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This Can Ruin Sex

This Can Ruin Sex

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There’s nothing that compares to great sex.

There’s nothing that compares to great sex. There’s nothing that compares to great sex. It comes with confidence, comfort with our partner and a willingness to be both vulnerable and spontaneous. But if you think sex should be a certain way, it’s very difficult to have great sex. An idea that will definitely keep you from having enjoyable sex is thinking you aren’t experienced enough. Experience is a good thing, but not essential to enjoying being sexual with someone.

Let Go Of Depression And Welcome Joy Back Into Your Life

Let Go Of Depression And Welcome Joy Back Into Your Life

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Even long term depression can be overcome and it's the most rewarding work you'll ever do!

Depression is more than a Blue Day, sadness, or even a broken heart, although it happens because of such things and feels a lot like the blues. If you’ve ever had a real depression, you know what I mean. Depression is usually seen as something that requires medication to relieve and sometimes it’s simply taken for granted that you must learn to live with it … forever, more or less.

She's a Kennedy for Cryin' Out Loud!

She's a Kennedy for Cryin' Out Loud!

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Sex, lies, & heartache...Maria Shriver is first and foremost a Kennedy, and will weather this storm!

As if "Kennedy" and "sex" didn't already go so well together in a sentence, now Arnold Schwarzennegger (who became a wannabe-honorary Kennedy by marrying Maria Shriver Kennedy) has publicly announced that not only did he violate his marriage with Maria, but that he had actually fathered a child…with a member of the house staff…and that it all happened TEN YEARS AGO!

Schwarzenegger, Divorce, And An Old Joke About Directions

Schwarzenegger, Divorce, And An Old Joke About Directions

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Divorce doesn't make you happy. What do you do when it looks like the only alternative?

The break-up between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver reached such epic proportions of tragedy this week, that I prefer to start this post with a joke. I was visiting Washington, DC , and got horribly lost. I asked a passer-by directions to the White House. He looked me up and down and finally said "Well, I wouldn't start from here."

Couple in the car looking at a map

How To Choose The Best Trip For Your Relationship

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Couples don't always agree on how to vacation, so here's how to get on the same page before you go.

Taking a vacation as a couple can help you build memories that will carry you through the tough times relationships experience with everyday life. When we go away we are usually more carefree and it is easier to be present with our mate. Studies have shown that experiencing new situations together brings couples closer: going on a holiday can be an opportunity for couples to grow more deeply in love.

Cheating On You With Your Money

Cheating On You With Your Money

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Did you just find out your partner has been not reporting the finances accurately with you? Cheating

We have all gone through a lengthy recession. Business is beginning to pick up, more people are working, but we aren't out of the woods yet. Couples continue struggling with financial stressors-higher food costs, higher gas prices, and dual incomes becoming single household incomes with unemployment. Forbes Woman and the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) surveyed 2,019 adults from December 17th through December 21st of 2010 and found big money crimes among marriages. The leading money crimes were hiding cash, as well as minor purchases and bills.

Should You Stay Or Should You Go?

Should You Stay Or Should You Go?

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Some relationship problems are workable. Others aren’t. Here's how to tell the difference.

Lucky us: We live in a world where many of us have an abundance of choices: where to live, what to do for a living, and, of course, who to marry—or whether to get married at all. All these choices give us certain freedoms, but they don’t necessarily make us happier. They create certain perfectionistic expectations: If we aren’t perfectly happy with the one we love, for example, might we have chosen wrong? Should I make a different choice now? Would the grass be greener with my high school sweetheart?

Low Energy?

Low Energy?

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More sleep, better exercise & healthy eating may not be enough!

It's natural when we feel low physical energy to try to address it with the usual tools.  Certainly getting a physical, eating right, putting an exercise program in place and getting enough sleep is a great starting place.  But there are deeper levels and more tools you can access beyond the physical. Here's a series of posts to help you understand the four facets: Pursuing Your Passion

Are Rebounds Good Or Bad?

Are Rebounds Good Or Bad?

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The nature of this relationship is fun after all you have just been through. But is it a good idea?

It feels good to get romantic attention after you experience a break-up. Rebound flings can be fantastic, thrilling and exceptional. You feel butterflies once more. Everything is new and exciting. The nature of this relationship is refreshing after all you have just been through in your prior relationship. No more in-depth conversations about nothing that spiral into arguments. No more lonely nights spent together. No more ignoring major things while over focusing on the minor ones.

Parenting Advice For Arnold Schwarzenegger And Maria Shriver

Parenting Advice For Arnold Schwarzenegger And Maria Shriver

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3 tips to help your children when their lives are in upheaval because of a betrayal or infidelity.

What happens when you tell your spouse, “Oh, by the way honey I had an extra-marital affair and did I mention I had a child too”. It leads to some difficult dinner conversations to say the least. As a creative parenting expert my concern is how to help children cope with such a family bombshell of betrayal or infidelity.