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Before You Blame Your Partner
"Why did you have to ...?" "If it wasn't for you ..." "How many times have I told you ...?" Is there any couple alive that doesn't sometimes indulge in the blame game — finding fault in one another when something goes wrong?
Ways to Express Your Affection Through Texts
Who would have thought that texting could be an effective way for spouses to express affection, to convey "I'm thinking of you"? So much of the time, we hear and read about modern technology coming between us. Apparently, it doesn't always have to be that way.
Husbands: Warm It Up During Conflictual Moments
"You may be the love of my life," said the husband, "but I feel really upset when you ____."
Don't Let Technology Hijack Your Relationship
What does the brain find more stimulating? Twenty uninterrupted minutes chatting with a spouse, or twenty minutes checking email, surfing websites, receiving texts, and glancing up occasionally to follow the action on the flat screen television?
Grow and Stretch Together in Your Marriage
You don't have to be a classic film star to offer a quip about marriage. Seems we all have an opinion — light-hearted or otherwise — about its challenges, heartaches and joys.
How Children of Divorce Can Have Successful Relationships
In this study, participants whose parents had divorced had more negative attitudes toward marriage, more positive attitudes toward divorce, and in general a weaker commitment to marriage than participants whose parents hadn't divorced.
Let Your Partner Know You’re Hurt
Research published in Psychological Science (September 30, 2010) reveals that men apologize less often than women.
How Meaningful Conversations Can Benefit Your Relationship
Research out of the University of Arizona and reported in the April 2010 issue of Psychological Science revealed that the happiest people spend about 70 percent more time talking to others in comparison to the least happy people. The happiest people also engage in small talk one third less time than the least happy people. In fact, the happiest people had twice as many substantive conversations as the unhappiest people.