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Six Things You Would Wish You Knew Before the Divorce
Divorce or separation is never part of any newly weds’ plan. Some couples don’t entertain such a thought in the deepest parts of their minds. Divorce is against the will of God and shouldn’t happen. The reality is different though. While some are getting married, others are getting divorced. Breaking up for good looks like a normal thing today and people are for it regardless of all the pain it causes. Although some relationships are repairable, others are beyond repair and the only way out is to go separate ways. If your marriage is going strong, you can only play your part and hope that he or she does the…
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7 Things You Need To Know About the Feeling of Shame
Shame is an emotion that reflects how you feel about yourself as a person It may sound surprising, but the reason you have the emotion of shame is to help you get easier through life. This emotion works like a radar, which is true about all other emotions. The mildest forms of shame send a signal that what you are doing is unacceptable to the society or to certain people in it. For most people, shame is the same as embarrassment. However, shame can also be a signal that something about your behavior is not acceptable. The problem starts when shame becomes one of the dominant emotions and you…
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Signs to Read to Know Your Marriage Partner and You are Getting Isolated
Isolation is a common challenge faced by those in marriage. Even if a marriage is so great, it can’t be spared by this disease called isolation. It happens when a couple drifts apart smoothly without recognizing it. When things are so bad, that’s when the two recognize that something is going on. If you want to know if your spouse and you are isolated, look for the following signs. You both seem to have gotten used to each other and have developed an attitude of not caring or trying to solve anything. A deep feeling that he or she is detached from you. Being reluctant to solve problems because you…
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4 Ways To Find Out What Is Really Going On During Your Fights
Often during marital fights there are two layers of emotions. The first one is the layer that consists of primary emotions. For example, a spouse may feel hurt because the partner ignores an invitation to a social function at work. The second layer is the layer with secondary emotions. In the same example hurt may lead to anger and even though in reality the person is hurt, the hurt manifests itself to the partner as anger. If you get stuck dealing only with secondary emotions, you will not be able to solve the real issues and this may damage your marriage. This article shares tips that will help you figure…
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4 Steps To Deeper Awareness about Your Experiences
If you want to better understand your emotions and communicate better with your spouse about how you feel, you need to learn to experience your emotions. You may think that you already do experience what you feel, but most likely you are wrong. Most men are very out-of-touch with their emotions. Instead of focusing on what they feel, they start thinking about it. They start applying intellectual labels to their feelings. For example, “I feel dumb” doesn’t really describe a feeling. A feeling is a sensation in the body. Dumb is an intellectual judgment and label. It has nothing to do with sensations in the body. Moreover, it is a…
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4 Easy Ways to Reconnect with the Positive Roots of Your Marriage
When you are married, and especially if you have children, it is very easy to get caught up with life and taking care of your responsibilities, work, and children. This article will share 4 easy ways to reconnect with the positive foundations of your relationship with your spouse even when negativity seems to be taking over your life. Think about the early days of your relationship If you are going through a stressful period at work on in some other area of your life, it is very easy to forget how much you value your marriage. Think about what the first days and months of your relationship with your…
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How A Little Pampering Now & Then Can Help Developing Your Child’s Morale
Have you ever observed a baby monkey tightly clutched to its mother’s chest while they are both crossing the higher branch of a tall and widened tree? The firm belief in its mother’s strength makes him fearlessly cling to her. The bond between the human child and the parents is entirely the same. Parents are the firm backbone of their children supporting them in all the difficulties and travesties of their life. A little pampering and timely encouragement can work wonders for your kids. Let’s ponder on the following benefits that a shower of a little pampering can do to help to develop your child’s morale: Can Help Enhance Their…
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Benefits Of Having Understanding Parents
Parents! What not they are to their children? One can say they are like the beam of the torch that guides through the dark or the joker of the circus that makes you laugh or rejoice in somberness. They mean the whole world to their children. Even if the child has grown bigger or stands at the niche of his or her career, he/she will remain to be that fuzzy or tangled sapling for the parents. No matter whatever huge projects they crack or felicitations they acquire, parents will even caress their cheeks or tickle them. The overall and authentic growth of a child or children can be guaranteed if…
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How This Professor is Predicting Divorces With 94% Accuracy
John Gottman was born in 1942. He is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Washington. Gottman has been studying marital stability and divorce for over four decades. He is the founder of the “Love Lab” at the University of Washington, where he conducted a lot of research about married couples and their interactions. Gottman is able to predict divorce with 94% of accuracy because he has discovered patterns in how spouses in marriages relate to each other. He then used his discoveries to predict whether a marriage would succeed or fail. For years Gottman suggested teaching married couples proper communication skills such as listening, speaking one person at…
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5 Ways to Build More Trust in Your Marriage
A marriage in which partners unconditionally trust each other is not some remote ideal. It is a relationship that you can build. Here are five things you can do that will help you get there. Be loyal Loyalty is one of the key values of a successful relationship and something you should try to show as often. Every time you display your loyalty towards your partner, he or she will find it easier to trust you more. Loyalty shows your partner that you treasure him or her. It expresses just how much your partner means to you. Showing loyalty is a great way to build more trust in your relationship.…
