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A Fresh Start in Your Year and Life

By Phil and Maude Posted on January 13, 2019 Posted in Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Intention, Successful relationships
A Fresh Start in Your Year and Life

Many of you know how we write these blogs together. This week, the two didn’t really merge well as they were so close in content and so different in style. So here they are directly from our pens (and computers) …

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You Can Spread Peace in All Relationships

By Phil and Maude Posted on April 22, 2018 Posted in Relationships Tagged with Acceptance, Individuality and Relationship, Peaceful relationships
You Can Spread Peace in All Relationships

MAUDE: We write about successful relationships from our own experience and from our talks and interviews with other happy couples. At the same time we feel the practices that we share can be applied to all relationships and that this …

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How to Avoid Annoyed in Your Relationship

By Phil and Maude Posted on February 4, 2018 Posted in Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Conflict, Mutual solutions, Touch
How to Avoid Annoyed in Your Relationship

Phil: When we were writing the newsletter last week, Maude complained that I was irritated and impatient. I wasn’t fully conscious of that until she pointed it out. A lot of the technical aspects – for example, photo production – …

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Balancing Togetherness and Individuality in a Relationship

By Phil and Maude Posted on December 17, 2017 Posted in Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Balance
Balancing Togetherness and Individuality in a Relationship

One of the ways to describe our relationship is that we are in balance. That is, of course, a metaphor, as is nearly all of language. It works so well here because of its multiple meanings. The first is of …

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Successful Relationships Reading Corner

By Phil and Maude Posted on October 18, 2017 Posted in Our Process, Reading, Relationships, Successful Relating
Successful Relationships Reading Corner

In this week’s blog, we write about the fundamental requirement for finding mutual decisions and solving problems in relationships. These links are about how couples can deal with relationship problems. Equal Partnerships: What Do They Really Consist Of? “When you …

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The Importance of Authenticity in Your Relationship

By Phil and Maude Posted on June 18, 2017 Posted in Core Values, Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Authenticity
The Importance of Authenticity in Your Relationship

Genuine. Real. Authentic. We know what this means for a Coach handbag or a Craftsman socket set, but what does it mean for a person? There’s no label, certificate, hologram or stitching you can check, so how do you determine …

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How to Communicate Within Relationships – Know Yourself

By Phil and Maude Posted on August 21, 2016 Posted in Book quote, Podcast, Relationships, Successful Relating Tagged with Acceptance, Communication
How to Communicate Within Relationships – Know Yourself

When there is something we need to agree on, whether it be a decision we have to make or a problem that needs to be resolved, we have found a way of dealing with it that does not involve any …

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Successful Relationship Reading Corner

By Phil and Maude Posted on January 6, 2016 Posted in Reading, Relationships Tagged with Reading
Successful Relationship Reading Corner

In this week’s blog article we wrote about the difference between disagreeing and arguing. Ours is an unorthodox viewpoint, so we were pleased to find some very good articles on this topic. Beware Of Mistaken Marriage Advice That “All Couples …

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How to Make Joint Decisions Without Conflict

By Phil and Maude Posted on May 1, 2012 Posted in Relationships
How to Make Joint Decisions Without Conflict

How do you and your partner handle decision-making and problem-solving? For most people, these activities are often a source of tension and conflict, rather than an opportunity for a creative experience together. These sessions frequently feel like duels over who …

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