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The Gift of Your Presence
by Ross and Val McKinley, Professional Members of Better Marriages www.PrioritizeRelationships.com Give the gift of presence this holiday season. Your presence is the greatest of all presents you and your partner can give one another! The following are some […]
STEPFAMILY CHRISTMAS
by Carri Taylor www.cgtaylor.com This Season can bring a collision of memories, thoughts, and emotions. High expectations that are met bring joy and when not met, disappointment. In a first marriage there is a blending of two family systems’ holiday rituals. That […]
Bringing Peace to the Holiday Season Through Mindfulness
by Dr. Linda Miles Peace, joy, and gratitude - these are things that we wish for during the holiday season and throughout the year. But those feelings are sometimes hard to come by in our stressful world, particularly around Christmas time, […]
Are You Too Busy to Preserve the Intimacy?
by Jackie Black, Ph.D., BCC www.DrJackieBlack.com The holidays can be a busy time with lots of competing priorities. You and your loved ones have many legitimate needs and wants, and family obligations are more than likely pulling you in this direction and […]
Holidaze Eminent
Eddie and Sylvia Robertson As we exchanged the summer wreath on the front porch for the Halloween wreath, ghosts, and fall leaf garland, it occurred to us that the Holidaze is eminent. We are quickly headed into the most holiday packed […]
10 Common Myths About Infidelity Debunked!
Scott Haltzman, MD Knowing the truth can help you get back on the path to healing. An affair could happen to anyone, from the local politician who gets caught with his pants down to the next-door neighbor who sleeps with her kid's […]
The Three “Friends” That Will Destroy Your Marriage
Scott Haltzman, MD It's good to have lots of friends, but it's better to have friend that are good for your marriage. When Edward discovered that his fiancée, Elise, had been flirtatiously texting with old college boyfriends without his knowledge, he was […]
Friend or More? The Affair You Don’t Realize You’re Having
Scott Haltzman, MD When Does Intimacy Between Friends Cross the Line? In a previous blog post, I explained that the best way to avoid having an affair is to be wary of people who don't care about the happiness of your marriage. […]
Better Marriages Conference 2013 – Looking Back
“Attending Better Marriages international conference is a no-brainer for our relationship. Every time we attend it brings us closer and strengthens our relationship in ways that nothing else can. 2013 in Raleigh was no exception!” With over 450 participants from 7 countries, the […]
Better Marriages Down Under
by Gerlinde and Ian Spencer Sydney, Australia History of Marriage Enrichment in Australia In 1980 and 1981, David and Vera Mace, founders of Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment - ACME (re-branded Better Marriages) traveled all the way to Australia at the invitation […]
