“I care about him,” she said, “but I’m just not in love with him anymore. We fight a lot of the time and the feeling between isn’t there anymore.” Should you divorce? Shauna and Parker(not their real names) married right out of college and started careers. After several years, they bought a house in a […]
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Relationships
Getting Over It
So you had a thing and now she won’t talk to you and you don’t really give a flip ’cause talking won’t make a damn bit of difference anyway. It never does. She says the same things and you end up saying the same things because she apparently didn’t hear you when you said them […]
Cement Your Relationship
Want to lessen the possibility of a break-up? Does the thought of getting a divorce make you queasy? With correct care and feeding, your relationship can prosper and flourish indefinitely. You need to pay attention not only to the one you love, but to yourself, as well. We live in a time of rapid relationship […]
Relationship Ammo
Sometimes relationships can feel like a battlefield and all you want is some peace. You smooth things over, trying to avoid any subject that’s trouble. Still, in a day or a week, fireworks start up again and the two of you are exchanging ugly words and accusations. The fighting may spring up out of nothing […]
Love Lies
Don’t kid yourself that your relationship is different. Love rarely includes total honesty. In fact, life involves various levels of untruth. Most of us learn as kids that its safer to lie in a variety of situations. We lie to protect ourselves from bad consequences. Lying seems like the best idea in these situations. This […]
The Pre-Cheating Relationship Phase
As bad as things sometimes are, you’re not ready to break-up. Your partner has really made you mad, doesn’t listen to you sometimes and doesn’t seem interested in what concerns you. You aren’t ready to call the moving company, but you probably bitch to your friends. Maybe a lot. You may feel hurt and end […]
"A Lover I Can Trust!"
Singles often claim to be searching for a mate they can trust. Someone who won’t disappoint them or let them down. This usually comes after being lied to and cheated on. Rather than trying to find a trustworthy lover, you might try putting some trust in yourself. Bad, disappointing, frustrating relationships usually have warning signs […]
Why Opposites Attract
She likes to go out, and enjoys meeting new people all the time; he likes time for peace and quiet, just the two of them alone. She’s very down-to-earth and practical. No nonsense about her! He’s an absent-minded professor type. He may be very intelligent, but he sometimes wears one black sock with a blue […]
It’s a Bad Relationship If…
This may seem obvious, but maybe your parents fought all the time and everyone you know has husbands or wives who go through their phones or grill them on who they’re talking to. Maybe it doesn’t occur to you not to feel jealous. So, this is how a bad relationship looks– Physical confrontations. Maybe you […]
Sometimes Love Sucks
Love may make the world go around and a life lived without love may not be much of a life, but let’s face it–love can be a bitch. This applies whether we’re talking about your mate or your kids. Love can hurt really bad. You may have a relationship that works well and it may […]