Kids bring so much joy to our lives, as well as the lives of others. At the same time, they need to feel loved, wanted and appreciated, the same as adults do. While every child is different, finding easy ways to…
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Sometimes things happen that make us angry and make it hard for us to deal. When this happens, it’s best to evaluate your feelings and assess the situation. Anger can bring about feelings of stress, which cause harm to our…
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There is a right way to complain, and there is a wrong way. If you present your complaint ineffectively, you have become only a complainer, and people will tend to tune you out. However, if you learn the effective way…
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Do you remember what young love felt like? Think back to that time in life, how you got butterflies when he called. Maybe you felt that way when you were first married, and hopefully, you still feel that way, because…
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One cannot overemphasize the importance of the topic of communication in the marriage relationship. Communication spans the breadth of the marriage relationship like a bridge. We all know, when a bridge is out, there is no way to cross the…
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More often than not, most men only speak when it is necessary. And quite often women will speak when it is not necessary. Once this phenomenon is recognised and understood, the road to avoiding communication disasters is significantly widened. On…
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Keep your marraige fresh, there is no such thing as a 50/50 relationship. Sometimes its 30/70 or even worse. But if you want it to work out, you will make sure BOTH parties are willing and desire for a good…
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When your spouse loses their job, it can be hard to put on a happy face. You will need to stay positive, if you are going to be an encouragement to them. Your spouse will likely go through some level…
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If you will notice, many sitcom situations are based on miscommunication usually between partners, lovers, or friends. When I watch these I am the one yelling at the TV, “Why didn’t you just tell her(him)?” In real life, however, poor…
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Someone just disagreed with you. You take it personally. That stuff that turns ordinary moms into supermom when they see their child in danger instantly charges you up.Them’s fighting words! Most of us have been there, right? Your brain goes…
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Telling somebody that you love them may be the most complicated a task you have ever to conquer. It is not something that can be done in a blink of an eye or a flutter of lips. Nor is it…
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We’ve all had our fair share of arguments, whether it is with our partner or someone we’ve had a disagreement with. All types of arguments cause undue stress and anguish for most people. Things being said, things being left unsaid…
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What will you, your spouse or your relationship gain by telling your spouse that you were sexually abused? This is the primary question that one must ask themselves. You must also ask yourself are you willing to disclose who the…
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If you are a human being then you have had your fair share of arguments. Arguing seems to come naturally to us. But why is this, why do we seem to continuously find ourselves in the grips of a dispute?…
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When people are in love, it is easy to fall into the rose-colored viewpoint of eternal bliss without any outside interruptions, especially from other suitors. However, more often than not, especially when we are young, as we grow and change…
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It is important in a relationship to be open with your partner, just as it is important for your partner to be emotionally open with you. If your partner feels uncomftorble or afraid to be open with you, this is…
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Paul McCartney once sang about how when "you were young, and your heart was an open book…" He easily could have said you were young and your entire body was an open book. From the time were are born, we…
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Lights from an Eye Short breathes, awakened passions, burning blushes, eyes brightened by touches and laughter. These are the feelings, thoughts, and expressions he had the first time she was in his presence. On a cool winters night, a woman…
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Non-verbal communication can be as powerful a building agent as the layers after layers of fossils and sediment it takes to raise a mountain or it can be as powerful an eroding agent as a single drip of water that,…
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Any couple with a relationship strong enough to stay the course will undoubtedly argue from time to time. The content will vary while the resulting emotions remain fairly constant: anger, hurt, fear and some level of helplessness. Immediately answering the…
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It is never a good idea to hide something as traumatic as abuse from someone you love, especially a spouse, who will be with you for the rest of your life and is closer to you than anyone else in…
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A dream is a sub-conscious thought. We all dream about different things. We may be able to fly or sing or save the world. In some cases, we may be in situations that may question our fidelities. This could be…
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The value of sex in making up after fights is overrated. Sexual intercourse is fabulous if it is used for the right reasons. If it is used as a cop-out to avoid the real problem at hand then it loses…
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We all remember what it was like when we first had that first, real relationship. Those moments we shared with our crushes felt amazing at the time: the first time we kissed them, held hands in public, etc. For some…
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You can never please all of the people all of the time. Disagreements happen and arguments often ensue. Just as storms suddenly and unexpectedly blow up in nature filling the air with angry bolts of lightening and bone chilling gusts…
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Communication is very important in a healthy marriage. However, there are some things in our past that are often hard to talk about. Even thinking about them can bring us pain and remind us why it is so hard to…
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In Life, sometimes not getting what you want can be good. This is most true in case of relationships and marriage. Often we get serious with a person and think he or she is the best thing in life. But…
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It’s time to revive your marriage. He plops down on the couch, turns on his favorite show and completely ignores you. What can you do about your ho-hum existence? Without tearing off your clothes and throwing yourself at your guy,…
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In some ways it may be best to consider who this person is first. For example, if it’s someone in your family as opposed to a friend, then cutting that person off will really have an effect on the whole…
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There is nothing more important in a relationship than communication. This is true from our most casual encounters to our most intimate relationships. If we cannot communicate clearly, relationships will always suffer. Here are some keys to good communication. Emotions…
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