Relationships

What Is Your Relationship Value?
by EqualityinMarriage.org
There are always going to be those days when it seems the world is focused completely on your partner - and not at all on you. Maybe he or she has a big meeting coming up at work, or maybe he or she has just come down with the flu.

When the Question of Peace Puts Your Relationship at War
by EqualityinMarriage.org
With so many strong opinions about war versus peace, many couples find themselves taking different stances on the events in Iraq. People are very passionate about their opinions in this area and, if not careful, you and your partner could isolate one anot

When War Hits Home: Tips for Couples Dealing with Deployment
by EqualityinMarriage.org
It's never easy when your partner is far away for significant lengths of time. With over 140,000 soldiers already deployed , many military spouses may be very worried about the events in the coming months. The Equality in Marriage Institute helps couples

Living Well Leads To Relationship Success - Part 1
by Toni Coleman, LCSW
Before you start down the road towards happy, lasting love; it is important to assess your readiness to form and sustain an intimate union. Otherwise, you place yourself at risk for the devastation that comes with any failed relationship.

Peace of Mind at the Workplace
by Remez Sasson
Work brings together people of different characters and behavior, and this often causes friction, resentment and stress. Sometimes the boss is too demanding, colleagues may be unpleasant, there might be too much work or the working conditions may not be

Personal Journaling and Your Relationships
by James Lucoff
Some years ago I faced some difficult personal issues that were very distressing. Naturally this also had an effect on my relationships with others. When a close friend urged that I begin a daily journal, I resisted his suggestion. But when I finally star

Making Your Relationship Bank Account Grow
by James Lucoff
Dr. Willard Harley talks a lot about our relationship bank accounts. Think about the significant persons in your life. Your current overall feelings about them are probably derived from the sum of all the transactions you

Looking for the Positive
by James Lucoff
Marriage researcher John Gottman has made an intensive study of how people interact in their relationships. Not surprisingly, he found that in flourishing marriages the participants express more positive, appreciative comments toward one another than

Honesty in Relationships
by James Lucoff
Honesty or rather lack of it has made major headlines this year. Serious breaches of integrity involving religious & business leaders have surfaced with repercussions yet to be realized. It is clear that honesty is vital to the health of all

The Game of Untangling
by James Lucoff
During the introduction of a recent workshop I played a brief recording of a couple demonstrating the use of Relationship Enhancement skills. Afterwards there was the usual reaction, They just kept repeating what the other person said.

Stop and Smell the Roses
by James Lucoff
In his best-seller Faster: The acceleration of just about everything, James Gleick confronts us with society

Clearing a Space for Empathy
by James Lucoff
A few days ago my wife reminded me that I had procrastinated handling a particular responsibility and said she felt disrespected as a result. My response? Defensive rebuttal - this matter was not really all that important, I tried to explain.

Relationship Enhancement at the Workplace
by James Lucoff
When Dr. Bernard Guerney hit upon teachable skills that helped couples resolve conflict and enhance closeness in their relationships, it wasn

Building Love in Your Relationship
by James Lucoff
We recently received the following question: Can this help people who were

Relationship Enhancement for Individuals
by James Lucoff
We've presented a broad outline showing how Relationship Enhancement skills can help couples to enhance intimacy and resolve conflict. But what if only one person in the marriage has an interest in learning the skills? And how about single persons who are

Change
by James Lucoff
In some cases there is another more powerful force at work - a feedback loop. Our relationships sometimes form dynamic systems that bond and reinforce behavior and that actively resist attempts to change. The old riddle, Does she nag and so he drinks?

Resolving Issues, Part 1
by James Lucoff
In this series of Relationship articles, we’ve been giving you a broad view of the Relationship Enhancement method, developed and refined over the last 30 years by Dr. Bernard Guerney, Professor Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University.

Eight Tips for a Better Marriage
by James Lucoff
1. Conflict is your friend. There are differences in every relationship - what makes or breaks a marriage is how partners choose to resolve those conflicts. Ignoring them is not the solution. That would be like ignoring cancer in the hope that it will go

100 Ways to Keep Your Lover Happy At Home!
by Al Link and Pala Copeland
Here are over 100 ideas to help you keep monogamy hot! 1. 1. Find out what music your lover likes, and play it. 2. 2. Sing to each other, especially if you can't sing. Listen to a song that turns you on and write the words out so you will remember them.

The Battle of the Sexes
by Joseph Ghabi
During my personal experiences with some of my relationships, I realised an important factor that a couple in any relationship might experience. The same issue reached my conclusion whilst talking with the people I've dealt with during in some of my priva