March 29, 2014 Friends and Peers
One of the nice things about going to work every day is you get to see a bunch of people that you know when you get there, but of course, it’s also one of the bad things about going to…
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March 29, 2014 Friends and Peers
One of the things that sucks about the new trend of people keeping their jobs but working from home, or that decide to quit their jobs and work from home is that it affects the friendships that were forged when…
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March 29, 2014 Friends and Peers
One of the things that a lot of people find as they get older is they regret allowing some of their friendships from bygone days to dissipate and eventually disappear. Or maybe there was a friendship that ended due to…
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March 27, 2014 Friends and Peers
One of the things about life is that because most everything that happens is pretty routine, people tend to become routine with the people in their lives; and when people become routine with one another, they sort of stop doing…
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March 23, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
The thing about divorce that most people aren’t prepared for, is how it makes you feel about yourself. It doesn’t matter if you were the instigator, of if you were the one being served. Finding yourself divorced causes almost everyone…
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In everyday life, people tend to zone out a lot; they move around like guided missiles from one target to the next; doing what needs doing, then refocusing on the next thing that needs doing, and so on. While this…
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In recent years there has been a nationwide increase in genealogy interest, or more specifically family tree building. There’s even been a short lived television show, “Who do you think you are?” featuring celebrities as they attempt to seek out…
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March 7, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
In my experience from my own marriage and from seeing how other people I’ve known have fared in theirs, I would have to say the best advice anyone could give a newlywed couple is, be forgiving and keep ugly words…
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March 7, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
It’s easy to think sometimes that the only way to be romantic with your wife is to buy her flowers or take her out to dinner; and while most wives certainly would appreciate such gestures, there are other ways to…
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March 6, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
The best way to enhance a sexual experience is to do things that keep a connection going between you and your partner; doing so will keep it about two people doing something together, rather than two people simply using one…
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March 2, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Your hear a lot of people say their marriage has started to feel like a roommate situation, rather than something romantic or even full of love. Quite often this is because the two people involved have stopped being affectionate with…
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Of all the types of relationships, those that are long-distance are probably the most difficult to hold on to, simply because the absence of one another makes people forget what they are missing, and the heartache of missing someone can…
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February 18, 2014 Communication
People tell likes because they don’t want to face the repercussions of telling the truth; because sometimes people are cowards or they’re just tired, and lying is easier. They tell lies because they don’t feel good about something, or because…
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February 16, 2014 Communication
In my experience, the difference between couples who fight, and those who don’t is in how some people learn to hold their tongue and some don’t when angry. Couples who fight rather than argue tend to hurl invectives at one…
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February 16, 2014 Communication
A red flag in a relationship is when you find yourself sitting at home alone on a Friday night while your wife or girlfriend is out having a good time; it’s when you stay at work after hours even if…
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Let’s be honest, men, and women too, have a thing about men and their height. Men want to be tall, or at least a little taller than average. And women like tall men, that’s no secret. But what about tall…
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To be more attractive to women, you need to first learn what it is women find attractive in a man; though it might not be what you expect. For example, when polled most men think that they need to be…
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It’s an all too common situation where Mom makes dinner, people show up and eat, then Mom ends up doing most if not all of the cleaning up afterwards. Or people do help, but only under duress or with a…
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January 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
For most people, the time after a divorce is filled with emotional upheaval. One minute its joy and jubilation at having the whole thing be finally over and once again discovering how exhilarating absolute freedom can be; the next its…
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January 27, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce isn’t a thing, it’s the end of a thing. Divorce is the culmination of a whole bunch of other things; the end result of a bad thing. People divorce because they’ve grown apart, because they’ve grown alone; because they…
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A lot of times families do a lot of talking and hugging at weddings, and sometimes before and after. They tell a new daughter-in-law, for instance that she is loved and they welcome her to family and then afterwards there…
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One of the things that many newlyweds fail to note is that their in-laws are human beings too, and are thus just as prone to human emotions as anyone else. They can feel pain, and anger, fear and jealousy; the…
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January 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Because sex is something that happens behind closed doors, people can get ideas about it that might not be true; and one of those things is how men wish their women would made love to them. If you judged how…
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January 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
A lot of men, and women too, think that the way to feel close to their spouse is through sex. While this might be true, it is not always the case. And it certainly isn’t the only way thing a…
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Above all else, a first date should be fun for both people. If it’s not, the odds of a second date are pretty slim. Therefore, try to do everything you can to make sure you and your date both feel…
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You can’t turn on the TV or go see a movie anymore without being hit over the head with the fact that what’s important in life is finding someone to love and who will love you in return; someone that…
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One of the big problems with developing a serious relationship when you’re at college is what happens after one or both of you graduate. This is a problem of course because the odds that the two of you live reasonably…
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December 29, 2013 Communication
As time marches on, married couples often find that they start living more as roommate than lovers, because it just seems easier, or to make more sense, when you consider all the things they face during the day. This is…
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December 28, 2013 Communication
Though certainly not grounds for divorce, sometimes men can less than polite, usually at the least opportune moment. And though there may be reasons for what he does, it still doesn’t help you, his wife, get through them any easier….
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December 27, 2013 Communication
Everyone has only so many moments in their lifetime; some people have a lot, some only a few, thus, it makes sense for everyone to make the most out of the moments that you’re given. This is one of the…
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