Make Love Not War in Your Relationship – Listen To One Another (2 of 10)

“Ignorance may be bliss, but not trying to listen and learn is just plain wrong!”
In my series, Make Love Not War in Your Relationship, I’m providing my personal 10 tips to help couples steer through confrontations with each other. Tip #2 is: listen to one another.
This might sound like a no-brainer, but I’m surprised [...]

Make Love Not War in Your Relationship – Give Yourself Time to Cool Down First (1 of 10)

Monday, 23 March 2009, 14:06 | Category : Extended Life
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You and your cuddy buddy have been really busy this week, so you decide it would be nice to meet and unwind at a nice restaurant with some good food and drinks after work. You’ve been raving about your date all week but when the big day and time arrives, you significant other can’t be [...]

Make Love Not War in Your Relationship

My new neighbors downstairs are SO loud when they fuss it goes right through the walls and I can hear everything! Some times I just have to stop and find out what this week’s ‘discussion’ is and I swear I’ve been crouched on the floor a few times listening to hear if they were physically [...]

The Difference between Settling and Not-Looking-for-Perfection

Friday, 6 March 2009, 20:55 | Category : Shower Thoughts
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Ok, so I’m in the shower, spaced out like I always am, thinking on different topics and I got to thinking about the difference between settling and not-looking-for-perfection. What exactly is the difference and which is a better thing to be doing, if either? Here’s what I came up with.
Settling is when you have a [...]