articles about life and love after marriage.

A 3 minute relationship change

When your partner comes home with a problem, often your first impulse is to make suggestions to fix the problem. You tend to interrupt and show your knowledge. That may feel like you're helping but here's the best way to help: 1. Listen, really listen and look at their face to see what they are really feeling. 2. When they [...]

By |2020-10-22T10:24:18-04:00October 22nd, 2020|Categories: Featured Articles|

Smoothing conflicts during virus

These are difficult times. Here's a simple path to think about the situation facing you. Use the Three A's: 1. Appraise the situation. What is most bothering you? 2. Accept what you can't change but think about what changes are possible. 3. Adjust. What new actions can you try. Listen to your partner and truly get into their feelings. Ask [...]

By |2020-10-06T17:30:53-04:00October 6th, 2020|Categories: Featured Articles|

How to win an argument with your love partner

The short answer is you can not! But you can come to joint decision that pleases you both. Here's how: If you begin with the premise that there is a “winner” and a “loser," both of you will lose. Resentment permeates the relationship unless a joint decision is developed. To develop a joint decision requires eliminating these four argumentative methods: [...]

By |2020-07-15T21:08:34-04:00August 14th, 2015|Categories: Empathy and Appreciations, Featured Articles|Tags: |

Revealing Secrets can improve your relationship … but

When you and your love partner are open with each other, you both will feel safer with less anxiety. However, timing is very important. To tell too much too soon can hurt your relationship. But if you wait too long -- which is more common -- you will become stressed worrying about being "found out." Your partner will find it [...]

By |2020-07-15T21:08:34-04:00July 19th, 2015|Categories: expressing emotions, Featured Articles, Intimacy|Tags: |

5 Steps to Keep Love Strong – Guests on Heidi Godman Show

As we discussed on the Heidi Godman radio show, here are the 5 Top Steps for Keeping Your Relationship Strong and Loving: Introduction: All couples have differences, but we can turn Power Struggles into Power Snuggles. Here's how: 1. Learn What our Partner is Thinking & Feeling by listening to their words and watching their body language. Compromise and resolution becomes much [...]

By |2020-07-15T21:08:35-04:00March 24th, 2015|Categories: Featured Articles, Intimacy, Uncategorized|Tags: , |

Advice from Shakespeare

We met him outside the theatre where Anonymous was playing. This current movie alleges that William Shakespeare didn't really write "his" plays. Our question: Pardon us, but you look very much like William Shakespeare. Will: (He quiets us with a finger to his lips, then motions with his hand to move to a quieter spot.) Yes, thou art correct. Will [...]

By |2020-07-15T21:08:37-04:00February 14th, 2012|Categories: Featured Articles, Lasting Love|Tags: , |

Platonic Love

Plato (427-347 BC), the Greek philosopher, was mentored by Socrates (469-399 BC).   Plato's most famous student was Aristotle (384-322 BC). Quotes from Plato's writing Plato, left, with Aristotle "At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet." "Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods." "He was a wise [...]

By |2020-07-15T21:08:37-04:00December 10th, 2010|Categories: Featured Articles, Intimacy|Tags: , , |
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