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Are You a Closet Quitter?

Are You a Closet Quitter?

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Breaking the Pattern & Your Silence

Who knew I was a quitter?!  Certainly, not me.  I have tons of evidence that would say otherwise.  But I know myself.  For years, even though I achieved a lot in many different areas of my life, I could shake the nagging feeling I was never fully living up to my potential. 

A Guy’s Guide To Thrilling Your Woman

A Guy’s Guide To Thrilling Your Woman

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Tips I've learned from living with a pro.

Tips I've learned from living with a pro. Okay, I admit it. That teaser was a bit misleading. I don’t live with that kind of pro. I’m the life partner of an award-winning sex teacher and medical professional, Sheri Winston. Still, a pro’s a pro when it comes to expertise about sex.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Infidelity - How Resilient are You?

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Infidelity - How Resilient are You?

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At Mars Venus Coaching we talk a lot about relationships and relationships challenges. With the recent news of infidelity in yet another high profile man in our society we start to ask ourselves, what makes me different? How can you use what happened to Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s marriage work to your advantage? For some reason we gravitate to reading about other people’s tragedies. Why is this?

Does The Mind-Body Connection Really Exist?

Does The Mind-Body Connection Really Exist?

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IS there a mind-body connection and if there is can a person use that connection in finding love?

Now, before I go into my thoughts & feelings about the mind-body connection and whether it does exist. I’ll simply say I am not a neuro-scientist and it is not my area of expertise. But I’m also not an electrician. But I do know that if I turn on the switch in my living room, the lights mysteriously go on. Do I care why the lights go on...NO! I don’t care about why something happens, I simply care that it does.

Are You A Catch?

Are You A Catch?

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10 Golden Qualities For Modern Day Love

What is it exactly that makes a couple click? And what are the qualities that keep them happily joined long after the first flush of love fades? Here are 10 qualities to look for in your own modern-day prince or princess. If you both possess these 10 traits, together you just may have your own happily ever after.

Sexy After 50…for Women Only

Sexy After 50…for Women Only

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What makes women over 50 sexy? Confidence, grace, and much more!

What makes women over 50 sexy? Confidence, grace, and much more! When we see young people who marry too soon we often say, “As long as they are happy.” But these are the words I heard recently from Sally who had just returned from her mother’s wedding. “As long as she is happy” she muttered with embarrassment. You see, her mom is 83!

The Women Who Stay And Those Who Leave After Marital Cheating

The Women Who Stay And Those Who Leave After Marital Cheating

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What do you do when your very public husband is caught cheating?

What do you do when your very public husband is caught cheating? It’s in the news, the Internet, the radio and every source you hear or see right now. Powerful men acting like “Pigs” as Nancy Gibbs so eloquently wrote in her recent article in Time (no offense to the four- legged ones). When I read or see these reports my mind asks many questions. Who are these women cheating with these men, and what is wrong with them? But more curious to me is how a woman decides whether to leave or stay?

Conflict In Your Relationship? You're Not Alone!

Conflict In Your Relationship? You're Not Alone!

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Conflict is inevitable. It doesn't have to push you apart. If used well, it can bring you closer.

THE TRUTH ABOUT CONFLICT Conflict is inevitable. All couples have conflict. But it’s how you handle that conflict that defines the quality of your relationship. The decision to use conflict creatively to enhance your relationship and bring you closer is a conscious choice. Disagreements are a viable and healthy part of relationships.

10 Ways to Build and Preserve Boundaries

10 Ways to Build and Preserve Boundaries

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Boundaries are essential in heathy relationships. Do you know how to set and maintain boundaries?

This guest article from Psych Central was written by Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Boundaries are essential to healthy relationships and, really, a healthy life. Setting and sustaining boundaries is a skill. Unfortunately, it’s a skill that many of us don’t learn, according to psychologist and coach Dana Gionta, Ph.D. We might pick up pointers here and there from experience or through watching others. But for many of us, boundary-building is a relatively new concept and a challenging one.