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Troubling Emotional Advice

So I read a lot of different websites and scan news headlines daily. It’s just a part of how I want to do my job to deliver the best information possible. Yesterday, I came across a site that offered some of the most troubling emotional advice I’d ever read. No, I’m not going to give you the web site address because I don’t think it’s fair to bash the writer or creator, however, I am going to discuss the two pieces of advice that I found so troubling. The first piece was with regard to undermining a love interest’s existing … Continue reading →

Having Trouble Sleeping? (3)

So far we have addressed poor sleeping habits such as not waking at the same time each day, using the bedroom for activities other than sleeping, the trouble with lights in the bedroom, and the emotional effects of a messy bedroom. You can find the links to the first two articles in this series below. Today we look at the issues of anxiety and stress in sleep disorders. 5. Worry and anxiety and their effect on sleep We all intuitively know that anxiety and worry are professional sleep killers. Yet we can’t always avoid worry and anxiety in our lives, … Continue reading →

Relationship Geometry – Love Triangles

It always amazes me that love triangles are such the thing in films, television programs and novels. There is something intrinsically sad about the idea of two friends being divided over their mutual affection for one person. To really sell a triangle, you have to build belief and support up into both the individual relationships with the gentleman or lady in question, but also the relationship between the friends or worse, the siblings, who are divided. Love in the Daytime Soap operas are infamous for their love triangles, but the problem you run into is that a love triangle always … Continue reading →

Marriage, Love & Sex

There is a distinct relationship between love, sex and marriage. In an ideal world, sex is a natural component to love and marriage. However, we often confuse and blur the lines whether it’s based on personal experience, popular culture or something else. There is a statement that I read in a relationship guide book once that said: men need to have sex to feel loved while women need to feel loved to have sex. In general, I think this statement is true. Many women will not commit to a sexual relationship with someone they don’t feel actively cares about them. … Continue reading →

When They Won’t Say Anything

It can be deeply frustrating to be married to someone that keeps everything to him or herself. It can be a particular sore spot if they keep a tight lid on what’s bothering them and choose only to share those things that they are happy about. When your husband or your wife isolates in this fashion, it can feel like it takes an act of Congress to get anything out of them. It can also take an emotional toll on the couple as they struggle to communicate across a vast gulf of all the things they never say. How to … Continue reading →