid issues and if you're a man ...
Views: 5791 - I Can't Stand Being Around My Husband: I Don't Want To Be Around My Husband Anymore - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2018 from Jennifer SageI Can't Stand Being Around My Husband: I Don't Want To Be Around My Husband Anymore Anger. Bitterness. Resentment. Frustration. These are all emotions that are commonplace in a marriage where one or both partners feel that their needs are not being met. You may feel that your spouse never ...
Views: 5778 - Rules of Engagement for Adult Time-Outs - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2010 from James HendrixWhy Do We Need Time-Outs? When your heart rate gets above about 100 beats per minute we as humans loose the capacity to think rationally with some exceptions: Athletes, soldiers, doctors, police, firefighters and the like are trained to handle situations where they have to function in high ...
Views: 5774(2 votes) - The Three 'Magic' Questions To Save Your Marriage - by Submitted on May 10, 2010 from Greg BakerFor years, as a Pastor and counselor, I've had to figure out how to save someone's marriage. Here is a short formula that I use to find out where the problems may truly lie, and knowing them, I can recommend a plan on what needs to be done to fix the broken relationship. You can follow it for ...
Views: 5763(2 votes) - My Wife Is Ignoring Me What Should I Do: Wife Ignores Me For Days - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2018 from Henry JosephMy Wife Is Ignoring Me What Should I Do: Wife Ignores Me For Days Your wife keeps ignoring you. At first, you didn't say anything because you assumed she was just busy or maybe angry with you. Now, it's become an ongoing problem though and it's impacting the very foundation of your marriage. ...
Views: 5758 - Emotional security in a relationship - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2011 from Dia ThabetWhat do women want in a relationship? Do women need emotional security and emotional safety? How to give your girlfriend or wife emotional safety? To be able to win your lover’s heart, then you need to provide your partner emotional security and safety. This is true especially for women. Of ...
Views: 5752(9 votes) - Engagement Anxiety Relieved: Working with Projection - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2010 from Sheryl PaulMost people in an intimate relationship will, at some point, find themselves stuck in a projection about their partner. Projections are a bit challenging to define and even more challenging to see it when you’re in it. In Wikipedia’s words: “Psychological projection or projection bias ...
Views: 5746(3 votes) - I Hurt My Wife Emotionally: How to Make Up For Hurting Your Wife - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2018 from Henry JosephI Hurt My Wife Emotionally: How to Make Up For Hurting Your Wife When a marriage goes through a crisis, it can either be the breaking point of the relationship or it can be a vehicle for moving forward as a stronger couple. Everyone makes mistakes within their marriage but some mistakes are ...
Views: 5727 - Engagement Anxiety Relieved: Daily Journaling - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2009 from Sheryl PaulWhen my clients are struggling with engagement anxiety and marriage fear, they often ask what they can do between sessions to help alleviate their suffering. I offer a variety of specific exercises depending on the details of the client’s story, but there is one exercise I suggest to all my ...
Views: 5707(2 votes) - ***Looking for Love in All the Right Places - by Submitted on May 14, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We believe that many folks are afraid of marriage because they read the dire predictions about marriage in the news, they watch way too much television where the focus is, more often than not, on glorifying sex and multiple relationships, and because ...
Views: 5701(38 votes) - How to Prevent a Broken Heart - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2010 from Greg BakerIt seems that we've all suffered a broken heart at one time or another. The pain that it causes and brings is horrific. Few, if anyone, ever wants to go through that again. So how do you prevent it? And if we can actually do that, is it a good thing? The only sure way to prevent a broken ...
Views: 5680 - 3 Surprising Ways Being "Selfish" Makes Your Relationship Happier - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Peggy SealfonSometimes you have to take a stand for your own happiness! I have a client who, on one hand, says she's always considerate and helpful to her husband, making valiant efforts to please him. But then, in the next breath, she complains that he treats her like a doormat. She continues doing ...
Views: 5674(1 vote) - Erotic Talk: Overcoming Fear and Shyness - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2010 from Bonnie GabrielIn the many classes and workshops I've given over the years on the art of erotic communication, the most common question I'm asked is: "Can you give me some ideas on how I can get over my self-consciousness about using erotic talk with my partner?" My answer is an emphatic yes! There ...
Views: 5674(6 votes) - ***Making Marriage Work in Tough Economic Times - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. There is an old saying that many attribute to a Chinese proverb that goes like this – “May you live in interesting times.” To say that is an understatement of our world today is, well . . . an understatement! We are experiencing unprecedented ...
Views: 5667(32 votes) - ***Open Marriage for Mo’Nique and Sid - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Just when you think you have heard it all, along comes Mo’Nique! Here is what she says about her marriage to Sid -- "Could Sid have sex outside of his marriage with me? Yes. That's not a deal-breaker," she says. "That's not something that would ...
Views: 5650(47 votes) - Wife Chooses Friends Over Husband: Why Your Wife Prefers Her Girlfriends Over You - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2021 from Maci AspenWife Chooses Friends Over Husband: Why Your Wife Prefers Her Girlfriends Over You Men come to me all the time complaining about their wife being gone all the time. They are angry because their wife is consistently "gone", hanging out with her girlfriends. To make the problem even worse, they ...
Views: 5620 - Honor And Respect Your Partner's Feelings As If They Are Your Own - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2008 from Dr. Jackie BlackI want to focus on an essential relationship behavior that you will want to practice, become good at and use frequently with your Honey: …Honor and respect your partner’s feelings as if they are your own Our feelings are the barometer of our outside existential lives. Our feelings ...
Views: 5615(1 vote) - Cheating Man – Does Your Husband Still Love You? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2011 from Lisa Penn-James“When I found out my husband cheated after 4 years of marriage it completely devastated me. It wasn’t just that my cheating man had slept with another woman; I couldn’t understand how he could say he loved me on one hand and completely betray me on the other.” So I was left with this ...
Views: 5582 - Why Do Married Women Flirt With Other Men: My Wife Stares At Other Men Constantly - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2018 from Henry JosephWhy Do Married Women Flirt With Other Men: My Wife Stares At Other Men Constantly Why do married women flirt with other men? You're asking that question from the perspective of a man married to one such woman, yes? Your wife is a flirt and she's not afraid to show it. Maybe you tell her that ...
Views: 5576 - After the Divorce And No Friends - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Terry ClarkWe all know a divorce is a very painful and frustrating process with a lot of pitfalls to overcome. You will find yourself losing quite a bit in your divorce as your spouse seems to take it all, especially in a nasty divorce. They take your money, your house, they even end up taking the kids ...
Views: 5557 - My Wife Is Always Mad At Me: My Wife Gets Angry Over Little Things - Why Is My Wife Always Upset With Me - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2018 from Sylvester DanialMy Wife Is Always Mad At Me: My Wife Gets Angry Over Little Things - Why Is My Wife Always Upset With Me Are you in a marriage where you're always feeling like my wife is always mad at me? Well you're certainly not alone. I actually was in your exact situation but figured out how to ...
Views: 5557 - IS MARRIAGE A NATURAL STATE? - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieWHAT DO DIVORCE RATES SAY ABOUT MARRIAGE? We have all heard about the high rates of divorce in the West and we have also heard about how people are increasingly shunning marriage in the UK and US, opting instead for living together or singledom. Are soaring divorce rates indicative of an ...
Views: 5546 - Power Couples - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Ann Marie O'DellHe Searches for someone to be complete, the perfect powerful equal to himself in finances, career, attitude and style. Be sure to wear your cape, tights and Tierra when meeting this man. You will be tested. EVERY CROWD HAS ONE Whether from the highest of echelon, or the red neck trailer ...
Views: 5543 - Can You Really Get Your Ex With the No Contact Rule? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Mika MaddelaDoes the No Contact Rule work for those who try it in on their breakups? If you want to fix your relationship then it's time you find out if whether or not No Contact Rule works for people and just how important it really is. For those who are having problems nursing a broken heart, learn ...
Views: 5535 - ***Infidelity is Not Okay and it is Not Forgivable! - by Submitted on May 23, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Frankly, if we hear yet one more person talk about infidelity in a relationship as if it were okay, not a big deal, and forgivable, we are going to get angry! We have studied the best marriages for more than 25 years and we know this – the best ...
Views: 5514(34 votes) - Stop Being Abusive in Your Marriage and Be Assertive Instead - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2009 from Angie LewisHow can we stop being abusive with our spouse and be assertive instead? It’s easy once we learn a few simple communication techniques. When we are frustrated, disappointed, stressed, or angry what happens? We use our emotions in negative ways with our spouse. This causes a chain reaction and ...
Views: 5497 - My Husband's Personality Changed Overnight: Sudden Personality Change In Husband - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2018 from Jennifer SageMy Husband's Personality Changed Overnight: Sudden Personality Change In Husband One of the most often asked questions I face in dealing with marital conflict is: "Why did things change so much since I married?" or "This is not the same person I met!" or worst yet... "I was deceived... I met ...
Views: 5489 - ***What to Say to the One You Love? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We have learned lots of interesting and important lessons from the thousands of successfully married couples we have interviewed over the years – of that you can be sure. There is no question – the wisdom of these wonderful marriages humbles us when ...
Views: 5485(39 votes) - How To Motivate Your Husband Find A Job - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraGroucho Marx once said- “Behind every successful man is a woman." I don’t know if this still holds true today, because personally, I have always believed that a person is responsible for his or her own success. But in cases where your man lost his job and morale, a little push from you is ...
Views: 5479 - I Want More Than he Has To Offer - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Denise WadeWhether you just met the man of your dreams or are casually dating, here are ten simple dating principles to maintain a healthy dating mindset. No matter if he considers you relationship material or just a coffee date, the most desirable women in a man’s mind are the ones who take responsibility ...
Views: 5468 - Why Passive Aggressive Behavior is so Hard to Grasp When You Are in Love - by Submitted on May 09, 2012 from Neil WarnerIt seems to be a silent but growing epidemic of miscommunication between people in any kind of relationships. If you read forum comments, help requests are popping up everywhere, and the hurt from miscommunication seems to be a shared national pain. Several factors have contributed to the ...
Views: 5468(1 vote) - Overcoming Insecurity:stop Being Needy And Start Being Happy - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraWhen you look at the mirror, do you like what you’re seeing? How often do you smile in a day, do you even remember to smile? Is it your hobby to gossip and talk about someone else’s flaws and imperfections? Does talking about the misery of other people makes you feel better about yourself? Are ...
Views: 5467(1 vote) - My Wife Stopped Wearing Her Wedding Ring: She Doesn't Wear Her Wedding Ring - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2018 from Henry JosephMy Wife Stopped Wearing Her Wedding Ring: She Doesn't Wear Her Wedding Ring Your wife stopped wearing her wedding ring. You're not sure how long ago it happened but one day you looked at her hand and noticed something was missing. If she always wore the ring and suddenly her finger is bare, ...
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