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How Do I Learn To Argue Like An Adult? [VIDEO]
How Do I Learn To Argue Like An Adult? [VIDEO]

How Do I Learn To Argue Like An Adult? [VIDEO]

If fighting with your spouse brings out the wounded teenager in you, Crystal Andrus can help.

Does fighting with your boyfriend or husband bring out the worst in you? When you get upset or angry, do you lash out like a rebellious teenager? Are you worried that you might eventually say or do something you will later regret? Good news: you're not alone. In this video, women's advocate, founder of the SWAT Institute and YourTango Expert Crystal Andrus offers advice about how to keep your inner-teenager in check when fighting with your significant other. Help! I Can't Get Over My Divorce [VIDEO]

Couple Builder: Ask How To Make Things More Sensual [EXPERT]

Couple Builder: Ask How To Make Things More Sensual [EXPERT]

Get your information about making it hot from your lover, not the Web.

Today's Positive Interaction uses several different couple building skills. It requires you to communicate, and it helps to strengthen the positive connection between you in the bedroom. In Tuesday's article, The Top 5 Problems With Sex Today, I mentioned that people are getting too much information from the Internet, and not enough from their partner. Getting information from the Internet is, by its nature, impersonal.

He's Trying to Control Me [EXPERT]

He's Trying to Control Me [EXPERT]

Do you dread it when your partner says, "We need to talk?"

"I know what's coming when Robert says that we need to sit down and have a talk," Maryann told me in our phone session. "He wants to tell me everything that is wrong with me. It's not about talking - it's about wanting to have control over me. Last time he did this it was all about how I spend money, even though I make my own money and take care of all my own expenses. The time before it was about our sex life.

Confessions Of A 'Surrendered Wife' With Finances [EXPERT]

Confessions Of A 'Surrendered Wife' With Finances [EXPERT]

Culture, money and bar stools collide is this laughable attempt at becoming a "Surrendered Wife"

Many years ago, in 2001 to be exact, and certainly way before the trendy masculine vs. feminine energy debate had been aroused, Laura Doyle, author of, “The Surrendered Wife,” inspired by Dr John Gray’s Martian and Venusians cultural differences, had a few things to say about the topic.

2 Relationship Lessons From Rush & Sandra [EXPERT]

2 Relationship Lessons From Rush & Sandra [EXPERT]

A look at how relationships go bad, and what to do instead.

It seemed so promising in the beginning. They were both passionate about politics. They both felt it was important to engage in activism, to join the public debate. They wanted to be of service to their country. Granted, her education level was higher. He dropped out of college, she went to Law School. But they were both widely read and interested in what was happening, and an increasing number of women are now more educated than their men anyway.

An Aphrodisiac Guaranteed To Change Your Luck In Love [EXPERT]

An Aphrodisiac Guaranteed To Change Your Luck In Love [EXPERT]

Lubes, Viagra, Sex Toys, Champaign, Oysters? Not even close plus, it's free and available tonight.

When I do readings with men who wish that they could get a little more action from their mates in the bedroom, some kiddingly say, “Isn’t there a viagra for women?” And ladies, you don’t get off so easy. Statistics show that up to 85% of married women are dis-satisfied with their sex lives. How easy it is to throw blame at your partner for your unmet physical needs. What is going on?

Walk A Mile In Her Moccasins: Pricless Valentine's Gift [EXPERT]

Walk A Mile In Her Moccasins: Pricless Valentine's Gift [EXPERT]

The best things in life are free. Check out this Valentine’s Gift Idea. Your partner will thank you!

Since meeting and marrying Marc, some assume that because of my deep intuitive gifts that somehow I have an edge when it comes to keeping our lines of communication open and operational. Wrong. Not only did Marc come into my life in my fourth decade on the planet, I also brought into this life time a host of past patterns and attitudes that are present for my growth and development as a soul. Remember, I still have the yammering and stammering of my Goblin.

Attract, Intrigue & Touch The Heart Of A New Lover [EXPERT]

Attract, Intrigue & Touch The Heart Of A New Lover [EXPERT]

Here are 4 powerful and proven tips on what to say and how to say it!

Whether you’re out there looking for a compatible mate, are dating someone new, or have been seeing your current partner for awhile, try these approaches to enliven and enrich the connection between you..   Tip #1: Personalize your Expressions of Attraction

12 Tips For Improving Your Relationship [EXPERT]

12 Tips For Improving Your Relationship [EXPERT]

How to Replace Relationship Fatal Errors with Helpful Behaviors Instead

Last week, I wrote an article entitled, “Are You Committing These 12 Fatal Relationship Errors?” [EXPERT]. As a counselor educator, I am frequently telling other counselors that “stop doing” plans never work. We can tell people to stop doing something but without developing an alternative behavior, it will be difficult to make it work. People need to know what they are supposed to do instead when they find themselves wanting to engage in the forbidden behavior.

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Feeling frustrated in your relationship? Next time, try REBT!

R.E.B.T.-Proof Your Marriage [EXPERT]

What is R.E.B.T. and how can it be key to saving your marriage?

R.E.B.T. is based upon the idea that we feel the way we think, thus if we can change the way we think about events in our life, we can also change the way we feel. R.E.B.T. can be particularly helpful in strengthening relationships. It is a fairly simple concept that contains the letters A-B-C-D. Here is how it works!