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LOVING RELATIONSHIPS

A Powerful Secret To Creating A Loving Relationship [EXPERT]

A Powerful Secret To Creating A Loving Relationship [EXPERT]

Discover the ONE choice that is essential to creating a loving relationship.

There are many factors that go into creating a loving relationship. Certainly it helps if two people have some things in common regarding how they like to spend their time. It also helps if they have common values around religion or spirituality, around politics, the environment, abortion and personal growth. It helps if they both eat junk food or both eat organic food. It makes things easier if both are neat or both are messy, if both are on time people or both are late people.

Are There Red Flags In Your Relationship? [EXPERT]
Take notice of your mate's red flags.

Are There Red Flags In Your Relationship? [EXPERT]

How long into a relationship does it take you to discover that this person is not right for you?

Celine was just starting to date again after a difficult breakup. She was feeling anxious because she didn't want to go through another unhappy relationship, but she didn't trust herself to make good choices. She sought my help in learning how to discern a promising relationship from one that is bound to fail.

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Do you follow these three rules?

3 Rules For Staying Married Happily Ever After [EXPERT]

A marriage counselor shares the secrets for a long and happy marriage.

If you've been paying any attention at all, you're keenly aware that happily married couples are an endangered species. You probably know the divorce statistics (50%) and when you go to the grocery store, you see the magazine covers highlighting the breakups of politicians, athletes, singers, and actors.

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Grab on to your loving relationships & don't let them go!

5 Ways To Occupy Love [EXPERT]

There is plenty of love to go around!

One of the biggest misconceptions about love is that love is shaped like a pie. We are raised to believe that there is one "Mr. Right", one "Prince Charming", and one "soul-mate." This absolutist thinking sets us up for failure and disturbing and unwanted feelings of jealousy, insecurity, possessiveness that don't allow for love to grow, but in fact squelch and suppress it.

Living With The 'Grass Is Always Greener' Syndrome? [EXPERT]
Appreciate what YOU have instead of focusing on what others have!

Living With The 'Grass Is Always Greener' Syndrome? [EXPERT]

Are you in a loving relationship but can't stop wondering if there's something better out there?

When my grandparents got married in the 1930s, I’m quite certain neither one of them had the kind of engagement anxiety I see among people today. My grandmother did experience grief about leaving her mother and two sisters. The difficult feelings were displaced onto her wedding dress and veil (a mosquito net so an understandable disappointment on her part!), but she didn’t spend a moment wondering if she was making the best possible choice or if she loved my grandfather enough, if he was her soul mate or any of the other anxiety-based questions that wreak havoc on my clients’ minds.

YourTango Experts Say "I Do" To Marriage Week!
A happy marriage leads to a happy life for you and your family!

YourTango Experts Say "I Do" To Marriage Week!

This week is National Marriage Week! YourTango Experts will help you celebrate the right way!

Did you know that February 7th to 14th is National Marriage Week? According to the National Marriage Week website, National Marriage Week is a collaborative effort to encourage many diverse groups to strengthen individual marriages, reduce the divorce rate, and build a stronger marriage culture, which in turn helps curtail poverty and benefits children.

Too Easy To Leave

Too Easy To Leave

Are you thinking about leaving your relationship? Read this first!

Katheryn and Mathew, both in their 50’s, have been together for two years. Both have been previously married and divorced. When they met, they fell madly in love, which lasted for a few months. Then the conflicts started. Both Katheryn and Mathew left their marriages because they were with partners who were completely unwilling to open to learning in conflict. They both wanted to find a partner who would learn and grow with them.

Are You Controlling or Loving With Your Partner?

Are You Controlling or Loving With Your Partner?

Find out how you may be trying to control, why you might want control, and what to do about it.

When Zack and Tiffany started counseling with me, they were on the verge of divorce after 16 years of marriage. Neither really wanted to end the marriage, yet both were miserable. Both of them believed that their misery was because of the other person, and both could clearly articulate what the other person was doing wrong.

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Don't let holiday stress turn you into an angry couple ready for a fight.

10 Ways To Have A Loving Holiday Season [EXPERT]

How to make sure holiday stress doesn't ruin your relationship.

This is the time of the year that brings holiday parties, buying gifts for family and friends, spending time with relatives from out of town and a myriad of delightful dishes. Add to that, festive lights, excited children awaiting Santa and a sense of merriment by even the grumpiest coworker. It sounds like a wonderful time, doesn't it? So why do so many couples feel so stressed? Instead of enjoying this special time of the year, they resort to cool withdrawal or heated arguments.

 22 Gifts That Say "I Love You Baby" Without Breaking the Bank

22 Gifts That Say "I Love You Baby" Without Breaking the Bank

Our top choices for gifts under $25 or free that will say " I love you baby".

Searching for the perfect gift for your man, but on a tight budget? No worries – here at How to Get the Man of Your Dreams.com, we surveyed our team of Relationship Coaches, who are all male, for gifts they’d love to receive - that cost little to no money. With a little creativity and effort, you can create a lasting impression on the man of your dreams.

7 Positions to Sleep in that Will Excite the Man of Your Dreams

7 Positions to Sleep in that Will Excite the Man of Your Dreams

Positions that are sure to have your man wanting nothing more than to be between the sheets with you

  Body language reveals our true feelings, and your relationship partner has no trouble with picking up on this physical queue. But what does your body language say while you are sleep? Are there sleeping positions that will excite the man of your dreams? In sleep, we are our most honest, vulnerable selves and certain sleep positions can immediately evoke sensual thoughts and pleasures.