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8 Questions and Answers About Addressing Emotional Needs In a Marriage
What are my primary emotional needs? We all have needs, including emotional ones. Everyone wants to feel like they belong, like they are wanted, loved, and mean something. All of these needs are a part of human nature. These natural desires are what fuels our self-esteem. We all share these wants, but everyone has a unique set of desires. In a healthy marriage, both spouses need to have an understanding. Both individuals must feel respect from and for each other and others. Understanding each other’s primary emotional needs, and working to respond to them will strengthen your marriage. Am I being responsive to your emotional needs? Not all our…
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7 Unexpected Places Where You Can Unplug and Recharge
Family life can be hectic, stressful and time-consuming. It’s not like when you were single and living on your own. You have to keep the kids occupied, the dog happy and your life running smoothly. These are all great things happening in your life, but they are also a lot of work and it gets harder to find time for yourself. Time to unwind and recharge. Sometimes you only have a few minutes. Well, make those few minutes count by unplugging and relaxing in these unexpected everyday places: In line at the coffee shop What a hectic morning, and it’s not even 9 o’clock yet. As you wait in…
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Internet Romance and Dating – Do Couples Who Marry Last?
In the 21st century, people have another exciting form of dating. They simply have to create accounts on their favorite dating websites and seek a marriage partner. While online dating is seen as the last resort when searching a life partner, some people can swear by it. They found their spouse online, had a few dates, decided they were fit for each other and tied the knot. Although internet dating has simplified the way we meet lovers, there is one more concern. Does internet love work? Do internet lovers form lasting marriage relationships? There are two answers to these questions—yes and no. Some couples who met online are in happy…
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Revealing an Affair in Marriage
Revealing an Affair in Marriage is Difficult but Necessary Affairs are among the things that could end a marriage. Surprisingly, the marriage partner who starts an affair plans to stay married. That’s why affairs are done in secret to prevent the other person from knowing the truth. Almost every cheater denies ever having an affair even if they are confronted with overwhelming proof. Men are known to deny it, making their wives feel overly deceived and betrayed. This denial happens because the spouse didn’t plan to get caught, in first place, and lose their marriage. Immense guilt and stress Infidelity causes untold guilt and as lies get piled, depression may…
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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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Why Women Live Longer Than Men In 10 Pics
Science tells us that women live longer than men for a whole host of reasons, but the most important one is that women don’t even do half of the ridiculously dumb things that men do. Seriously, what were you guys thinking? It goes a lot deeper than forgetting to look both ways before crossing the street. Men’s frontal lobes, the part of the brain that deals with decision making and risk assessment, develop slower than women’s. In short, men are basically doomed by nature and testosterone to be walking accidents waiting to happen. Have fun with that! We’ve previously given you proof, but this latest evidence will leave no room…
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If You Use This One Word, You Will Ruin Your Apology
Uh-oh! You’re in the doghouse again. Regardless of what you did (or said) to offend the other person, you need to fess up, and fast. But still, tread lightly; saying the wrong thing could quickly turn your apology from frank to false. “As I explain in my book, the challenge of apologizing is not just a matter of saying the right words, because apologizing with the wrong words can feel worse to the hurt party than no apology at all,” psychologist Harriet Lerner, PhD, wrote for Psychology Today. In fact, there’s an almost surefire way to turn an apology into an insult—and it only takes a single, two-letter word to do so.…
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This Is Everyone’s Biggest Bedroom Pet Peeve—and It Isn’t Snoring
While sharing a bed with your partner has its indisputable perks, getting some peaceful shut-eye may not exactly be a blissful utopia. What was once mutual, selfless love can rapidly transform into an egomaniacal sparring game between the sheets. Bedroom habits are fickle and don’t often align perfectly; loud snoring and overactive body temperatures can spark a bedroom madness that’s not the good kind. In fact, those are just a few of the reasons why married couples sleep in separate beds. However, the top pet peeve of the bedroom isn’t what you’d expect, according to a new survey of 1,000 people by Mattress Inquirer, an industry group. For the study, participants…
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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…
