Relationships

Optimism Makes Your Life Better

Phil Apr 15, 2018 Tagged with Optimism

I think optimism is an essential part of a happy life and a happy relationship, and …

Phil and Maude Apr 8, 2018 Tagged with Acceptance, Active Listening

Last week we blogged about active listening. This week we would like to share from our …

Phil and Maude Apr 1, 2018 Tagged with Active Listening, Mirroring

Maude: We recently participated in a course for couples at our local Adult Education center. It’s …

Phil and Maude Mar 25, 2018

Recently, we needed some odds and ends for the household and went out to some garage …

Phil and Maude Mar 18, 2018 Tagged with Acceptance, Balance, Communication, Individuality and Relationship

The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries; …

Phil and Maude Mar 4, 2018 Tagged with Knowing yourself

We have been discussing how to keep love alive in your relationship, suggesting ways to share …

Phil and Maude Feb 25, 2018

You probably agree on the need to feed your relationship, and yet there still remains the …

Phil and Maude Feb 18, 2018 Tagged with Attention, Presence

Maude: Do not take your relationship for granted. We don’t usually issue proclamations of this nature, …

Phil and Maude Feb 11, 2018 Tagged with Empathy

Would you like a relationship with affinity, appreciation, being on the same wavelength, being there for …

Phil and Maude Feb 4, 2018 Tagged with Conflict, Mutual solutions, Touch

Phil: When we were writing the newsletter last week, Maude complained that I was irritated and …