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12 Things To Do To Improve Your Relationship

12 Things To Do To Improve Your Relationship

How to Replace Relationship Fatal Errors with Helpful Behaviors Instead

Last week, I wrote an article entitled, “Are You Committing These 12 Fatal Relationship Errors?” [EXPERT]. As a counselor educator, I am frequently telling other counselors that “stop doing” plans never work. We can tell people to stop doing something but without developing an alternative behavior, it will be difficult to make it work. People need to know what they are supposed to do instead when they find themselves wanting to engage in the forbidden behavior.

Loving Yourself: Coping with Valentine's Day

Loving Yourself: Coping with Valentine's Day

It's important to make Valentine's Day a day for loving and caring for yourself...

Everyday we have opportunities to bring in positive thoughts and messages about ourselves and our lives; We just have to learn how to be conscious and aware of these opportunities. I believe you really are, and always have been "Well Within"; as you learn to access this awareness, you can live more empowered and be fulfilled.

Valentine's Day romantic date
Valentine's Day is the perfect excuse to spice up your relationship.

8 Non-Boring Valentine's Day Date Ideas [PHOTOS]

Ditch the romantic dinner and go on an adventure. Or maybe on three romantic dinners.

I don't love the whole Valentine's Day shtick — candy hearts, forced romantic dinners and such. Every couple has their own personality, so why not do something that fits you and expresses your love rather than conforming to some cookie-cutter ideal? Plus, this way you can use Valentine's Day as an excuse to cross some items off your "couple bucket list."

Is It Normal For Your Man To Notice Other Women? [EXPERT]

Is It Normal For Your Man To Notice Other Women? [EXPERT]

Clarifying why men look at other women when they are with someone they say they love

Have you ever noticed your husband or boyfriend casting a glance at another woman’s cleavage or tight jeans? If you haven’t, then you probably haven’t been paying attention. Now and then I have a client ask me something like, “Is it normal that my husband was pointing out the college girls in short skirts at the bar last night?” These women ask out of true curiosity, fear, confusion, anger, hurt and even amusment.

Defending Gisele

Defending Gisele

A Super partnership, Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen

by Gregg DeMammos for 21st Century Man http://www.21cman.com Defending someone or something you love is powerful, but we look to comment on Gisele being outspoken like something else is more important, like the accuracy of her statement or her opinion creating some sort of scandal.

nagging
Do you have a nagging habit?

5 Ways Nagging Ruins Even The Healthiest Relationships

I used to be the biggest nag ever. This is why I learned to stop.

Stop nagging your man. Really. The Wall Street Journal recently claimed that nagging — which the WSJ defines as "the interaction in which one person repeatedly makes a request, the other person repeatedly ignores it and both become increasingly annoyed" — is the biggest marriage killer and likely to lead to divorce. Yikes!

single
You may not realize what is holding you back and keeping you single...

The 3 Big Reasons You're Still Single [EXPERT]

What determines whether you find the love of your life or end up alone?

This question haunts even the most confident women. You're not alone. It comes up when you've spent years in and out of failed relationships and you finally reach the point wanting to give up on love.

"I've Been In A Relationship With A Narcissist For Four Years"
"I need to get out of this abusive relationship."

"I've Been In A Relationship With A Narcissist For Four Years"

My boyfriend abuses, manipulates and cheats on me. How can I get over this experience?

I have been in a relationship with a narcissist for over four years. I didn't realize he was a narcissist until I began to feel as if I was losing my mind about two years ago and sought out therapy. The relationship, or lack thereof, began good, then got very bad and the cycle continued to get progressively worse and littered with emotional abuse.

8 Ways to Win Your Wife's Heart Forever

8 Ways to Win Your Wife's Heart Forever

Men are different, They don't approach relationships with the same skills and techniques that women

The Secrets of Happily Married Men "Manly men rest assured: You can hope to become a better Husband without having to get in touch with your feminine side. . . . Lively and entertaining, this broad guidebook provides Haltzman's insights illuminated by Anecdotes from his Online discussion forum for married men."