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A Big Mistake Newlyweds Make
“Most power conflicts in intimate relationships occur when one partner tries to treat the other as a child, mother, or father.” - Bert Hellinger Over the weekend, I watched as newlyweds innocently tore at their relationship when he treated her ...
Bump-A-Holic
I’ve written earlier about the craze that seems to be infiltrating many communities and homes, creating less than ideal conditions for babies and parents: the bumpaholic. And I believe this type of pregnancy can be less than ideal for several r...
The Ugly Truth Revealed
My husband, Joseph, and I recently attended a workshop where we heard the following relationship truth. “Usually, women want their men to change. Usually, men do not want their women to change. Mostly, men don’t change.” It reminded me of...
How Men Can Create Healthy And Happy Relationships
Guys, this one’s for you – and ladies, feel free to pass it on to any guy you know in your life who’s on a path toward thinking holistically about love, relationships and family. Creating A Path For Healthy, Happy Relationships Much of ...
Erotic Fundamentalism
Erotic fundamentalism doesn’t have anything to do with the fundamentals of eroticism! Think “religious fundamentalism” and we’re getting closer to the term’s meaning. Are Opposite Sex Friendships Harmful? There’s a...
Feel Good About Yourself? Then GO For It!
We often enter into two types of relationships – those that make us feel good about ourselves: confident, accomplished! – and then those that, well, make us feel the opposite: worried, flawed. Ever wonder why we even bother with the relat...
5 MORE Tips For When You’re Alone And Lonely – Part 2
Being alone can be, well, LONELY! And most of us – even those who like to be alone – don’t really like to be lonely. But what can we do about it? What do you do when you really want that “special someone” to be there, in...
When Preoccupation With The Stuff Of Life Interferes With Your Love Life
There are times when the stuff of life gets in the way of good loving. Whether it’s the demands of work, raising children, or friends and family who need extra attention, life is messy and therefore demanding. My husband and I have experienced this...
You Deserve The Truth…Now!
If it seems ridiculous to ask questions like “when do you want to know that the doctor about to operate on you has been drinking?” or “Would you like to spend four years in school only to find out you had been scammed?” - why ...
Romance For Men: Following The Platinum Rule For A Better Relationship
The Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” is often promoted as the most important standard to maintain a rewarding relationship with the rest of the world. When it comes to romance, though, the Golden Rule ha...
Getting Off….Your Phone!
I was at one of my favorite local restaurants this past weekend and while I was waiting, I noticed two really cute little kids at a table with a well-dressed man who I assumed was their father. This assumed father in an expensive suit was perched lik...
6 Reasons People Stay In Relationships
Sometimes, it’s clear that a relationship is unhappy, unsatisfying, and possibly even harmful for us. If there’s no hope for your relationship, it’s important to end it as soon as your situation allows. Sometimes staying in an unhap...
The Cleanse Yourself Diet
What if I told you there is one diet to trump all diets - one that affects your emotional health, and not your waistline? One that will make you feel better without telling you what to eat or how to eat it - would you think it was too good to be true...
When Should You Talk About Money In Your Relationship?
Finances and budgets can be touchy subjects, so it may seem completely counter-intuitive to discuss money-related issues early on in a relationship, but this is exactly when it needs to happen. I’m not suggesting you ask for a breakdown of the ...
Truth or Dare - How To Know The Truth Before You Take The Dare
So, my dog ate a ten dollar bill in the prosperity corner of my house the other day- and I will get to the relevance of this somewhat inconsequential travesty in a minute but first, my question for this post: How do I know if someone is telling the t...
Show Me You Love Me
“I love you” is more than words. We all know this. Words are easy to say – actions are more difficult to, well, put into action. And commitment … that can be an entirely different story altogether! Just ask any of the reality stars who’...
Learning From Michael Jackson
With Michael Jackson’s passing recently, the world lost a great musician who contributed infinitely to our cultural and musical landscape – he touched so many different worlds from fashion to culture to music and beyond. But there’s no ...
That “Mothering” Tone Of Voice And Behavior Does Not Work For A Man: Which Means It Doesn’t Work for You!
“How can we have a loving relationship with anyone if we spend most of the time thinking about how awful it (the relationship) is?” ~ Joseph Bailey I found that awesome quote online today along with a woman’s wonderful response to it. She talke...
Don’t Lose Yourself To Get Love
Far too many people have the notion that in order to find and keep love in our lives, we must first abandon our authentic selves to become some version of whatever the other person wants us to be. Most of us, at some point, learned this was a good id...
Curiosity Creates Romance
Hidden expectations are one of the primary things that hurt a relationship. The expectations go beyond the desire to be loved for who we are. They have to do with us looking good and being right where our friends and family are concerned. The expecta...
Great Relationships Begin Within!
Consider all we attend to each day, and most of us simply find it hard to invest in a good relationship, let alone carve out the hours necessary to mend or tend a difficult one. If you’re day is anything like mine, it may go a little something ...
Relationship Wisdom From The Most Popular Sex Advice Book
When I was seventeen, the United States was experiencing its least amount of sexual innocence in its history. That was in 1977. The pendulum swing away from sexual innocence and naiveté is still swinging wide. Back then I had questions about sex and...
A Man’s Love Is Expressed Differently From A Woman’s Love
I realize I am drawing your attention to someone else’s book, rather than my own; but I cannot help myself. Steve Harvey’s Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man is genius! I want to share with you the most profound information I got from reading it. ...
Relationships Don’t Have To Be Hard
Are you at the point in your dating “game” where you feel like it’s just that – only a game, and you’re all gamed out? Or maybe you think that there’s some luck involved – but you haven’t happened into any kind of good...
Trust And Ultimatums - Can I Trust Her? (Video)
Many relationships are built on trust and honesty - in fact, many relationship counselors and therapists would insist that you have to have a foundation of trust and honesty to have a healthy and successful relationship. What happens when your par...
Find A Man Whose Breath Stops Short At The Sight Of You
Perhaps it is because I don’t have a daughter to give advice to, but sometimes I think back to the girl I was in my teens and twenties and long to give her the counsel I now have available from this forty-something perspective. Yesterday, I ran acr...
3 Simple Secrets To Staying In The Moment
Create a Relationship Success Plan PLUS the gift of Presence As single gay men, we’ve had to endure some pretty heavy stuff in our lives and for the most part, it was stuff pretty much out of our control. We’ve had to work through coming ...
Twenty-Eight Hours - What Real Love Is All About
Have you ever spent time with somebody with whom you look forward to spending every minute? You know, in life it’s so interesting how we date and date and date and date even more - all in an effort to find that someone we look forward to hangin...
Celebrate Your Love Every Day
I had something interesting come up while I was just talking to a client. Actually, he’s a future client and a really good guy. His name is Tony, and I really want to dedicate this blog to him. I’m dedicating this blog to Tony because I t...
