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Components of Successful Relationships
Long term relationships require care and work to maintain closeness. Common components found in successful relationships include: communication, respect, trust, sharing, individuality and self-care. In addition, it is helpful to approach the...
Ways To Attract Your Prince
Our moms and grandmas tell us that it’s better to be happy than beautiful whenever they see us stand in front of a mirror, repeating, “I’m beautiful and attractive,” as an act of auto-suggestion. Still, we are sure that beauty is a powerful...
Wedding Dos and Don’ts
One thing I learned before I got married is that nobody loves to talk about weddings more than women who just got married. They’ll grab on to any socially acceptable opportunity to relive their experiences. Now, I’m one of those women who’s...
Why You’re Nobody’s ‘Option’
It’s Friday night here in the UK and I’m pretty sure, as happens every weekend that some of you will be waiting for that ‘certain someone’ to call/text/email you about the possibility of making arrangements. Some of you by the time you...
10 Tips For Healthy Relationships
1. Keep expectations realistic.
No one can be everything we might want him or her to be. Sometimes people disappoint us. It’s not all-or-nothing, though. Healthy relationships mean accepting people as they are and not trying to change them!
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10 Foolproof Funk-Busters
My girlfriends always seem to know exactly what to do when I’m having a crap day. They’ll offer me words of wisdom, send me a ridiculous GIF, or take me to my favorite bar for a cocktail. The men in my life, not as much. Guys have the instinct...
4 Essential Ways To Support A Friend Going Through A Hard Time
As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours. The last few weeks have been pretty hard for me. An immediate family member is in the hospital; while they aren’t in mortal danger, the situation is messy and as their power of attorney, I’m having...
The Truth About Intentions
Do you really need to work out whether they intended to hurt you?
I often hear people talk about ‘intentions’ in respect to their interpersonal relationships:
Of course I intended to do it.
They did intend to do it but something I...
Dating, Dialog and Discovery! – Get Your Mr. Right THIS Way
We find it interesting how much effort and energy is often put into “where to meet men” when we’re single and dating. I have found with my clients. as well as from my own personal experience:
Its not about WHERE you are, but more about...
Compassion, Empathy, Sympathy, Hurt, Hinting and Kindness – 6 of the most misused words in relationships and the importance of learning their meanings
It’s often said that communication is critical to successful relationships (it is) but what we often don’t realise is that often when we do communicate with others or convey information about ourselves, we can be frequent...
