Video: Good morning, Ayize and Ayiana!! I recently found your blog through a RT on twitter!! Let me give you a little background to my “situation”. My fiancé and I held down a long distance relationship for a little over a year and at the end of last year I decided I would move to […]
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By Nathan Gehlert We’ve all heard the suggestion that a couple should never go to bed angry. It’s actually terrible advice. One of the most important relationship skills is learning to contain our reactivity in disagreements and recognize that “right now” may not be the best time to try to resolve conflict. Why is this, […]
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How many times have you been in the middle of a conversation with your “boo” and felt like he/she DOESN’T GET what you’re saying? How many times have you heard your spouse say, “YOU DON’T RESPECT ME”? How many times have you wanted to say “SHUT THE HELL UP!!!”? How many times have you sat […]
VIDEO: Damn near everybody comes into their relationship with baggage. Some folks are so buried beneath their baggage they look to the relationship to rescue them…to provide a life line. The danger in relying on your relationship to “save” you is that you displace the responsibility to change on the relationship and consequentially assign more […]
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By Stacy Notaras Murphy Many of us make it to adulthood with the belief that a perfect relationship means zero conflict, and we often funnel this belief into our parenting style. But disputes are inevitable, and so we cling to the mantra, “Never fight in front of the kids.” This usually results in one of […]
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By James Walsh Research shows that men benefit more than women from marriage and also show greater signs of deterioration after divorce. Women overall cope better with the situations and problems arising due to divorce. Men fare worse than women mentally, emotionally and physically during the post-divorce period. The only area where they are better […]
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By Ilex Bien Aime Have you ever seriously listened to married people fight? Let’s be honest for a minute, married people sometimes argue about the craziest things! We have all heard the saying that you shouldn’t make a mountain out of a mole hill, but unfortunately we do this too often. Sometimes things that are […]
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By Dr. Peter Pearson Being apologetic doesn’t come easily for me. Unfortunately, being inconsiderate and self-centered does. So I realized long ago that my marital survival would depend on two things: 1) learning to apologize and 2) becoming less selfish and more considerate. It was easier to start with apologies. Over time I got better […]
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VIDEO: How many times in our relationships do we have petty squabbles about “seemingly” significant stuff that at the end of a well calculated day…..just ain’t that serious? Spats over who has the remote, where to go to dinner, who left the last dish in the sink are all common and normal in relationships. A […]
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VIDEO: It’s easy to point the finger at your spouse and say what they aren’t doing or how they’re coming up short in your relationship. It’s easy to identify your spouses weaknesses and isolate them out as though they’re the sole contributor to the chaos in your relationship. It’s easy to say “You are the […]
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Times Are Hard Financially…My Man Doesn’t Appreciate What I Do.
/in Ask The Maat's Real Questions...Real Answers, Conflict Management/byVideo: Good morning, Ayize and Ayiana!! I recently found your blog through a RT on twitter!! Let me give you a little background to my “situation”. My fiancé and I held down a long distance relationship for a little over a year and at the end of last year I decided I would move to […]
Relationship Rule To Break: Never Go To Bed Angry
/in Conflict Management/byBy Nathan Gehlert We’ve all heard the suggestion that a couple should never go to bed angry. It’s actually terrible advice. One of the most important relationship skills is learning to contain our reactivity in disagreements and recognize that “right now” may not be the best time to try to resolve conflict. Why is this, […]
When Talking Turns To Shouting And Listening Becomes Toxic….
/in Communication, Conflict Management/byHow many times have you been in the middle of a conversation with your “boo” and felt like he/she DOESN’T GET what you’re saying? How many times have you heard your spouse say, “YOU DON’T RESPECT ME”? How many times have you wanted to say “SHUT THE HELL UP!!!”? How many times have you sat […]
How Comfortable Does Your Triple “D” Feel?
/in Conflict Management, Living With Intention/byVIDEO: Damn near everybody comes into their relationship with baggage. Some folks are so buried beneath their baggage they look to the relationship to rescue them…to provide a life line. The danger in relying on your relationship to “save” you is that you displace the responsibility to change on the relationship and consequentially assign more […]
Relationship Rule to Break: Never Argue In Front Of The Kids
/in Conflict Management, Parenting/byBy Stacy Notaras Murphy Many of us make it to adulthood with the belief that a perfect relationship means zero conflict, and we often funnel this belief into our parenting style. But disputes are inevitable, and so we cling to the mantra, “Never fight in front of the kids.” This usually results in one of […]
5 Reasons Why Men Leave Their Marriages
/in Conflict Management/byBy James Walsh Research shows that men benefit more than women from marriage and also show greater signs of deterioration after divorce. Women overall cope better with the situations and problems arising due to divorce. Men fare worse than women mentally, emotionally and physically during the post-divorce period. The only area where they are better […]
Marriage Can Bring Out The Stupid In All Of Us
/in Conflict Management/byBy Ilex Bien Aime Have you ever seriously listened to married people fight? Let’s be honest for a minute, married people sometimes argue about the craziest things! We have all heard the saying that you shouldn’t make a mountain out of a mole hill, but unfortunately we do this too often. Sometimes things that are […]
5 Step Formula For Writing An Apology To Your Spouse
/in Conflict Management/byBy Dr. Peter Pearson Being apologetic doesn’t come easily for me. Unfortunately, being inconsiderate and self-centered does. So I realized long ago that my marital survival would depend on two things: 1) learning to apologize and 2) becoming less selfish and more considerate. It was easier to start with apologies. Over time I got better […]
Stop Trippin’ ! Sometimes, It Just Ain’t That Serious!
/in Ask The Maat's Real Questions...Real Answers, Conflict Management, Love & Marriage/byVIDEO: How many times in our relationships do we have petty squabbles about “seemingly” significant stuff that at the end of a well calculated day…..just ain’t that serious? Spats over who has the remote, where to go to dinner, who left the last dish in the sink are all common and normal in relationships. A […]
STOP Pointing The Finger….START Taking Responsibility For The Mess You Create In Your Relationship
/in Ask The Maat's Real Questions...Real Answers, Conflict Management/byVIDEO: It’s easy to point the finger at your spouse and say what they aren’t doing or how they’re coming up short in your relationship. It’s easy to identify your spouses weaknesses and isolate them out as though they’re the sole contributor to the chaos in your relationship. It’s easy to say “You are the […]