When I was a young woman, I had a boyfriend who was going on a trip. Before he left, he gave me a card to open up everyday while he was away. That was the sweetest gesture a man has ever done for me. The love day is fast approaching. Who doesn’t love celebrating love? I know I do. Sometimes we confuse love with attachment. Is your love real love or attachment only?
What makes a man? The mythology surrounding this question still looms large. So much so that men question their decisions. Do I let my wife know how much something is bothering me or will that come across as not being in control? Do I speak my mind at work or does that risk being seen as too emotional? Here are the 10 biggest falsehoods about men that, when debunked, can lead us to better relationships.
I was married at 20 years of age. Yikes! I was not mature enough to be married. And yes that marriage ended in divorce. Do you have the maturity to be married?
Waiting for something good to happen, time can drag on by. A child grows up and time can pass in the blink of an eye. Is time real? I read that time is nothing more than a theory. It’s a way for scientists to track the earth’s rotation. There are those moments elusive of the science of time.
When it comes to finding love, there are certain truths that seem so irrefutable that any single person would be a fool to not follow them. However, dating has changed. Hello, “Internet.” There’s a better way to date and find a sustainable love match. Is he your Valentine?
Have you ever woken up from a dream and felt unsettled? You are embarrassed and think the dream is trying to tell you something. What’s the truth behind that dream? So you push the thoughts the dream conjured up way deep down inside. That way you won’t see or think or know that those thoughts exist at all.
Dreams are a way for us to discover some truths about ourselves. Truth is like the sun; you can shut it out for a time but it ain’t going away.
In my office, I hear many couples that have the same fight over and over again. The fighting loop can be exhausting and destructive.
A relationship is about each one of you getting your needs met. Certain gestures are vital for fostering satisfaction and are closely associated with couples’ long term success. Romantic relationships have unalienable rights.
From the first moment we come into this world, we feel. We feel joy, fear, rage, and love. We learn to hide the feelings that frighten us. First we hide our feelings from others and then from ourselves. Many of us live our lives distant from our deepest feelings and never stop to wonder what would happen if we allow ourselves to feel them fully. And to express our feelings and share them with the world.
There are married couples that no longer kiss much during sex. Couples will bypass the painful emptiness in their kisses and instead focus on touching each other’s genitals. Each of them may achieve orgasm through a mechanical like quality in their physical exchanges in the bedroom. Couples often miss what it’s like to have true intimacy while achieving orgasm. Couples with their eyes wide open during sex may have a brand new sizzling sex life.