Maria consulted with me because she was frustrated about the distance she felt in her relationship with her husband, Carl. He wanted to be close to her, but she didn’t feel close to him. “I think the problem is that he often talks to me in a judgmental or condescending way. He sounds like a parent rather than a partner.…
Category: Relationships
Actions Of Love
Myrna, 38 and a successful physician, sought my help because she often felt inadequate. While she really valued herself as a doctor, she did not value herself in her important relationships with friends and family. In addition, she said she wanted to be in a loving relationship but she took no actions to meet available men. In the course of…
Relationship Quiz Do You Know About Your Partners Mind
I was watching him. Sometimes, he was giving a faint smile. Then he started looking at the ceiling and then started changing his feet position while sitting. After that he was sitting still for some more time. Then he got up and left the room. Do you also observe your partner carefully? What do you know about what might be…
Working With Difficult People 3 Questions To Help You Turn Your Tormentors Into Teachers
When faced with the prospect of meeting with a confrontational employee, the project manager of a New Hampshire insurance company heaved a sigh. Not again, he thought to himself. Every conversation with this guy is a struggle. He decided to use the meeting as an opportunity to shift perspective and try a new approach. He began by imagining that the…
Gifts You Should Never Give To Your Girlfriend
Men and women are really different in many aspects: the way of thinking, their needs, expectations. For example, gifts mean a lot to women, but we can’t say the same thing about men. A woman knows how to ”read” the message that a gift is giving, but men doesn’t pay too much attention and importance to a gift. So, choosing…
Relationship Quiz Is The Honeymoon Over
There comes a stage in love relationship when the relations mature to a certain level. The initial attraction and knowing about each other is finished. The romance slowly gives way to living with each other and taking the relationship ahead. This phase is fraught with many obstacles as are all the others phases of romantic relationships. The biggest problem after…
5 Ways To Keep Romance Alive On A Budget
Just about everyone agrees that a nice dinner and a good bottle of wine at a quiet, intimate restaurant will set the mood for romance, but have you seen the price tag? Not everyone can afford to spend big money on romance ever time, but a bit of creativity can get the same results without breaking the bank. While most…
Discerning The Loving Heart
How often have you had the experience of connecting with someone – a friend or a potential partner – who turns out to be an uncaring person? At first you think this is a really good person, and then down the line you discover that the person is self-centered, narcissistic, angry and uncaring. You wonder how you could be so…
Signs Of A Cheating Spouse
The signs of cheating can vary for each individual. Some people are just plain better at deception than others. If you have a suspicion that your spouse may be secretly hiding an affair with another individual whatever you do do not confront your mate. Confronting your spouse can possibly make the affair harder to prove because they will go to…
Reading The Signs Common Relationship Mistakes
No matter how you slice it, the break up of any relationship almost always leaves at least one person asking, “How did this happen?” The people who ask this question are the ones who fail to recognize the warning signs that point to a relationship in jeopardy. The reasons for which can range from being too involved in the relationship…