During stressful times in a relationship, the natural inclination is to vent emotions destructively .
Give your partner and your relationship the benefit of the doubt.
Allow a little more time before you react. You lose nothing by being quiet and allowing the madness around you to go its own way....
When a relationship is not going well it’s easy to forget why we ever joined forces in the first place.
We feel sorry for ourselves, complain about our partner, and catalogue our disappointments. We become immersed in negativity to convince ourselves that our situation is hopeless, that we should...
There are few things more difficult than facing the imminent dissolution of relationship. Each partner wishes to preserve his self esteem, be right, and blame the other. A separation neutralizes old manipulations. A partner's attempts to control, to create guilt by acting helpless, or to restrict...
Don't wait for feelings to build up. Express your hurt as soon as you are aware of it. Indicate what hurts and why.
Be direct and simple. If you mention your discomfort soon enough, you will be able to resolve this issue in a few minutes. If you wait, it will take much longer.
Do not attribute...
Undulge yourself. When you feel the urge to criticize your partner, instead do something wonderful for yourself. Whatever it may be that soothes you phone a friend and make plans to get together, masturbate to a calendar, eat something delicious and forbidden, get on the StairMaster till the...
A relationship is a living thing. It grows, changes, and evolves. At times it is close and the partners are inseparable, telephoning just to hear each other's voice. At times the partners find different answers to their quest. Worldly and isolated at the same time, they pursue separate directions...
Sometimes a relationship ends for no apparent reason. Both partners were good people. He was reliable, steady, dependable. She was hard working, faithful, fastidious. What went wrong ?
Often, the best way to understand what what went wrong in a relationship, is to understand why you got together...
Men and women often have a problem communicating in a relationship. For her, the problem is that he doesn't communicate at all, especially with regard to anything pertaining to the relationship.
She will say, "Honey, do you love me." And he, staring squarely at the television, will offer a grunt...
Creating a simple life isn't always simple. Some steps, like stopping the junk email or throwing out everything but the aspirin, are easy and can be accomplished in a matter of minutes.
Others, like moving to a smaller home or cleaning up your relationships, can take much longer and be among the...
If you begin to notice feelings of inadequacy and toxic behavior in yourself, here are some valuable steps you can take in order to keep yourself from sabotaging the precious relationships in your life.
1. Focus your attention on the problem. For example, why can't you stand your neighbor, or why...
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