![Should I Confess My Financial Infidelity? [EXPERT]](http://images.tangomag.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-full/images/fingers20crossed.jpg "Should I Confess My Financial Infidelity? [EXPERT]")
Many people ask, “should I tell my partner about my past Financial Infidelity or just stop it?” Our answer…..get it off your chest, feel free of the past and then move on. Nearly every relationship harbors some level of Financial Infidelity. It doesn’t matter what your Money Personality is.
![15 Ways Couples Can Be Closer-Part 1 [Expert]](http://images.tangomag.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-full/images/atabar.jpg "15 Ways Couples Can Be Closer-Part 1 [Expert]")
Everyone wants to be part of a happy couple. But with the divorce rate so high, emotionally intimate couple-hood is a work in progress and a major challenge. After three decades working with couples, I've got some crucial insights to share with Tango readers. 1. One overriding rule: Intimate relationships are nurturing relationships. Everyone realizes that children need to be cherished, supported, and helped to develop. Well, your romantic partner needs you to encourage and nourish him or her each day as well.
It happened again. Gwen and her husband, Paul, were snuggling on the couch. The kids were in bed and they finally had a few moments to be alone together. It felt so warm and comfortable for Gwen to be in Paul's arms. He stroked her back and they began to kiss-- affectionately at first and then with increasing passion.
I think it is appropriate that my first column should deal with the most fundamental truth about men, and that is this: Men are simple. I know some of you may be thinking that I’ve completely sold out my brethren in an effort to pander to my female readers and gain their trust. But that is just not true. Because “simple” is not bad, or inferior, or lacking value and substance. “Simple” means simply…not complex.
Last week I suggested that revitalizing your relationship involves looking at what you're doing, and how you're doing it. Today's list addresses both dimensions of your relationship, with two essential communication tips (#10) and a practice of connecting with yourself that I recommend everyone try at least once (#9). But this should top the list: create loving connection by being the first to reach out with affectionate touch, a compliment or expressions of endearment.
![What Messages Are You Sending? [EXPERT]](http://images.tangomag.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-full/images/dialogue.jpg "What Messages Are You Sending? [EXPERT]")
The quality of your love life is directly tied to the messages you send. These messages stem from your thoughts, beliefs, feelings and actions. If your thoughts, beliefs, feelings and actions are not congruent, you’ll send mixed messages. Sending mixed instead of clear messages guarantees a love relationship that is not sustainable — one fraught with frustration, disappointment and a superficial connection. A mixed message can look like this:
When is the last time your partner surprised you--stopped by a flower stand the two of you happened to pass and bought you a rose, or complimented you on something he doesn't usually notice? Of course, revitalizing your relationship isn't just about doing new or spontaneous things, it's mostly about opening yourself more fully to each other. In other words, it's not just what you do, but how you do it.
Are you and your partner starting to feel like roommates instead soul mates? Is your relationship feeling dry and drained of its vital emotional and sexual intimacy? Do you feel like you’re just not getting what you really need from your partner right now? Do you need to save or uterly transform your relationship?
By Barbara Greenberg, PhD, Teen Parenting Expert Yep, we all do it. So let's have a little fun looking at our "parent fails"- those moments of parenting gone awry where we had the best of intentions but no guide to tell us exactly what to do. Those "oh no, did I just do that or say that? moments are inevitable if you are a parent who is deeply immersed in the parenting game. And, during this game wrong and awkward moves are bound to happen, REPEATEDLY.
Jenny is irritated and worried. It seems that her fiance, Nick, has been ignoring her for the past several weeks. Sure, he talks to her and shares meals with her, but he seems distant and far away. He forgot their dinner date the other night which he's never done-- ever. Jenny is aware that the past few years have been difficult for Nick. His father's health swiftly declined and he died two years ago. On top of the grief about losing his father, Nick has spent a lot of time helping his mother transition to her new life as a widow.
By Jane Greer, Ph.D., Relationship & Sex Talk for GALTime What would you do if your husband and his ex-wife got back in touch-- and started regularly communicating? That's the question that one GalTime reader is struggling with-- she turned to Dr. Jane Greer for advice.
