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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Todd’s Relationship Tip: Take two minutes out of your day to concentrate on your partner. Sometimes we need to ask ourselves and our partners one simple question. Watch this short video to find out more!
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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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Tiger Woods and his infidelity is the most talked about subject across all media, TV, radio, internet and print. His situation raises some important questions about marriage. Is it too much to ask to be monogamous in a marriage? This thought provoking blog post answers this question.
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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 [...]
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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Listen to this short video of mine on trust. This short video can inspire you to open yourself up to your partner even if there has been hurt and pain. Any comments? Feel free to let me know your reaction to this video.
This blog brings up how to think about and deal with the problem of a partner doing internet porn.
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 [...]
