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Recovering from Romantic Fantasy
Chances are you never thought you needed to be rescued from romance. In fact, you probably feel you need more romance in your life, not less. The truth is that most hearts are broken in the painful difference between the possibility of real romance and the insistence on the fantasy of romance -- with the real thing taking the loss. Recovering from romantic fantasy is based on your willingness ...
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Infidelity: How “My Marriage Made Me Do It” is a Cop-out
Ask someone why they had, or are having an affair and you may hear something like this: “I have a lousy marriage. My marriage is dead. There is no intimacy, no sex, and no excitement. The love is gone. We’ve grown apart. I can’t stand the marriage. There was nothing happening in the marriage and the affair just happened.” These statements are rationalizations and fail to “ ...
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New Love: Show Your Feelings with Flowers
Flowers are simply amazing because of their beauty, their grace, and the amazing impact they have on most women. Since receiving flowers is most women’s dream, regardless of how many times they have received them, men should know what flowers to give their girlfriends on different occasions throughout the year. Yes, that is right, flowers should be given throughout the year and not just reserved f ...
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Family Journals: Tens Ways to Improve Your Health and Relationships
Family Journals: Tens Ways to Improve Your Health and Relationships By Ron Huxley, LMFT http://www.parentingtoolbox.com Journaling has long been a tool to achieving better emotional and mental health. The need to express oneself in a safe and controlled manner is a powerful means to improving self-esteem and personal relationships. Parents can use this tool to increase their effe ...
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Overcoming Fears of Intimacy
Overcoming Fears of Intimacy By Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Sam, age 42, had never been married. It's not that Sam had never fallen in love. But every time a relationship had started to move toward commitment, Sam ran. When Sam's loneliness became overwhelming to him, he called me for help. "I want to be in a relationship, yet every time I get close to someone, I run away. I'm no ...
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