Category Archives: Relationships
3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Click On This Relationship Post
Oh, shoot! You’ve gone and done it already! Ah well. May as well keep reading. You’ve just clicked on what’s known in the blogging world as a “list post” or “listicle.” A list post is an article in a list … Continue reading
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Overheard: The Worst Relationship Advice EVER (Not)
“What’s the worst relationship advice you’ve ever heard?” I was attending a conference on teaching relationship skills with about a hundred other professionals, the majority of us therapists, and this question from our trainer was our introduction to the topic. … Continue reading
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What Little Word Could Lead To BIG Relationship Problems?
Okay, I’m not going to keep you in suspense. The word is “but.” And, yes, it can lead to BIG relationship problems. Read on. Newsflash: Most of us are not great listeners. Oh sure, we incline our heads in each … Continue reading
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Starting Over When We Forget
Imagine you’re in a committed partnership with someone you love very much. Imagine that, although things aren’t always perfect, you’re happy and confident in your love and your life with this person, and have a wealth of memories to remind … Continue reading
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Tagged breaking up, change, couples, divorce, loneliness, loss, Relationships, staying together
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Keeping Cool – Communication Tips For When You Heat Up
You know how it goes. You set out to have a calm conversation with your teenager or your partner and, before you know it, you’re both yelling like banshees or retreating in sullen, angry silence to your respective corners. You’re … Continue reading
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The Importance Of Making Room
Living Alone I have been alone a lot lately . . . And I kind of like it. I like having the television and the remote all to myself. I like the kind of rockin’ good night’s sleep you get … Continue reading
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Tagged habits, loneliness, loss, Relationships
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Using An Upside-Down Relationship Map
Mapping the World Anyone with a fourth grade education knows that North is up and South is down, right? After all, when we travel from New York City to Rochester, NY, we go “upstate,” Alabama is in the “deep” South, … Continue reading
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Is Breaking Up Really Hard To Do?
Or Is Staying Together Perhaps the Harder Thing? On a recent morning run through a local park, I encountered a young man talking – yelling and sobbing, really – into a cell phone pressed tightly to his ear. He was … Continue reading
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