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Having Health Insurance Makes You More Attractive

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What do you find attractive in a potential date? Your answer might include the color of a person’s eyes, and the shape of his or her body. Or, you might be looking for someone with a winning personality. Would you be more attracted to someone specifically because that person had health insurance? A survey finds that plenty of young people would answer that question affirmatively. The specific things that cause one person to become attracted to another can vary and tend to be at least somewhat influenced by the current economic factors. Not all young people start off by only … Continue reading →

Forgiving Your Narcissistic Parent

When I work with a client who is struggling to deal with the pain and the devastation caused by being raised by a narcissist, I never include as part of the agenda of therapy the idea of forgiving their parent. This is because, when a client approaches me for help, they are so distressed in trying to make head or tail of what their relationship with their parent has become, that they are in no position to do anything other than to try to make sense of the relationship as best they can. In many situations, the narcissistic parent has … Continue reading →

You Can Window Shop All You Like

‘You can window shop all you like so long as you don’t take the goods home.’ This is the attitude of many to marriage. Another along similar lines is ‘you can flirt as much or lust as you like, so long as when you’re having sex it’s with your spouse.’ These are the type of attitudes a young married couple hear a lot from others they work with and even their friends. The idea is that it is harmless but is it? Faithfulness in marriage isn’t only about sex. It also means not going off for coffee with another of … Continue reading →

What to Do If Your Marriage Is in Trouble

So, you went through yesterday’s check list and found some of those warning signs in your marriage, what can you do? Before you decide the marriage isn’t worth saving, try some of these remedies. You might be surprised. Often when people commit to making a marriage work, they find it actually ends up better than it ever was. It’s surely worth a try. 1. If you no longer find your spouse attractive, why is that? Make an effort with your appearance for your spouse and it might encourage your spouse to make an effort for you. Buy your spouse something … Continue reading →

Treasure Your Mate

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If you found a lost treasure chest of gold, diamonds, and jewels would you take care of it? Would you protect it? If your family passed down a unique family air loom to you, how would you care for it? You would likely be very careful and cautious about the way that you handled it and treated it. Do you treat your mate as carefully and considerately as you would one of the treasures discussed above? Many people do not. However if you have found the person who makes you happy and completes your life, then in fact you have … Continue reading →

Does Your Mate Meet Your Emotional Needs?

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Our emotions play a big part in how we feel about our life. Our emotions also play a big part in how we feel about our spouse and our marriage. Everyone has emotional needs. However, some people are more emotional needy than others. In addition the things that may satisfy one person emotionally may not necessarily be what another has in mind. When your emotional needs are met, you feel happy, satisfied and content. However, when your emotional needs are not satisfied you may be upset, depressed, and even miserable. Learning how to satisfy your spouse’s emotional cravings and needs … Continue reading →

When are You the Most Attractive?

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There are things in your life that you can do that makes you feel more attractive and sexy. These things make you like your body more and feel more comfortable in it. Some of these things may be wearing a certain outfit, going to the salon, or dressing up for a night out on the town. While you may feel that you are at your best, your mate may feel differently. In an article that I was reading recently, couples were surveyed about when they felt the sexiest. The woman told what made her feel sexy and then the man … Continue reading →

Can You Talk Yourself out of Love?

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I have heard of several cases where married women and men begin to stop finding one another attractive. They begin to be annoyed by little quirks of their spouse. In fact some begin to wonder why they got married in the first place. Often this period comes after the honeymoon stage is over and children have possibly entered the picture. Life becomes hectic and stressful. New responsibilities are being added to the relationship. The new and exciting feeling that you felt when you were first married has been overcome with annoyances and faults of each other and the world. Many … Continue reading →

What Makes you Feel Attractive?

As superficial as it may be, our world is much about appearance and looks. We value supermodels and movie stars for their facial features, bodies, clothing, and hairstyles. We work ourselves crazy at gyms more for the appearance than for the health. Most women care about their appearance. Some women care more than others, but deep down we all want to look our best. Whether it is to impress a man, friends, or just to build our own self-confidence, most women carry out daily activities to make ourselves look better. We wax our face and body, we wear make-up, we … Continue reading →

Care of African American Children in Transracial Adoptions: When You need a Stylist

Previously, In this series of articles on care of African American children in transracial adoptions, I have discussed winter skincare, summer skincare, and basic hair care. I am not discussing advanced hair care problems for African American children. Mixed raced hair care, and care of long hair were discussed in a previous article. While caring for the hair of your African American child can be binding experience, there will be a time when you should call a stylist. Hair Problems: Sometimes in spite of doing everything by the book, your child will still have problems with their hair. These problems … Continue reading →