Posted on May 26, 2009Why would you want to Save your Marriage just to have Endless Marriage Trouble?
"We stay married just for the kids..." I can't tell you how many times I heard that from really good people; couples who were willing to endure almost anything for the sake of their children. If you are making a pact just to live together, why not...
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Posted on May 26, 2009Valentine's Day Blues from your Unhappy Marriage
Isn't it amazing that most of us will never really use much math in our daily life yet they pump it into our heads as if our life depended on it? On the other hand we don't know didily about relationships, happy marriages, or the other gender, and...
Posted on February 15, 2009The Challenges of Interfaith Marriages
Marriage is an invention of God's. Although God's laws are "defined" through religion His love is the universal component in all religions and the most important reality. While one religion may suggest the worship of God while on your knees and...
Posted on February 15, 2009Marriage Counseling can Hurt a Good Marriage
Freudian-trained marriage counselors are trained to give therapy for various psychological ills. In a few cases the therapy they offer is useful. But marriages never need therapy; couples merely need information.
Posted on February 2, 2009Marriage Counseling Won't Help your Sexless Marriage
It is an interesting phenomenon that most of the complaints about sexless marriage come from women rather than men. It could be of course that when men get resistance to their desires for sex they either retire into a shell or look elsewhere. If...
Posted on February 2, 2009Why Save your Marriage? - 4 Good Reasons
When people reach the end of their emotional and psychological rope they invariably ask if their marriage is worth saving. Ironically, they already know intuitively they should save their marriage; they just don't know how. When you took your...
Posted on February 2, 2009Stop Divorce
It is my passion and my mission to stop divorce. It is destroying my country and eroding my family tree. It has undermined my community and impacted my children. It has defined the society within which I live in terms that are an embarrassment. I see...
Posted on January 29, 2009Saving a Marriage is Easier Without a Marriage Counselor
Most people think saving a marriage is a pretty complex affair, but it isn't. Imagine if somebody gave you the keys to a car before you ever learned to drive. That's what it was like for you and most people when you got married. People just expect...
Posted on January 29, 2009Relationship Counseling Usually Won't Work - 5 Tips
We live in a very difficult world. We are surrounded by criticism and nonsupport and so we are always on the defensive. It seems most of the time we are faced with challenges; prosperity and happiness do not come naturally to most people, they have...
Posted on January 29, 2009Marriage Is For a Lifetime
As far as I know nobody has asked to change the vows one makes at the altar to something other than "until death do you part" The idea of marriage being a permanent relationship that lasts a lifetime is tremendously important. The children who come...
Posted on January 29, 2009Marriage Counseling Won't Work - If You Never See Him or Her Anymore
Where do you live? Do you live in a city, an apartment, a house or the country? Or do you live in a family? Or maybe where you really live is within yourself. Think about it. You are constantly surrounded, physically by your physical...
Posted on January 29, 2009Marriage Counseling Won't Work - If Your Family Told You They Didn't Like Your Spouse
I have no idea how many age old dilemmas exist, but I'm sure there's a mountain of them. One of those ugly dilemmas is when you are married to someone your family says they don't like. Honestly, my heart goes out to you, because if you let it, you...
Posted on January 29, 2009Marriage Counseling Won't Help If You Try To Change Your Spouse
Here is a letter I received from someone who read one of my blogs: Dear Paul, It is true that one ought not to adopt the role of a teacher...that would not be appropriate in a relationship...one wants to love and be loved"¦ However, I am not...
Posted on January 29, 2009Marriage Counseling Will Be a Waste of Your Time If He Is Cheating With Your Best Friend!
"¦Most men are not natural Casanovas. Introducing themselves to a woman is very painful and scary for most men. So when they have close relationships with other attractive women who are either single or married, the temptation to venture is...
Posted on January 29, 2009Marriage Counseling Doesn't Work - You Aren't Crazy or a Loser
Anyone can tell you with great authority a marriage is not a washing machine. It does not take a genius to make such an obvious statement. But understanding marriage is not like trying to find the keys to universal questions either. With what we...
Posted on January 29, 2009Marriage Counseling Doesn't Work - I Don't Trust Him or Her and 2 Simple Answers
Have you ever lied? Have you ever stretched the truth? Have you ever exaggerated a story? Have you ever said something that wasn't exactly accurate but was kind of close to accurate? Do you know anyone who is 100% pure? I don't. The truth of...
Posted on January 29, 2009Marriage Counseling; Does It work? - 5 Questions You Should Ask
If you talk to any couple who has been married over 20 years and gets along, the chances are they never went to see a marriage counselor. On the other hand if you talk to a couple that had just gotten a divorce chances are very good they had tried...
Posted on January 29, 2009Intimate Questions to Ask"¦ Your Husband
By the time most people have been married a few years they have allowed the spark of intimate passion to recede almost to the point of nonexistence. Is that what you signed up for? When people initially meet someone they think will be suitable as a...
Posted on January 29, 20095 Intimate Questions To Ask In Your Marriage - For Women
We don't ask enough questions of ourselves. Although it is true ladies like to 'challenge' themselves, which is different than asking questions, it doesn't help to change behavior. It is not unusual for a lady to say something like, "Now why did I...
Posted on January 29, 2009How to End a Relationship and 6 To Do's To Attract The Person You Want in Your Next Relationship
Ending a relationship can be a traumatic experience even when both parties know it's time. Merely tell the person you didn't take the time to identify what was important to you, that you were attracted to them and in some ways still are, but want a...
Posted on January 29, 2009Divorce Questions You Should Be Asking
When people are having difficulties with their marriage the first thing they want to do is find out about a divorce. They want to know what to expect in terms of costs, how long it takes, and what the laws are that govern a divorce. Everybody wants...
Posted on January 29, 20096 Divorce Questions
Questions about divorce usually begin with people asking their friends who have already gone through the divorce process. They are generally subtle so the person being asked doesn't really know that the one asking is contemplating a divorce.They ask...
Posted on January 29, 2009Relationship Advice for Newlyweds Part Two
The first thing you need to do is not do anything dumb (any more). Fights are no longer acceptable forms of communication.The love you feel for each other is just the beginning.It gets better every day,And here is how! Forget those people who tell...
Posted on January 29, 2009Am I Ready to Get Married Quiz - 9 Questions
Compatibility is very important. So I have come up with the ultimate Am I Ready to Get Married Quiz.When we find who we think might be the right one for marriage, we are never sure (unless we are sure) if our choice is correct. We bring them to our...
Posted on January 29, 2009How the Auto Industry Bailout Affects Marriages
But instead of getting right to the heart of the problem the government is dealing with a result of the problem, an ailing industry... Like an ailing marriage.
Posted on January 29, 2009Premarital Counseling
Young adults who are anticipating getting married are not stupid. They have seen the previous generation go through divorce after divorce and so they know firsthand of the disastrous effects divorce has on children, unspoken of or not.
Posted on January 29, 2009Divorce Advice
Some people asked me if the process I developed to help people have a very happy marriage will work for everyone. What a loaded question! That's like asking if the manual you got with your computer will work for everyone.
Posted on January 29, 20092 Ways to Improve a Relationship
When I was 25 years old I moved out into the country in Connecticut and built my own house on 55 acres of land. For the times, it was 1976, the house I built was outrageous. It was passive solar with a wood burning furnace as the backup. There...
Posted on January 29, 2009The Effects Of Divorce On Children Part 1
There are very few tragedies that impact a child more than the splitting of his or her parents. The foundation for a child is their parents; both of them. Going through a divorce creates a tragedy for the child. The effects of the court system...
Posted on January 29, 2009Marriage Compatibility Test
Brace yourself. I'm about to yell at you! Why do you want to take a marriage compatibility test? Don't you have enough problems without looking for areas of incompatibility?...
Posted on January 29, 2009Relationship Advice for Those Who Are Breaking Up
Most often a relationship can be saved even when there is infidelity. But it is more difficult to save marriages that are falling apart when the wife has become involved with another man then the other way around.
Posted on January 29, 2009Relationship Advice for Newlyweds Part One
If you're wondering what you just did by getting married to this almost total stranger you are, unfortunately, not alone. Way too many people jump the gun and get married without really getting to know the person they are marrying. On the other hand...
Posted on January 29, 2009The Most Common Mistakes Women Make When They Pick Their Future Spouse and The Right Way to Do It
If the divorce rate tells us anything it is that women have not chosen their life mate well.I have listed the three most common errors that women make. Don't become a divorce statistic. See if these common errors would be the ones you would...
Posted on November 3, 2008Five Must-do Items for Men to Perform to Make Your Marriage Last 50 Years.
This advice is For Men Only. My wife and I have been happily married for 50 years. If I don't know what made it work, who does? Here's what you must do.
Posted on October 7, 2008Fall In Love With It!
Experiencing the life of your choosing is attainable. "Falling in love" with your desires is just one of a few requirements for attaining them.
Posted on September 19, 2008Revving Up Flat-Lined Relationships
Even the best of us experience the doldrums now and then in our relationships with our spouses or significant others. This article identifies some contributory causes or factors for these lapses along with providing suggestions for reframing the...
Posted on September 15, 2008The Song That Keeps on Playing
Hurtful words and opinions from others can have a lasting effect on how individuals (women) see themselves. These negative messages become like a broken record, playing themselves over and over in a woman's mind until they become a part of her...
Posted on September 15, 2008What Nature Teaches Us
When struggles arise, most people look for solutions in the tangible - those things that they are able to see and pursue. Most individuals also tend to see everything as being separate from them. Using nature as an example, see here how to become...
Posted on August 10, 2008How to be the Queen of Self Esteem
The number of women suffering from poor self esteem has reached toxic and pandemic levels. This article points out many unique qualities that make a woman truly captivating plus some tips for women on how to take back their titles as the crowning...
Posted on April 10, 2008Salvaging a Broken Marriage - Is It Worth It?
Few things in life can be as shattering as the shock of betrayal by one's spouse. In many such instances, the devastation is too great and the only realistic solution is a divorce. It is, however, not always impossible to salvage the marriage.
Posted on April 10, 2008The Staples of a Happy Marriage
All strong, healthy marriages have these four traits in common: love, communication, companionship and trust.
Posted on April 3, 2007Being Merry in Marriage
Many couples enter marriage with fairytale hopes "and they live happily ever after" fantasy. But is this the reality?
