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Being Stubborn Destroys Relationships
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July 25, 20200Comments

Being Stubborn Destroys Relationships

  Have you ever realized that you were wrong but were too proud, aka stubborn, to admit it? So you find yourself digging in your heels and making things worse? Or

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Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes
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May 14, 20190Comments

Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes

It sounds so simple and stupid but it's arguably the most important saying you need to remember. If you want something to change, you need to initiate change, because nothing

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Get Your Needs Met
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April 20, 20190Comments

Get Your Needs Met

Are you waiting for your partner to change so you can get your needs met? That's giving your power away, and leaving you in limbo. We are all responsible for

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Don't Punish Your Partner
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February 2, 20190Comments

Don’t Punish Your Partner

When your partner makes you angry is your first instinct to lash back and hurt him or her? S/he hurt you so turn around is fair play, right? No, that's

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You Can Never Take Back Mean Words
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January 9, 20190Comments

You Can Never Take Back Mean Words

Mean and nasty criticism of your partner, said out of anger, with an intention just to hurt will permanently damage your relationship, and very possibly end it for good. So if

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Don't Hold Your Feelings In When Your Partner Upsets You
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April 28, 20181Comments

Don’t Hold Your Feelings In When Your Partner Upsets You

If your partner does something that upsets you, you need to speak up about how you feel immediately — without yelling. Therein lies the problem for a lot of people.

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Why You Should Never Ask How Many Men She Slept With
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March 4, 20180Comments

Why You Should Never Ask How Many Men She Slept With

You are never supposed to discuss the details of your past relationships with your new partner. Women who constantly talk about their ex, or exes, create jealousy and insecurity in

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If You Escape Your Relationship You're Going To Lose It
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February 12, 20180Comments

If You Escape Your Relationship You’re Going To Lose It

Do you avoid intimacy or spending time with your significant other? Do you need a lot of space? If so, you're pushing him or her away. I need to warn you,

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Your Emotional Wall Keeps You Alone
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July 14, 20170Comments

Your Emotional Wall Keeps You Alone

Being emotionally open in a relationship is very scary for people who are uncomfortable with feeling vulnerable. Putting up an emotional wall to hide behind feels safe. After all, it is much

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Spring Cleaning Your Relationship
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March 16, 20150Comments

The Importance of Spring Cleaning Your Relationship

With spring comes change and with that, sometimes relationships change. If the winter had you cooped up and feeling blasé you may be coming down with Spring fever. It’s time

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How to Fight Fairly to Help Your Relationship
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September 12, 20142Comments

How to Fight Fairly to Help Your Relationship

Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy? Ask yourself that the next time you find yourself digging in your heels in an argument. What are

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Why Men Say Things They Don't Mean
For Women
June 16, 20140Comments

Why Men Say Things They Don’t Mean

I'm sure we have all at one time or another gotten excited about something a man told us on a date, and then got angry when he never brought it

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How to Increase Emotional Intimacy
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June 11, 201310Comments

How to Increase Emotional Intimacy

So what is emotional intimacy? Real intimacy takes time to establish. It involves trust and mutually feeling safe to be vulnerable, allowing healthy self-disclosure without fearing being betrayed or misunderstood.

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How to Communicate Better
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June 9, 20136Comments

How to Communicate Better

One of the biggest mistakes in love is expecting your partner to know you so well that he or she will instinctively recognize exactly what you want and need. Is your partner psychic?

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How to Stop Arguing
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June 7, 20132Comments

How to Stop Arguing

Couples come to me for coaching looking for an answer for how to stop arguing. They each tell me their side, and I check to make sure they're both being

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