Relationships > Building and Maintaining
Understanding the Pressures on Your Husband
Even while men are expected to independently take on a more nurturing role, they are slammed in the media. We watch television shows that too often portray fathers as bumbling idiots, scared stiff of changing their own baby’s diaper and incapable of anything other than watching a ball game and slugging beer. We sit through news reports of deadbeat dads and women who have beaten the odds despite, not with the help of, the men in their lives.
The Grass Isn’t Always Greener
It’s perfectly normal for people involved in long term relationships to, at one time or another, feel unsatisfied. Some might long for the excitement of meeting someone for the first time – the thrill of the chase, if you will. Others may miss the passion that comes with a new relationship, or the intimacy of sharing thoughts and dreams for the very first time. Whatever it is, it’s important for us to remember that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.
Staying The Course
If I’ve learned one thing, it’s this world we live in is a wondrous and often perplexing place. Life has a way of leading us in many different directions. Often we must make difficult choices as to which path we’re going to follow and what direction our lives are going to take. It’s easy to get confused along the way and is sometimes hard to know which path is the right one.
Online Affairs – It’s Still Cheating
I’m amazed at the number of letters I receive having to do with problems associated with online love affairs. Although online relationships of all kinds seem to be fraught with problems, in this article, I’m only referring to those situations which involve marriages and other committed relationships, not online relationships between two single people.
Leave Your Scorecard At The Door
When we’re agitated or generally stressed out, it’s all too easy to take our frustrations out on those closest to us. One prime example of this is; keeping score.
Focus On The Big Picture
With every marriage license issued, there should also be given two sets of seat belts – for one thing’s certain, it’s going to be a bumpy ride. No matter how much in love we are or how hard we work at our relationships, there will be those times when things go wrong – it’s just a fact of life.
Dating Your Spouse
After being with my wife Diane for the better part of twenty years, I was pretty comfortable in thinking there wasn’t anything about her which I didn’t already know. I understand now what an arrogant attitude that was, and how that very way of thinking has impeded our growth as a couple and diminished some of the fulfillment each of us derives from our relationship.
A Game For Love
Whether you’ve been with your partner for many years or you’re just starting a new relationship, building true intimacy is crucial in developing a strong and loving relationship. Often we work hardest to develop intimacy in the initial stages of a relationship, and become somewhat lax in our efforts in the ensuing years.