Picture, if you will, the following scene:A man and woman, somewhere in the great expanse of middle age, walk into a sandwich shop and sit down. They don't speak to each other. They do speak to the waiter when he comes to take their order. And this is the last... Read More
Everything was great.We had been dating for 6 months. We shared the same interests, felt very at ease together, had (often) discussed future plans and had even spent some of the holidays together. Our relationship seemed right on track and just right in general.Then, without warning, he said he "needs... Read More
Breaking up.The End. The journey is over. You feel rejected. Hopeless. You don't want to go back in the jungle again. You may even have that dread feeling of failure.Suddenly, all the love songs at the radio seemed to have been written for you. You want to stay in bed.... Read More
While this may not apply to everyone, you may find that a second salary brings in substantially less than you thought it would. In the beginning, Rachael thought that since she and her husband were just about breaking even as a couple, that staying home with the new baby would... Read More
"And they lived happily ever after.........."Yeah right.Perhaps I'm a little bit jaded, since I work all day with couples in conflict.On the other hand, conflict comes to even the healthiest of marriages.It's just that we seem so unprepared for how to handle conflict. We know in our heads that "happily... Read More
Striking a perfect balance between work and home today can be difficult task for most of us. However, do you ever wonder if your spending too much time chasing money and not enough with your children?Everything in moderation right? Haven't we been told this countless times and yet still we... Read More
Send flowers this Friendship Day, Sunday, August 7th! Across the street or across the country, a local florist can send a gift of Friendship to your Special Friend!Consider sending a friend a beautiful vase of her (or his) favorite flowers to celebrate National Friendship Day! Here are some gift ideas... Read More
A relationship requires intimacy. I don't think anyone would argue with that. However, what intimacy means to women and what it means to men can be two different things. The ironic thing is, both sexes need intimacy in both of it's forms to have a solid relationship.When a woman thinks... Read More
Being a good friend is a skill we can learn and improve upon. Here, eight ways to be a better friend.Number One: Like yourselfThe first step in having a good relationship with a friend is to have a good relationship with yourself. When we genuinely like ourselves, we become more... Read More
So you're sitting there on the phone, trying to talk to your girlfriend or boyfriend whom you haven't seen in a while and you're trying to keep things interesting by talking about the days events, how much you miss each other, etc.So far so good...people who know me know that... Read More
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