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Relationship Insurance

Step 1: Find 3 things to complement your partner on every day. Step 2: A few times a week, ask your partner how they are feeling. Step 3: Spend at least 1 day a week apart from each other. This shows a few things. The first is that you see them in a positive . . . → Read More: Relationship Insurance

Confidence

Most of my problems stem from my low self confidence. Here is an article that has some good things to say about this issue. Most of them are common sense but even so, they are things that I tend to forget about when they are most important.

Other things that help me a lot . . . → Read More: Confidence

Technique for Arguing

I don’t remember where I read this but one day I found a technique for arguing. The idea is to hold hands with the person you are arguing with. I guess it’s supposed to keep the conversation “real” or keep it from getting too heated. It’s hard to hide your feelings that way because . . . → Read More: Technique for Arguing

Ground Rule #1

Rule number one for this blog: if you have something serious you want to say it might be a good idea to let it stew “behind the scenes” before you post it. Save it as a draft only and we will know to just look at it for what it is, and not take . . . → Read More: Ground Rule #1

An Exercise in Communicating Your Feelings

This is a very short article with a small exercise to get you thinking about how to express your feelings effectively. It’s called an “emotional vocabulary.” I notice that a lot of time I have trouble finding the right words to describe my feelings, intentions, thoughts, etc. just because I have never really thought . . . → Read More: An Exercise in Communicating Your Feelings

Let it go

This is another video about how your past causes problems and how let go of the past, therefore eliminating the source of support for the problem.

Relationship Learning Cycle

At first I didn’t take this video seriously but the more I watched it the more it resonated with me. It is geared toward people who feel they are holding a grudge or resentment or have trust issues with any person you have a fair amount of history with.

. . . → Read More: Relationship Learning Cycle

Breaking Old Patterns

At first I didn’t take this video seriously but the more I watched it the more it resonated with me. It is geared toward people who feel they are holding a grudge or resentment or have trust issues with any person you have a fair amount of history with.

. . . → Read More: Breaking Old Patterns

Just Laugh Sometimes

Don’t take life so seriously all the time.

Types of Apology

This is a short article about 4 kinds of apology. I gather from it that you should just say sorry whether you know you should or someone else asks it of you. It hurts everyone more if either party is stubborn and refuses to acknowledge the need for simply apologizing. On the same note, . . . → Read More: Types of Apology