Speed is important in many sports such as track, football, basketball and car racing. It is important in a variety of work situations, such as a doctor doing emergency surgery when time is of the essence. However, when it comes to relationships, speed is often a hindrance. Effective communication requires partners to slow down their [...]
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Couples can make a choice as to how they will approach their money matters. With that understanding and acceptance in place, they can more easily practice good listening, compromising and effective problem solving and resolution.
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An important key to relationship well being is discussed in the short video below. Until couples learn how to give and receive feelings, they will be blocked in their attempt to develop a long, hot marriage. The analogy of playing catch is a wonderful metaphor for what it takes for couples to stay connected even through pain [...]
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I have been doing marriage therapy for 27 years and every couple is interesting and fascinating as well as unique. When doing couples therapy, I need to be aware of the intricacies and idiosyncracies of each partner and the couple as a whole. However, whether a relationship thrives or not depends on the answer [...]
Carla Young is the founder of momeocommunity.com which is an online community that is a resource for mom entrepreneurs. It is a great website and I encourage mom entrepreneurs and mom entrepreneur wannabees to check it out. I found Carla to be interested, interesting and intelligent and asked meaningful questions about relationships, busy moms and [...]
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I have talked about this issue before but it is such a frequent question, I thought it would be worth writing about again. Having an affair is very destructive for relationships. Some marriages never survive it. However, I have helped many couples through this crisis and they actually had a better relationship than before. That [...]
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This is another one of my series of the most asked questions (with answers) that I have been blogging about. I go into greater detail about the subject of this particular entryin my book, “The Long, Hot Marriage.” You can learn about and purchase the book on my website- www.toddcreager.com or at www.thelonghotmarriage.com. Q: I feel like [...]
Here is another question in the series of most asked questions also with an answer (of course). Q: I feel like no matter what I do for my spouse, it is not enough. Is there any way to please my partner? A: Almost always, yes. You may be doing a lot for your partner, but [...]
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This is the 2nd question of the common questions I get from the couples I help. The first question with an answer can be read in my post of August 27th. Q: We fight all the time; can we ever learn to stop fighting? A: When couples are constantly fighting, it is because both people [...]
