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How to interpret the writing on the wall: Four tell-tale signs that he's going to break up with you.
Getting dumped sucks… there's no doubt about it. There aren't many things more heart-wrenching than finding out that the person you love thinks he will be better off without you. But this news can really make your guts fall on the floor when it comes completely out of left field.
If an "out-of-the-blue breakup" has happened to you in the past, I don't have to remind you of how much it hurts. But the good news is that I can show you how to make sure it never happens again. You see, the tell-tale signs of an inevitable breakup will … Read More
From makeup sex to the silent treatment, couples have diverse spat-solving techniques.
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Are you in the habit of zoning out when your spouse is speaking to you? Don't worry, SpatSolver is listening for you! SpatSolver has already helped dozens of couples navigate the tricky waters of disagreement.
"My wife and I were doing some home renovation, and, I’ll be … Read More
Perez Hilton gets the scoop and winds up in Twitter war with Ashlee.
There may be trouble in eyeliner paradise. Perez Hilton reported on Monday that Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and hubby Pete Wentz got into a huge, public fight after Ashlee downed one too many drinks at the one-year anniversary party of Wentz's Chicago bar, Angels and Kings.
According to the gossip hound's "multiple" eyewitnesses, a belligerent Simpson-Wentz went over to the booth where her husband was DJing, said he was acting "horrible" and yelled at him to leave. The two began to make a scene and left their own party early. Read: 9 Things To Say During A … Read More
How to artfully cool off that heated argument.
Are you a pirate when it comes to fighting? As in, do you brazenly charge in with accusations, a smattering of profanity and hope to crudely beat your point across? That is a bad way, grasshopper. Read: Love & Anger: How to Fight Right
Gretchen Rubin, Huffington Post blogger and author of The Happiness Project (forthcoming), recently compiled a list of 23 phrases that can help couples turn a verbal brawl back down to a constructive fight. Here are YourTango's top picks from that list and why we think they work so well.
"You don't … Read More
He ditches Comic-Con after epic fight. Is their marriage over?
Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson's 10-month marriage has hit a rough patch, Foxnews.com reports, saying that the two had an epic blowout last week that caused Ryan to skip Comic-Con, where he was scheduled to make his first appearance for the upcoming Green Lantern movie. Scarlett went through with her promotional duties for Iron Man 2, but Warner Bros. was reportedly peeved at Ryan's no-show.
Ryan and Scarlett married last September after a year and a half of low-key dating. But recently their fledgling marriage has had to survive the stresses of separation, as they … Read More
Kids exposed to parental violence nearly five times more likely to be violent at home as adults.
Children whose parents treat each other violently are more likely to have mental difficulties as adults finds a study from the National Institute of Health and Medical Research in Paris, France, reports Science Daily.
When researchers carried out in-person interviews with more than 3,000 adults they measured intimate partner violence, violence against children, lifetime suicide attempts and current level of depression.
Participants were also surveyed about any parental separation, divorce and death as well as alcoholism, financial stress and abuse they might have experienced during childhood.
After making adjustments for family and social stress factors, researchers found that adults who were exposed … Read More
A couples therapist on how to survive your first argument and fast forward to make-up time.
Sometimes we get lucky. A new relationship moves along swimmingly, without glitch. It's stress-free, guilt-free and conflict-free to boot. We may even start to gloat about the flat, ever calm quality of the relationship waters. But if six months has passed in your relationship without even the slightest hint of a mild tiff you may have to ask yourself: Are you afraid of the first-fight hurdle?
"You're going to have complaints, and you have to air them at some point. Holding back instead of speaking up can hamper your relationship," says Mona Barbera, PhD, a psychologist and couples therapist who wrote, … Read More
Owning a DVR, such as TiVo, can actually help free up time and reduce some unnecessary arguments with your spouse. CNET reports that couples who record their TV shows are happier than those who don't!