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Risk and Vulnerability
The commitment we surrender amounts to a level of sacrifice and joy that can not be calculated in human terms. It is the price of the heart. It is the gift of the mind. It is the joy of the soul. It is the ultimate discovery of consummate peace.
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The Primary Social Dilemma of Our Time
This is a supremely important topic because it affects countless millions of men and women. There are now more singles than ever before in American history. Looking into the relational and social dynamics we'll be able to start seeing what's really going on, why it's going on and how to fix it so that men and women can experience more freedom and fulfilling interpersonal relationships.
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Overview of Relational Dating Dynamics and Power
A good and expansive overview of the relational dynamics between men, women, society and power that exists today. Within relational dynamics lies the key to resolving a man's inner fear and incongruencies around women and dating.
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Another Birthday-EEK!
Having a birthday is actually a wonderful thing. Why do so many people freak out? I am happier now than I was 20 years ago.
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The New Marriage - Part Four of Four
When we are children we do not yet have an identity. We learn about who we are through the mirroring that we get from our parents. It is called mirroring to describe the ability of good parents to gently hold up an imaginary mirror in front of the child until they learn to see themselves clearly without harsh judgments. If we do not get enough realistic mirroring during the years we live with them, we remain pretty clueless about who we really are.
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Stop Dragging Your Past into Present Relationships - Part One of Two
Expressed as a two-way bridge between childhood and adulthood, magical thinking is a developmental stage during childhood that serves a very important function in the process of creativity and imagination. Like so many of our developmental constructs, when magical thinking is held onto and not revised in the light of reality it becomes maladaptive.
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How to Say You're Sorry
Some of the happiest people I've ever met in my life are those that spend more time thinking about others than they do themselves. Living a life where you do not have to constantly apologise for your misbehaviour can only be fruitful in the long term, both for you and those around you.
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Sacred Love - Eat to Love - Not Love to Eat
Eating a heavy meal at night is a romance killer. With a full belly, and all available spare blood down there trying to deal with it, how could one expect to be the model of passion with all that going on. What is left is TV and sleep. So romantic!
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Know Your Man: Pornography
This may come as a surprise to you. I took a while to figure this one out as well. Men like pornography.
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Know Your Man: Humor
Have you noticed that couples who laugh together remain together and seem incredibly happy? How can we better dissolve an argument or a marital storm but with a joke and some hearty laughter?
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A Mission of Love - Understanding Motive in Relationships
Mission of love means whoever you are with is perfect (stay)
Mission of love means that your opinions are cheap substitutes for love
Mission of love means what you do is less important than how you feel.
Mission of love means today is the most important day of love
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Quiz - Is Your Partner Reliable
Reliability of our partner is a primary concern for all of us. It is not only in cheating in relationship but also in wider perspective. If you lose your job for a long time, will your partner stay with you or leave you? Can you rely on your partner? Quiz yourself.
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Teen Dating Violence: So, He Hits You
You walk hand in hand, talking about how lucky you both are to be together. You introduce one of your male friends to him. As you continue to walk, you notice that your boyfriend seems upset. He starts accusing you of flirting. You dismiss his argument as unreasonable and unfounded. He hits you.
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Yours, Mine, and Our Emotional Needs - The Marriage Makers and Breakers
A common theme in my articles, on my website, and in my coaching practice is on needs. For our purposes we define a need as a condition requiring relief. There are quite obviously many needs that you meet on a daily basis. Hunger may be one of the first things to come to mind when we think of needs, however, this is more of a physical need and we want to focus on our emotional needs!
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Stop Wasting Your Time With The Wrong Person
Don't lose who you are for the sake of a dysfunctional relationship. Too many people waste way too much time trying to understand a partner who only makes them crazier in the process. Learn the better questions to ask.
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How To Be Open To Receive
Most marriages that are troubled have these giver and receiver roles firmly fixed. In marriages that are happy, these roles will fluctuate between the partners regularly, depending on where the need is greatest. Where does most of your energy go during a normal day?
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Are You In An Abusive Love & Hate Relationship?
This article is targeted to ladies in general, but men are abused too, so anyone in an abusive relationship would make a wise decision by leaving that relation behind and strive to find true love and a relation that will bring happiness to their lifes.
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Affection in Relationships
Lonely. That's what Janette felt when her husband didn't kiss her goodbye before leaving for work. Sometimes his forgetfulness in this area brought her to tears.
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The Beauty in the Moment
Look for the beauty of the moment. It won’t leap out and grab you. But it’s there. Be open to what is happening around you and open to what the moment has to offer. It will return rich gifts.
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