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Category "Getting Along"
When Your Husband Is a Flirt
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Courtship, Relationships
Make flirting work for you How often I hear women lament that their husbands can’t seem to go anywhere without flirting with women. Early on, they accepted this behaviour as part of their men’s ebullient personalities, and often their … Read More
August 8, 2012
Category Getting Along
But I Can’t Say THAT
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Relationship
- Originally published on WebOfCare.com Sexual communication? It’s easy, when our message is “Oh, Sweetheart, that was just the BEST!”. It becomes more thorny when we need to express disappointment, anger, or disinterest; and it seems futile when our partner … Read More
December 2, 2011
Category Getting Along, Sexual Communication
Changing Parental Roles
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Parenting, Relationship
I pen this month’s Hot Topic between the celebrations of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Day. This year I honour particularly the first-time parents of my new grandson. This column is a reflection of what I am observing in their lives as … Read More
November 24, 2011
Category Getting Along
Intergenerational Strife
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Family, Relationship
You are torn. Of course you want your family’s approval. You hear such platitudes as “Blood is thicker than water” or “You get only one mother.” You listen to your family’s concerns, weigh their arguments fairly (unless you are still … Read More
November 24, 2011
Category Getting Along
Creative Resolutions
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Relationship
I know that therapy is progressing well when I hear clients say, “I’ve never thought of it that way before.” Indeed, exploring different perspectives is one of the goals and benefits of therapeutic intervention. When couples come in, each is … Read More
November 24, 2011
Category Getting Along
Shouter or Sulker? How Do You Experience Anger?
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Family, Relationship
Try as we might to keep our emotions in check, we invariable get irritated and sometimes succumb to expressions of anger. Just as we are wired from birth with our particular temperaments and personalities, so do we display our individuality … Read More
November 24, 2011
Category Getting Along
Saving it “For Good”
We learn early to reserve the use of the best of our things for special occasions, for others. This practice may, however, signal more than meets the eye about how we view ourselves and our world. Let me give you … Read More
November 24, 2011
Category Getting Along
After the Fight
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Relationship
- Originally published on DrKoop.com When we are feeling angry, hurt, or estranged, we have less chance for success in our negotiations. Regardless of our fighting styles, we all know that we are less articulate when we are wracked with … Read More
November 24, 2011
Category Getting Along, Sexual Communication
