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I Understand Everything
The goal of listening is to understand what the other person is expressing. Seems like a simple goal, but why is it so difficult? If we listen with love, truly opening ourselves to the message our partner wants us to understand, […]
Because I Have a Brain
Robert Browning said "Where my heart lies, let my brain lie also." Because I have a brain, because I love you. . . I'll think before I speak I'll give you the benefit of the doubt I'll think of new ways […]
Group Ice Breakers
Do you work with a Marriage Enrichment Group or other small group? Consider using ice breakers at the beginning of your group time. Ice Breakers serve the purpose of promoting a relaxed, non-threatening atmosphere in which couples grow increasingly comfortable sharing […]
Rescuing Your Relationship from Stress
Jon Beaty/November 2017 This article was originally published by The Gottman Institute and republished with permission Emotional distance, a loss of intimacy, and the death of romance. That describes our marriage less than six months after my wife and I exchanged vows. […]
How to Find Your Paddle When Your Marriage Feels Up the Creek
How to Find Your Paddle When Your Marriage Feels Up the Creek by Heather McAlpine http://heathermcalpineconsulting.com Each of us ends up in difficult situations individually or in our marriages. Through no fault of our own, we have to adjust our plan, direction or dreams. […]
Love Your Partner More
by Belinda Luscombe Time Magazine May 20, 2019 Parents’ love for their children can make them do peculiar things. Like staying up until 1:00 am gluing glitter on a second-grade class project. Or driving 40 miles to deliver a single soccer cleat. […]
7 things to do for a lasting relationship
By Bela Gandhi www.today.com A great relationship is something we all treasure. Yet, most of us don't know what makes a relationship truly last and be happy. Hollywood films and romances often end where boy and girl finally get together (usually against all odds). […]
How Can Stress Show Up in a Relationship?
Courtesy of breathing.com Between the disarray that is life and the fact that we are so aware of mental health and disorders such as depression, we can easily get bogged down with circumstances both in and out of our control. While […]
12 Times Couples Speak Their Own Secret Language, Because It Doesn’t Always Take Words To Say “I Love You”
By: DACY KNIGHT Anyone in a relationship or around one long enough soon realizes there are times couples speak their own secret language. Sometimes it's a private vocabulary that makes no sense to eavesdroppers but somehow perfectly communicates between the couples without question. […]
New Year’s Resolutions: A New Opportunity for Intimacy (20+ Questions to Ask Your Lover)
By: Kyle Benson www.kylebenson.net "Part of what makes life meaningful are the goals we strive to achieve." - Dr.John Gottman, 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work With a new year upon us, many of us, myself included, start 2019 with new goals. Your goals may be […]
