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Are You Doing CPR in Your Relationship?

Are You Doing CPR in Your Relationship?

Are you doing all the work in your relationships? Do you feel that if you didn’t make things happen everything would fall apart? I call this doing CPR in your relationship, something I was an expert in for the first 20 years of my dating life. It's when you get stuck constantly trying to revive your connection with a man for fear that if you stop, the connection could die.

When "too nice" becomes "not smart"

When "too nice" becomes "not smart"

No. I’m not saying become a bra burning, feminist raging, dragon lady to your husband. What I’m talking about is not always walking on egg shells to make sure that the timing, the words, the tone, the “feelings” (yes some of you tragically edit your feelings) are always PERFECT for Mr. Husband. Yet, I’m not saying: don’t ever take responsibility for HOW and WHEN you communicate to him. Instead it’s the idea that your main goal should not be about alleviating HIS discomfort of not liking what he hears you say.

Friends With Benefits or a Match Made in Heaven

Friends With Benefits or a Match Made in Heaven

You leave the emotional garbage at the door and he knows how to get you all hot and bothered. You don’t insist on post-coital pillow talk and he doesn’t expect you to cook breakfast the morning after. You have mind-blowing sex and could care less how each other’s day was at the office. This isn’t that kind of relationship.

Where Are All the Good Men?

Where Are All the Good Men?

I asked myself this question over and over again when I was dating and trying desperately to find a man to marry. For years I was a magnet for men who weren’t good for me, men who were not the marrying kind. I couldn’t stop myself from dating them and getting involved in unfulfilling and unhealthy relationships. I felt like a victim, a walking target for men who were narcissistic, self-centered and cruel.

Ten Tips to Bonding With Your Kid During Deployment

Ten Tips to Bonding With Your Kid During Deployment

When you are in the military, you know you are going to be deployed someday. When you are actually called to military duty and scheduled to be deployed away from your family, a range of emotions are unleashed throughout your family unit: sadness, pride, loneliness, fear, anger, confusion and stress. You manage the feelings by both acknowledging the negative and also preparing emotionally and practically for the separation in a pro-active way.

Male & Female Body Image

Male & Female Body Image

What is “body image” and who is it more of a problem for - Men or Women? Can it be a problem in the dating world? *a subjective picture of one's own physical appearance established both by self-observation and by noting the reactions of others.

Keep your Girlfriends

Keep your Girlfriends

                                             When I was in college, I remember having lots of girlfriends. These friends were close to me; we shared each others’ lives, problems and joys.

What to Do With Your Fat Clothes

What to Do With Your Fat Clothes

If you’ve ever lost weight and rewarded yourself with a whole new wardrobe, you’ve wrestled with what to do with your fat clothes. Do you keep them just in case? Do you toss them, with hopes this will keep you from regaining the weight? Or is there a better way to deal with them?