Relationships
118 Articles & Excerpts
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 Undressed; The Naked Truth about Love, Sex, and Dating
by Jason Illian
In a world where we don't know whether we're dating, courting, hanging out, living together, or just having sex, Jason Illian exposes the naked truth about relationships. There is magnificent middle ground between 'kissing dating good-bye'
The Missing Ingredient: What Relationships Really Need
 Real Love: The Truth About Finding Unconditional Love and Fulfilling Relationships
by Greg Baer, M.D.
Relationships fail all around us every day - between spouses, lovers, siblings, friends, and co-workers, among others. But despite an abundance of self-assured finger-pointing, the people involved rarely have any idea what actually went wrong.
The Truth About Finding Unconditional Love
Real Love: The Truth About Finding Unconditional Love and Fulfilling Relationships
by Greg Baer, M.D.
Like most of us, I was told as a child that if I did all the right things - set my goals high, worked hard, and followed the rules along the way - I would accomplish great things. And it was further implied that, as a result, I would grow up to be happy.
A Case of Mistaken Identity, Part 2
 No Less Than Greatness
by Mary Manin Morrissey
How easily we are lured into a false identity. You know those times you tell people, 'I'm just not myself today'? With Michael, I felt 'not myself'all the time.
A Case of Mistaken Identity
No Less Than Greatness
by Mary Manin Morrissey
At first, I was reluctant to show Michael my engagement ring. This eleven-year-old kid with a snarl on his face where a smile should have been, my future husband's son, didn't care for me particularly.
Can I Say 'I Love You' Too Much?
 Magic Words
by Howard Kaminsky, Alexandra Penney
Unless you have a compulsive disorder the answer to this Magic Word question is ABSOLUTELY NOT! Most of us find it easy to say 'Thank you.' We say it without a second thought to complete strangers in supermarkets, at ball games, on the street
A Renaissance of Love
 The Future of Love
by Daphne Rose Kingma
Love is a mighty power. It is light. It is the energy of life. It brings us into life and sustains us while we live and breathe. Love is an energy, not a substance. It is essence, not matter.
The New Happily Ever After, Part 2
 Cinematherapy for Lovers
by Nancy Peske, Beverly West
Legally Blonde: In this Clueless meets The-Paper-Chase flick, a not-so-dumb blonde comes of age, discovers her inner passion, and develops the courage to follow it . . . and then events conspire to bring her everything she deserves.
The New Happily Ever After
Cinematherapy for Lovers
by Nancy Peske, Beverly West
If you're feeling like a solo singer in a Captain and Tennille world, and you're beginning to sound a little off-key, retune your instrument with one of these Make Your Own Music Movies, where happily ever after doesn't always involve a march down
The Ten Things Women Do That Drive Men Away
 Brothers Lust and Love
by William July II
Some women, without even knowing it, are driving the men who love them right out of their lives. For the most part, women aren't getting information about men straight from the source.
What Is the Dewey Color System?
 The Dewey Color System for Relationships
by Dewey Sadka
What if there was a personality test you could take in less than a minute? A test so easy even a child could understand it? And what if this test could teach you not only about yourself but also about how you interact in your relationships?
Nick
 Why Can't You Shut Up?
by Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D.
The day begins in the middle of the night. I am not paying attention to anything but the bass in my hand, the noise in my ears. Dev is screaming, Thom is flailing, and I am the clockwork, I am the one who takes this thing called music and lines it up
Maintaining 'Good Love' in a Long-Term Relationship
 Heart of the Matter
by Linda Austin, M.D.
As challenging as it is to be aware of your rule book for starting a relationship, it's even more challenging to be aware of the gazillions of rules you unconsciously impose when your relationship becomes permanent.
So Just What Is Love, Anyway?
Heart of the Matter
by Linda Austin, M.D.
Love is an extraordinary word, an infinite container for all the wishes, fantasies, needs, and impulses we have for connection. It's a one-size-fits-all term that is applied to an enormous range of relationships and emotions.
Introduction
Heart of the Matter
by Linda Austin, M.D.
You know what it feels like when 'something's missing.' You sense a vague discomfort, a whiff of uneasy numbness that creeps up during quiet moments. Nonsense, you scold yourself. nap out of it. There's no reason to mope. Don't let anyone notice.
Getting Love Right
 Getting Love Right: Learning the Choices of Healthy Intimacy (A Fireside/Parkside Recovery Book)
by Terence T. Gorski, M.A., N.C.A.C.
On a fundamental level, relationships represent a search for that wholeness, a search for completeness and the ability to feel as one with another human being. In many ways, this striving for unity with another person is a fool's game.
Nagging
 Why Men Don't Have a Clue and Women Always Need More Shoes : The Ultimate Guide to the Opposite Sex
by Barbara Pease, Allan Pease
Nag: verb to annoy, badger, bend someone's ear, berate, breathe down someone's neck, worry, harrass, hassle, henpeck, pester, plague, provoke, scold, torment; noun a person, especially a woman, who nags. Nagging is a term used almost exclusively by men
Chapter 1
 Your Blues Ain't Like Mine
by Bebe Moore Campbell
The music was as much a gift as sunshine, rain, as any blessing ever prayed for. Lily woke up when the singing began. She lay quiet and still in her bed until her head was full of songs and the strong voices of the fieldworkers from the Pinochet
Love, Sex, and Relationships
 Ask Barbara: The 100 Most Asked Questions About Love, Sex, and Relationships
by Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D.
How can I stop mothering my husband? How can a couple learn to trust love? Should you give a cheating partner another chance? Why can't my wife just have spontaneous sex sometimes? What signs should I look for in the beginning of a relationship to make
How We Connect Emotionally
 The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships
by John M. Gottman, Ph.D.
A work team at one of Seattle's floundering Internet companies has a problem that's common in many workplaces: They can't communicate with their boss. If you catch a few team members at a local tavern after hours, you're likely to hear an exchange
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| Advice & Discussions | Boyfriend/friend dilemma
First, let me begin by saying that I don't want to hurt anyone, but I'm not sure that will be possible....I also have a recent habit of giving up on relationships too soonie., as soon as they get out of the honeymoon phase and real issues crop up (probably because I stayed with one of my exes for four years, two years longer than I should have), so that's weighing on my mind as well. | So upset
I have been with my boyfriend for two and a half years. This year we were freshmen in college and attended different schools in different states. I saw him about once every 3 weeks or so. I was controling and jelous I didn't want him to go out to parties or drink without me because I was scared of losing him. | I'm a wreck... She is gone.
I came back from the airport a few hours ago, maybe 4. I have been sleeping since then. It was so hard to see her leave, eventhough it is only for 6 and half weeks, I can't deal with this.
She promised everything will be allright and that she'll come back with me, but it hurts a lot (I'm crying again). | Reporting to parents and others
Well, things had seemed much better lately but we had a huge "domestic" yesterday. Really the details are so trivial as it would bore you to read the description. Needless to say, my wife flew off the handle at something really trivial and had seemed in the mood to challenge every single thing she disagreed with from the minute I got home from work. |
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