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Category: Tools and Tips

  • Are You Having Sex?

    Talking with your partner about sex might lead to more sex, and better sex. What’s only in your head about your sexual intimacy? (As distinct from emotional intimacy; which can grow through a healthy sexual intimacy and vice-versa.) Most people don’t talk about sex with their partner. Most people are taught at a very early…

  • “. . . . Sometimes the ones most broken from inside are the ones most willing to help others.”

    Tore Kesicki posted on LinkedIn about Keanu Reeves, and it struck me so powerfully that I wanted to share it with you, Readers (see below). No matter what you have been through, you can work on yourself to be healthier, and all of us can help someone else. There are opportunities every day. Some are…

  • From Crazy in Love to Love of My Life

    Photo by Mojo @ MorgueFile Dear Readers, this is the first post I wrote to you on CouplesNet. I wanted to share it once again so you will be thinking of the love of your life as you did in your beginning. I know there’s been a lot of water under the bridge. Let yourself…

  • When you realize your self-worth, you’ll stop . . .

    . . . giving people discounts.” -Karen Salmansohn “In sport, a bye is the preferential status of a player or team that is automatically advanced to the next round of a tournament, without having to play an opponent in an early round.” -Wikipedia Many people will give a “bye” when a person makes a mistake…

  • How to Do a Systems Review of Your Relationship

    I’ve seen a lot of couples over the years that want to “fix” their marriage. They mostly want to continue doing exactly what they’ve been doing, and somehow have a different outcome. They often figure that if the other person shapes up, all will be well. You both recognize that certain things are not working…

  • “A happy marriage is . . .

    . . . a long conversation which always seems too short.” Andre Maurois I love this quote for a few reasons. First, let’s look at a couple of definitions: “The noun conversation comes from the Old French word of the same spelling, meaning “manner of conducting oneself in the world.” When you have a conversation…

  • Wasband: How to Retain Your Marriage

    Wasband: How to Retain Your Marriage This is my new word for the week. A husband who no longer is married to you is a wasband. Does waswife work as well? Do you want to retain your marriage? In order to avoid having a wasband or waswife, you do actually have to work on your…

  • Honesty, Humility and Morality: On the Same Page?

    Honesty, Humility and Morality: On the Same Page? I recently read a very interesting article in Scientific American Mind called “How to Pick a Great Worker”. Previously, the honesty and humility [the moral] part of personality was not taken into account, and these traits are of course important in a business setting. I think this might…

  • Couples: Mid-Year Relationship Review

    Couples: Mid-Year Relationship Review Many people make New Years resolutions. Many people do not keep them. It’s human nature. I’m advocating that you take time to do a mid-year review of your relationship. Is it what you want? If not what have you done to get it there? What have you done this year to…

  • Wasband: How to Retain Your Marriage

    This is my new word for the week. A husband who no longer is married to you is a wasband. Does waswife work as well? What’s happening with your marriage? In order to avoid having a wasband or waswife, you do actually have to work on your marriage, spend time together and negotiate issues. A…