After separation you need to be able to discuss issues that affect the children without being stuck in old battles. What’s important is how you handle your differences: not that they exist. Sorting out issues is part of everyday life. There i...

Options to deal with anger: - Write it out: Work through your anger by keeping a journal or by writing letters BUT don’t mail them. It’s a way of putting down what you think and feel and standing back and looking at what you have written....

After a breakup, you may still like the girl. This is meant to help you get going out again. Steps Don't expect that she still likes you, no matter what. Even though it may make you sad, remember that if she doesn't like you after the brea...

How much energy do you spend trying to get what you want from your partner? Think about it for a moment - how much of your thinking time is spent on what to say to your partner to get him or her to be the way you want him or her to be? Many of...

Denial is a natural coping mechanism for things that happen which we don’t really want to see. Be honest with yourself and ask: - What are the thoughts or situations I have been trying to avoid? - What have I rejected because it’s too cl...

First, it's very important that you choose the right person to seduce. This is more a matter of instinct than anything else, but most of us at will attempt to make conversation, or at least some eye contact, with a potential partner whom we consid...

When you have a concern that life is passing you by and you wonder why you haven't found your true love . . . that's your head speaking. It gets your attention by creating a worry about not finding anyone. Quit looking. That may be part of the p...

If you think that your situation is hopeless, all chances to save your marriage, or relationships gone, then you are wrong. Every day people come back to each other, restore their marriage or relationship! Even after months (sometimes years) it ha...

Teach your friend or lover to love jazz or to understand the concept of jazz and you'll have a friend for life. Jazz is one of the highest levels of communication from the Infinite to man. When a jazz musician plays jazz, although he may not consc...

Communication is a word we hear often when people talk about improving relationships. We receive voluminous communication from every corner of our lives and from a myriad of sources: e-mail, radio, postal mail, telephone, pagers, FAX, television, ...

Alone again? Perhaps it's time to invent a new beginning. A little "solitary refinement" will help. You can do that most effectively by working on you; preparing for love . . . alone. There is no shame in starting over. How do you work on YOU? Y...

In my counselling practice, individuals often come to me for help wondering if it is really possible to save or improve their relationship. Perhaps their partner is totally uninterested in working on the relationship. Perhaps their partner is an...

A journalist interviewed me regarding intimacy in relationships. One of her questions was, "What are some of the easy ways in which husband and wife can bond - without candles and wine and expensive lingerie?" Are there any easy ways? We...

Gay marriage has indeed become a burning issue in these presidential elections. While the Republican Party is mainly opposed to common-sex marriages, the Democrats tend to support these unholy unions. So, the Republicans would not get most of the gay vote...

If all men loved me-I’d choose the kindest one: The government lease area where we all lived was also very near to the army base in Chiang Mai. And although we rarely saw the soldiers, we could often hear the guns and sometimes even bombs going off a...