Communication
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The Quickest, Smartest Way to Bring More Love into Your Life
There’s a proven shortcut to happiness if you’re willing to take action. In setting out your most important goals for the months ahead, don’t forget the factor that’s most likely to give you joy, contentment, and a deep sense of personal meaning and mission: Loving relationships, in all forms, not just romantic love. This insight comes both from my personal struggles to build a love-filled life (against some pretty hefty inner and outer obstacles) and my 30 years as a psychotherapist specializing in issues of intimacy. Without hyperbole, I think I can safely say that I’ve found the best place of all to find love: Your contact list. Let me…
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To Make Up After a Fight, Men Want Sex, Women Want Quality Time
You acted like a jerk. Now, it’s time to apologize, right the wrongs and get back into your partner’s good graces … but how? Well, if you’re a man and your beloved is a woman, spend plenty of quality time with her, verbalize your sincere apology (we know when you’re lying) and even squeeze out a few tears. If the aggravated one in question is a guy and you’re a girl, however, the fastest route to forgiveness is with a bit of good old-fashioned physical lovin’. This ever-so-romantic insight comes to us via the results of a Bucknell University study published in the journal Evolutionary Psychological Science. The study (based entirely on self-reported…
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11 Relationship Goals For Couples
Relationship goals are different for every couple. For instance, just look at our favorite pieces of fiction and you can see how wildly different the goals are for certain couples. For instance, in Twilight, Bella just wants to settle down with her vampire lover. But in Game of Thrones, Queen Cersei wants to take over the kingdom and just needs a man to tag along. Also, in House of Cards, Frank and Claire are hell bent on taking over the world. So don’t get down about your relationship. Regardless of where you stand, you can come up with some reasonable goals and then go about working towards achieving them with…
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Are You Behaving Like a Wife From Hell?
If you are starting to feel unhappy all the time and you think that your marriage is to blame because it’s your partner’s fault, then take a pause to look in the mirror. Every relationship is based on the interaction of two people so the responsibility is 50/50. Maybe it’s the time to own up and stop putting others through the hell of living with whatever you are throwing at them. A relationship doesn’t work if there is constantly demanding, taking, egoism, negativity, being angry and blaming. Once you have identified the way, you might be ruining your relationship you can get help. There are some behaviors that are super-destructive…
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Things Your Husband Needs To Hear From You
Contrary to popular belief blokes actually like to talk, and there are some things that a bloke busy being a husband needs to hear. Part of being together and staying together depends on your complicity and intimacy in your partnership. Couples who stay together have good communication, and although women have been tipped as the speaking part of the couple, sometimes we don’t always know the right thing to say. Your husband does need verbal affirmation so here are some suggestions. Read this through and look for something that strikes the right chord with you. Remember it and use it when the time is right, and you can surprise and…
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Discovering Your Husband’s Love Language
Bestselling author and relationship guru Gary Chapman discovered that there are five main Love Languages that we all ‘speak.’ People express their love in very different ways. Some people use words, others show their love through actions, and some people show love through gifts. Do you know what language your husband uses? To show his love? For men, in particular, expressing love through words and emotion is not always an easy thing. Women are generally much more adept at communicating their feelings verbally. There are five main Love Languages – receiving gifts, acts of service, physical touch, words of affirmation and quality time. Receiving Gifts For some people, gifts are…
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Millennials cheat on their partners for two main reasons, according to a new study
People often try and make their excuses for infidelity, but according to a study, there are two main reasons millennials cheat on their partners.It all comes down to either thinking your partner isn’t satisfying your needs, or feeling the need for more independence.In the study, carried out by the University of Tennessee and published in the Journal of Sex Research, 104 young adults with an average age of 22 (59.6 per cent of whom were female) who’d admitted to cheating on their partner in the past six months were surveyed about why.The first and greatest reason was interdependence.This is when you feel like your intimacy needs aren’t being met by your…
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How To Relate Better With Your Husband
Relating better with your husband will be fruitful and nurturing for your relationship. No denying, better understanding forms the foundation of any relationship. Women and men have different mind make up. The two not just differ in physiology but psychology as well. They both react differently to similar situations, they perceive matters from various perspectives and may have divergent approaches to deal with any situation. It may take ages understanding the behavior of the opposite sex. But that said, no matter what, intentionally connecting with your man may be difficult but crucial. When you carefully observe your relationship, you will find certain occurrences that may turn harmful for your…
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How To Relate Better With Your Wife
Women and men differ not just in their genetic makeup but also in psychological and sociological aspects. You cannot treat a lady in a similar manner as you treat a gentleman. They are excited and amused with different things. They have different perspectives and perceive things differently. In fact, women are much more complex creatures than men. It may take years of continuous efforts to get a nerve on the temperaments of your woman. But while you that, here are some habits you should completely avoid to have a lasting and loving relationship with your woman: When your wife comes up with a problem to discuss, do not jump to…
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101 Smart Ways To Improve Your Relationship
All relationships need a little pick-me-up sometimes, even the best ones. To that end, we’ve compiled a list of 101 ways to reconnect with your significant other right this moment. These actions will make your partner feel loved, appreciated and desired, and will make you feel more connected to him/her. Whether you’d like to increase intimacy, find a thoughtful way to say “I love you,” or just show your honey some gratitude, we’re sure you’ll find something useful in the list below. CREATE INTIMACY 1. Lie down on the bed… And spend two minutes looking into each other’s eyes without saying anything. (Blinking is OK.) 2. Next time you’re in…
