Posts about all aspects of relationships
Acceptance of the other means letting them do their own thing (pardon my 60’s). If we see them as less skilled or capable than us, the temptation is to chide them or correct them, but these are parental responses. Even …
In preparing to write an article to the topic of Acceptance, we have been thinking and talking together about the components of this very critical aspect of conflict free relationships. I keep thinking that one of the places that people …
Over the course of our relationship, we have recorded sessions analyzing what makes our relationship so successful, so peaceful, so conflict-free. We have blogged, written articles, published a book, and sought different ways to communicate that peace is possible within …
Want to have a better relationship? Get a Good Night’s Sleep! That’s the conclusion of two UC Berkely psychologists who followed over 100 couples for nearly 2 years. “Even among relatively good sleepers, a poor night of sleep was associated …
We’ve written a guest post on a wonderful site called geekandjock.com. It is about the use of peaceful language within a relationship. These tips will be helpful for any relationship, not just couples, and we believe you will enjoy it …
Change Your Words – Change Your Relationship – for the Better Read more »
One of the key characteristics of our relationship is a deep respect for the separate individuality of the other person. We both have a very strong sense of our identities. Neither of us would be comfortable letting go of or …
Tonight you’re visiting friends and staying over. The wonderful thing about this night away from you is the sense of enjoying my own company and finding myself whole, just like the sense of wholeness when I’m with you. The thing …
The idea that shared interests make a couple compatible is very common: What Mr. Godla shared with Ms. Vignon, which he hadn’t with his first three wives, was “a passion for the field of 18th-century craftsmanship in French decorative arts,” …
Criticism is like an arrow: the sender only sees feathers, but the recipient sees a sharp point.
I’ve been thinking quite a lot about the discussions we’ve had recently concerning power struggles within a relationship. We’ve been talking about John Gottman’s book “Why Marriages Succeed or Fail“. He seems to have looked at the many couples he …
The Lack of Power Struggles Within a Relationship: Can This be Achieved? Read more »