So you’ve been together a few years and you don’t think you need to romance your Sweetie anymore. Is that what you really think? Well, you’d be wrong. The problem with a lot of men (sometimes women too, but mostly it’s the men) is they feel like they shouldn’t have to romance their woman anymore.
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1000 Questions for Couples – sounds like some kind of TV game. Some people treat their relationships like a game. But, if you could ask your partner 1000 good questions in order to make a better relationship, or to help make sure you have the right partner for you, wouldn’t you do it. Well, Michael Webb has done just that in his ebook titled (you guessed it): 1000 Questions for Couples. It’s a great resource for those seeking either couples advice, or help in preparing for marriage.
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One of the most popular and successful marriage coaches today is Mort Fertel. Mort Fertel is the author of the Marriage Fitness Tele Boot Camp, the Marriage Fitness Audio Learning System, and the Marriage Fitness Home Flex programs. He has been featured on numerous nationally syndicated news and talk shows.
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It can be very challenging for a man to come up with romantic gift ideas for his sweetheart. This is especially true if he doesn’t feel very creative, or doesn’t have a ton of money to spend. However, to a woman, receiving romantic gifts are important to help maintain the fires of romance.
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Here’s a review of one of the really great romance websites and newsletter(s) that I recently discovered! It’s called Sweet Slap.. it’s really fun, unique, and best of all, it’s totally free. Once you sign up at Sweet Slap you fill out a Personalized Relationship Profile including things like whether you are married or dating, your age, whether or not you have children, important romantic date ideas, and how long you have been together.
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So hopefully by now you’ve read my article on “What is Relationship Coaching?” Next, I’m going to give you some reasons why you might want to seriously consider relationship coaching to help improve your relationship.
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Relationship coaching offers couples trained professionals who coach people to work on skills that will improve their relationships. There are also coaches for parents, families, and even singles who desire to have a relationship. The coaches do not necessarily have degrees in counseling or psychology, although some do.
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A lot of people are talking about the state of health insurance and health care in this country. And that’s a good thing. Couples would do well to talk about “love insurance” for their relationships as well. What is love insurance? I’m glad you asked. Love insurance is an umbrella that couples have put in place to safeguard their relationship. Think about it. If people took the same amount of care with their love relationships as they do with their healthcare (assuming they are healthy) they might actually improve the quality of their relationships, and they might last longer (especially marriage relationships).
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This is an article I read this morning from a newsletter I subscribe to (and highly recommend, see the end of the article). I really appreciated this and thought it would be nice to share!
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One of the most common relationship problems today is when couples put their children before their marriage. Oh, they don’t set out to do that. It just happens over time…if you let it. Have heard to old saying, “In order to be a good father, you must be a good husband first”? I believe that’s true, even after 21 years of marriage.
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Just what is “Marriage Fitness?” We’ll get to that in a moment. First, let’s look at the state of marriage fitness in this country right now. Marriage experts tell us about half of all marriages fail. That’s a pretty poor prognosis. But why is that? It is crucial that we understand why, so that we might not fall into that predicament ourselves.
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How to build trust in your relationship
Would you want trust in your relationship? Some people think having too much trust is a good thing while others think you should spice things up and be unpredictable. What is good for you? Do you like to have trust in your relationship?
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I know what you’re thinking: “How can Mother’s Day be romantic for my wife?” and “What does this have to do with romantic gift ideas for my wife?” I would think you would have learned that by now! Women are sentimental creatures. They absolutely love everything sentimental. Sentimental gifts are a surefire way to reach your wife’s heart. Once you reached the emotional seat of your wife’s heart – look out romance, here we come!
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My parent’s 50th anniversary was coming up so I started thinking about 50th wedding anniversary gift ideas. Traditionally the gift should be gold for this celebration but knowing them they would not expect an elaborate offering. Shopping is not easy for a humble couple who have everything and usually do not want anybody to make a big fuss. Too bad folks! You are going to get spoiled because 50 years of marriage is a monumental event. There would have to be a get together with food, family and lots of stories. An emotional event like this should be remembered for a long time by everyone in attendance, especially my parents.
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Here’s another article from Mortel Fertel (Marriage Fitness). I read this to Rich this morning and said I thought Mort has a unique perspective on communication skills. Rich said, “Oh, I already know how to communicate when I feel you don’t hear me… I RAISE MY VOICE AND I YELL! CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW???!!!” LOL. So that’s Rich’s perspective, from a true joker at heart, can you tell? All kidding aside though, Mort does have a unique perspective, and that is, it’s all about connecting with each other… that is where good communication truly needs to start.
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If you’d ask your partner (girlfriend, fiancé, spouse) a thousand questions, good questions that were well thought out, don’t you think that you’d get to know them pretty well. Maybe you’d even get to know them well enough that you could make a better decision on whether or not you’re compatible enough to marry that person. Or, maybe you could learn enough about your spouse in order to make your marriage better and enjoy a deeper sense of love and fulfillment. And, you might just being able to avoid attending couples counseling.
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Why do women cheat on their husbands? They cheat for some of the same reasons as men. Women and men both get bored with their predictable, dull relationships. However, unlike men, who stray more for sexual reasons, the majority of women cheat because of the lack of emotional fulfillment. Here are some of the top reasons why women cheat:
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This is an article from Mort Fertel of Marriage Fitness. Rich and I highly recommend Mort’s marriage products. We have learned more from his newsletters alone than we have from reading entire books, and of the dozens of relationship and marriage newsletters we have read and subscribed to, we consider his to be some of the most helpful! His marriage advice is from the heart, to the point, down to earth, practical, and simply put, it works.
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OK…don’t worry. I’m not going to try and justify why men cheat on their wives. I can hear you now: “There is no justification for why men cheat.” That’s not the subject of the article. However, we are going to look at several possible explanations as to why men cheat.
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