Anger: Definitive vs Distorted
I will apologize for doing something I believe is wrong. It’s a great start however this is problematic if I didn’t see anything wrong with my action but my spouse does. Or vice versa. Has that happened to anyone? We learned a few principles to help sort this out at an anger workshop lead by Dr Gary Chapman.
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Valentine, How Do I Love Thee?
Valentine's Day brings sweet expressions of romance. "I love you" fills telephone lines, mailboxes, airwaves, personal ads and cybertraffic. The price of flowers mysteriously rises in February.
How do you say, "I love you"? Maybe a kind greeting in the morning or a phone call midday? A nice lunch or dinner can convey the feeling. So can a surprise...... >Read More
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Stop Trying To Make Her Happy
Men, if you want to have a great relationship here is my advice to you: Stop trying to cheer up your girlfriend or wife. I know this might not make sense to you right now, but trust me, it’ll be one of the best things you can do for your relationship.
As a brand new husband, one rookie mistake I... >Read More
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You Always Marry into a Family
They say that when you marry someone you marry their entire family. There’s a lot of truth in that. In reality, you don’t just have to deal with parent-in-laws, there are sibling-in-laws, their respective spouses and children, grandparents, step parents and ex-spouses too.
For both my husband and I there were things that were normal and accepted...... >Read More
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Forgiveness Is Not A Feeling
Learning to forgive is CRITICAL to building a healthy marriage. We’ve only had “little” offenses to forgive each other on this first year, but I’m not going to kid myself that “little” hurts are all that’ll ever touch our marriage. Even so, in this first year I’ve had plenty of opportunities to practice forgiveness (and so has my...... >Read More
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Single Mom Survival Kit 7: Life As It Is
They say that “Life is always greener on the other side of the fence” and sometimes that seems to be true. In the midst of divorce it’s easy to think that everyone else’s life is going better than our own. But that can be dangerous thinking.
Contentment is something that comes from within. We can’t order it from Sears, take... >Read More
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I Just Called To Say "I Love You"
Don and Jen's love story started at a pool in Vancouver. After their first date he called her everyday, right around lunch time, just to see how she was. When he proposed she said yes right away. Not long after their first child was born, things got a bit more complicated. Don grew angry and Jen withdrew. They separated... >Read More
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5 Practical Tips on Learning to Cook
I still remember setting the table with my heart pounding and palms... >more
Real Sex is Not Like the Movies
Call me naive, but when I got married, I did not know... >more
What Do You Fear?
