One of the most irritating things that we do is finish off other people’s sentences in our eagerness to speak and let them know we understand what they are saying. Sometimes the response is a polite smile, sometimes an irritated…
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February 13, 2014 Communication
Dealing with controlling people at any level is exhausting because they do not give up. The need to stay calm and unchallenging can be difficult to maintain in the face of intransigence and apparent unreason. Over controlling adults usually lack…
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Online daters cannot be real couples. To be a couple requires the individuals to be in the same place physically. Talking online with another person, but never meeting, means a kind of relationship can develop. However, as it is impossible…
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December 1, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
It was only when I came to live in France that I realized that women could keep their surnames. The tradition of a woman changing her name on marriage was not something that occurred to me to question. However, having…
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November 14, 2013 Communication
How we think has an impact on how we express ourselves and, therefore, how we communicate. There is a tendency in most of us to assume that others see the world as we do and interpret events in the same…
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November 9, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Once bitten, twice shy: the old adage has merit. However, with marriage, hope surmounts experience and we continue to believe in the institution. When we fall in love, often common sense and clear vision disappear because it is possible to…
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September 30, 2013 Crisis Support
It’s very easy when someone is bereaved to want to take over and try to relieve their distress. While this is a kind thought, in practice it might be the wrong thing to do. Guidelines to helping a grieving person…
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Abuse has different effects on different people. To break the cycle of abuse, the way each person deals with what happened to them deserves consideration. Abuse leaves individuals with low self esteem, this reduces their ability to function to their…
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August 14, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce causes emotions to surface which we are normally unaware of and can create havoc with our ability to deal with the situation afterwards. It is a period of mourning for the positive things we feel we have lost but…
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