When expectations meet reality
In This Series: When Expectations Meet Reality 2. Why Isn't Marriage the Way I Thought It Would Be? 3. Why Isn't My Wife the Person I Thought She ...
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10 Tips for Proper Marriage Maintenance
I once heard that the best way to keep your car running well for years is to have the oil changed regularly. I ignored that advice when I was younger ...
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Anniversaries are as important as the wedding
My wife, Erin, and I have been married for 25 years, 27 days and about 14 hours (give or take). The year was 1992, and we were married on May 30 — ...
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What do couples fight about? You’ll be shocked by the answer
My wife, Erin, and I were taking our 10-year-old daughter, Annie, to a soccer game. The park she was playing in was massive: 15 different soccer ...
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Character Red Flags
Controlling Your friend can manipulate in many ways: guilt-inducement, threats of abandoning you, threats of self-harm, yelling, physical aggression, ...
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Interpersonal red flags
Previous article Character red flags Non-Affectionate This is not the problem for most couples. Often there's a need to restrain the passions that ...
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Enhancing Positive Communication
Communication gives life to your marriage. Take time to rediscover your spouse again and again, and allow your spouse to deeply know you. Positive ...
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How to create emotional word pictures
"We don't talk anymore!" shouted my wife, Cindy. "That's ridiculous," I said. "We talk all the time!" "But not ...
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Your private counsellor at home
It is never too late to learn to cavort in an intuitive, intimate strut as a couple. I often speak figuratively about the styles of awkward dances ...
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5 Ways to Help Soothe the Sting of Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day can be a difficult day for many people. Every Valentine’s Day the world fairly explodes with flowers, chocolate, and the colour ...
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What is the definition of intimacy? What does it mean to be intimate?
“Our souls crave intimacy” Erwin Raphael McManus Sometimes singles will do just about anything to get close to someone they find interesting, ...
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Are you in the QPL or caught up in the “twin vanities”?
Social connectedness has a bigger impact on health than giving up smoking, reducing excessive drinking, reducing obesity and any other preventative ...
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