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><channel><title>Relationship Dating TipsRelationship Dating Tips</title> <atom:link href="http://relationshipdatingtips.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://relationshipdatingtips.com</link> <description>Advice for both men and women</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:20:13 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <atom:link rel='hub' href='http://relationshipdatingtips.com/?pushpress=hub'/> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>Ending Relationships Gracefully</title><link>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/ending-relationships-gracefully/</link> <comments>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/ending-relationships-gracefully/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:45:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Dating Coach</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Relationships & Dating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bad break]]></category> <category><![CDATA[barb energy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deep connection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good friends]]></category> <category><![CDATA[growth path]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human interest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interpersonal relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[many people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ordinary people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[religion belief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[romantic relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[similar interests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small number]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual path]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual world]]></category> <category><![CDATA[strong relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sweet person]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this is]]></category> <category><![CDATA[way thing]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.relationshipdatingtips.com/?p=44</guid> <description><![CDATA[In counseling practice, I often hear the question, &#8220;How do I end a relationship without hurting someone&#8217;s feelings?&#8221; Whether it&#8217;s a romantic relationship or a friendship, ending the challenge graciously generally. The problem arises because so many people see it as a reflection of their worth when someone does not want to be with them. [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In counseling practice, I often hear the question, &#8220;How do I end a relationship without hurting someone&#8217;s feelings?&#8221; Whether it&#8217;s a romantic relationship or a friendship, ending the challenge graciously generally.</p><p>The problem arises because so many people see it as a reflection of their worth when someone does not want to be with them. &#8220;If I am good enough, this person wants to be with me, so there must be something wrong with me.&#8221;</p><p>There are other ways to see this. The way I see is that for each of us there is a relatively small number of people with whom we feel a deep connection. Do you want to explain this as a result of being part of the same soul in the spiritual world, or to have the same energy, or chemical, the reality is that we do not feel connected with ordinary people. Just because I do not feel connected with someone does not mean there is something wrong with them. Just because you did not feel compelled to spend time with someone does not mean there is anything wrong with that person, and just because someone is not connected to you does not mean there is something wrong with you. It&#8217;s just the way thing, and there is nothing to do with that something is wrong with anyone.</p><p>So if I told someone, &#8220;I feel no strong relationship between us,&#8221; I&#8217;m just stating facts. I do not make judgments about the adequacy of a person or feasible.</p><p>All of us meet people perfectly lovely with whom we do not feel a connection. The person may be very attractive, have similar interests to us, and even be on the same growth path or spiritual path. But we are not connected. Spark that ignites friendship or romance was not there. If we can all accept that someone who does not want to be with us has nothing to do with our values, we will not get hurt when someone says no to a relationship.</p><p>I do not pretend to understand all the factors that make a connection between two people. All I know is that we all have relationships with other experiences that occur in deep and fast, and the experience of a lack of connection. Many people have the experience that stays with someone because a friend said, &#8220;I just know you two will like each other. You are very similar,&#8221; only to discover the lack of connection. Katie, a client of mine recently told me, &#8220;Everyone said Rick is perfect for me. We look good together, we have similar interests and backgrounds, we are the same religion, we are educational, and he was a truly sweet. I kept thinking that if I just give it time, I will feel a connection. But it never happened. I feel so bad break up with him because there is nothing wrong with him, but the connection just is not there . &#8221;</p><p>Does anyone&#8217;s fault that there is no chemistry or connection? Of course not! Something is wrong with either Katie or Rick&#8217;s nothing. The connection just is not there for Katie. He could not make it there. He finally said to Rick, &#8220;You are the people who really great. I hope I feel a connection with you that I want to have a partner, but I did not. It&#8217;s not your fault &#8211; simply does not exist&#8221;.</p><p>Whether or not Rick felt hurt by this is really up to him. Katie can not be held liable over how he feels. If Rick has the belief system that not everyone will feel connected with everyone, he will not feel hurt. If he has a belief system that if a woman is not related to him, there is something wrong with him, he will feel hurt. His pain will come from the belief system, not from the fact that Katie broke up with him.</p><p>Ending a relationship gracefully means speaking our truth without blame or judgments and not taking responsibility for others&#8217; feelings. Randi, one of my clients recently told me that he was able to tell the truth than to sacrifice himself in order to avoid hurting someone. A friend introduced him to Barb, thinking that Randi and Barb had a lot in common and can become good friends. Randi together with Barb and felt no connection. In fact, he feels otherwise. While Randi felt that Barb was a sweet person, she also felt Barb energy is attractive in itself in many ways. While some people may not mind requires energy, or even feel loved, Randi did not like it at all. He was pleased with himself because he could tell that he just did not feel a connection with Barb him. Randi able to release feelings of responsibility for Barb if the Barb felt hurt by this.</p><p>Is there any way broken or always say no to a relationship without someone gets hurt? No. But by gently speaking your truth, you can gracefully end a relationship, and if you accept that the feelings of others comes from his belief system, then you will not feel guilty if someone else was hurt.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/ending-relationships-gracefully/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Depression And Relationships</title><link>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/depression-and-relationships/</link> <comments>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/depression-and-relationships/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:44:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Dating Coach</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Relationships & Dating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bad thing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bad time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[best thing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[better off]]></category> <category><![CDATA[depression and relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[depression change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[different person]]></category> <category><![CDATA[different things]]></category> <category><![CDATA[different views]]></category> <category><![CDATA[either way]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good weather friends]]></category> <category><![CDATA[great depression]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human interest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lonely disease]]></category> <category><![CDATA[long-term partnership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[major depressive disorder]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[normal stress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[possible outcome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[possible outcomes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sexual partner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sexual partnership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[strain relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[support group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this is]]></category> <category><![CDATA[worst critics]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.relationshipdatingtips.com/?p=43</guid> <description><![CDATA[Depression can be a very lonely disease and your relationship are an important part of how you cope with your depression. You need friends for support. Not only good weather friends but the friends who can support you when you go down. If one of my friends also stressed it&#8217;s not necessarily a bad thing. [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Depression can be a very lonely disease and your relationship are an important part of how you cope with your depression. You need friends for support. Not only good weather friends but the friends who can support you when you go down. If one of my friends also stressed it&#8217;s not necessarily a bad thing. You can understand each other and may be there on the bad days of each other (but not if you have a bad time at the same time). However, you should be aware of when choosing a sexual partner that your depression will have changed you as a person. It is likely that the people you get along with when depression will not be the person you want to when you better. When you are depressed you are a different person &#8211; you may not know who you really are &#8211; but your partner will be with the person you are at that time. Also, depression change your view about the world and therefore your view of others, so that your view of your partner will not be the same when you are better.</p><p>Now, I&#8217;m not saying that you should not start a relationship when depressed. Conversely, it could be the best thing for you. It can provide the stability you need to start working through your problems and you may be able to talk with your partner about the things that you can not discuss with anyone else. Your partner may be the only person you can lounge around and began to feel himself again. Problems may arise that are not before and will not appear if you are not in a relationship. On the other hand, you may find that you keep pretending to be someone who you think you should. There is also the possibility that the relationship could fail before you are ready &#8211; probably because of your depression. This will make you worse. Either way, the stability can give you a space to begin to see things differently and confidence to begin to seek therapy.</p><p>However, what I strongly recommend is do not start a relationship with someone who is also depressed. I am not a doctor but I have 25 years experience of depression and there are two possible outcomes of this sort of relationship. First, one of you will get better, you would divide and the others will get worse. The reason is this: if you only make friends with other people your depression can help each other and if one of you would be better you could still be there to help others with your understanding and advice. However, if you are in relationship with others depressed and one of you will be better and you split up then others will experience the end of their relationship plus the loss of their friendship and support. By all means make friends with people who are depressed, we all need friends when we&#8217;re depressed, but wait until you have both recovered before you think about starting a sexual partnership.</p><p>Depression is difficult to completely get rid of. Once you have that there is always a possibility of relapse. If you have recovered from your depression, but still in a relationship with someone who is depressed is very difficult to remain healed. Also, you may find that you want out of a relationship, but feel stuck because you know that someone else will get worse. Stress can be sent back to the depression. This is the second outome &#8211; you both will remain depressed.</p><p>There are two possible outcomes remaining &#8211; the first is that you both will get better and stay together. I believe this is highly unlikely but not impossible. You both will be a different person when you are better off, with different views and personalities from when you first got together. You might still like each other but want different things. It would be great if you both managed to help each other through depression and out the other side but normal stress and strain relationships make this possible.</p><p>Another result is that one of you will get better and you will stay together. I think this is most likely to occur. If you recover from depression and living with someone who is depressed you may not be truly happy. You may still remember the feeling and understanding, but there may be elements of &#8220;I got through it so you should be too.&#8221; We all know that it does not make sense as part of the depression is the feeling that you can not try again but do not people always say that ex-smokers and the worst critics of smokers?</p><p>Remember that long-term partnership is not always a bad thing when you are depressed but please think about the consequences of getting along with others depressed. Try to help each other and be there for each other but keep enough distance between you so that you help each other and do not bring each other down. In other words, stay friends and do not live with each other, at least, not until you know who you really are.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/depression-and-relationships/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tips On How To Cope When A Relationship Ends</title><link>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/tips-on-how-to-cope-when-a-relationship-ends/</link> <comments>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/tips-on-how-to-cope-when-a-relationship-ends/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:43:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Dating Coach</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Relationships & Dating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big city]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big surprise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[devon area]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dvd player]]></category> <category><![CDATA[family pet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fast pace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food shopping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[free tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good times]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human interest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intimate relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[living room]]></category> <category><![CDATA[long time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new boyfriend]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new friends]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new house]]></category> <category><![CDATA[positive way]]></category> <category><![CDATA[present fiancee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smallest things]]></category> <category><![CDATA[southwest coast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[they (2002 film)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this is]]></category> <category><![CDATA[united kingdom]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.relationshipdatingtips.com/?p=42</guid> <description><![CDATA[I am sure that we have all been through the nightmare has been dumped by our boyfriend or girlfriend. At the moment it is something we expect, but more often than not come as a big surprise. In this situation it is very difficult to take, and in this article I give free tips on [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am sure that we have all been through the nightmare has been dumped by our boyfriend or girlfriend. At the moment it is something we expect, but more often than not come as a big surprise. In this situation it is very difficult to take, and in this article I give free tips on how to cope in this situation.</p><p>I have several girlfriends, most of which have decided to end the relationship. As a teenager though wounded my pride, I must say that it does not really bother me. I&#8217;m on the stage who have never met anyone who actually say, do it for me. Even most of the girls / women is quite annoying. They are either:</p><p>Too sticky and wanted to see me every day, want me to call them seemingly every hour and became upset when I want to see my friends.</p><p>A crier, what I mean by that is that they will cry over the smallest things and basically too emotional.</p><p>Types of jealousy. I&#8217;m not one to cheat, but this kind of girls would always accuse me of seeing or fancying others.</p><p>Believed. This is a girl I knew only interested in playing field and that basically only worth dating for a bit of fun.</p><p>I then met when I was about twenty one girl who seems too good to be true. He was not on top and we got on so well it&#8217;s scary.</p><p>All my life, I have a dream to live by the beach as much as I love the sea. I come from a big city and do not live very happily in the fast pace of life. I missed the existence of adequate and quiet.</p><p>After about two years with a new boyfriend, we decided that we will live together and that we would make my dream move. I am very pleased and we moved to the southwest coast of England for the Devon area.</p><p>I am very happy in my new house, but my girlfriend soon became homesick. He misses his friends, parents and the family pet. We are now seeing each other basically all day everyday, where we only spend about four nights a week together when we lived in town. We do not know who lives in Devon and things began to get tense.</p><p>My girlfriend is now a very moody and often stated that he wanted to move back. I certainly do not want and hope that he will soon grow to love Devon, as I do, and that he will meet new friends. I&#8217;m still very happy to stay with her and feel assured that it&#8217;s just teething pain.</p><p>One day I arrived back at the bungalow where we lived, after doing some food shopping. I opened the door that surprised me was locked. His car was not there and I wondered where he might have gone to. When I entered the living room, to my horror, I discovered that many things are no longer there. Pictures I had purchased, dvd player, stereo and many ornaments that had been taken. I look around the rest of the bungalow and found many other items also missing.</p><p>Suddenly I realized that she had left me, and also taken because you have read a lot of things. I do not care about any of the items but wipe out that she had obviously dumped me. I sat in a chair and could not stop crying.</p><p>I then decided to call but half way through dialing the number I stopped myself. I sit and think about what I might have done wrong. I can not think of something big, I did not hit him, I&#8217;m not cheating, the only thing I could think was that I did not agree to return to town with him.</p><p>I decided not to call him and start thinking about all the things I like about him, such as changes in mood. There will be no more tears and instead I&#8217;ll celebrate with a single a couple of beers and by ordering a pizza. She hated me drinking beer, but now I can.</p><p>I think in a positive way about the future and determined to stay in Devon. I&#8217;ll meet other people thought.</p><p>That&#8217;s not easy to think this way and I miss her, I have had after all dated her for a long time. He apparently did not miss me, but as he did not phone me once to see how I am. It makes me angry and really made me think that I might be able to do better. How he would react if I did something wrong, if this is how he will react when I&#8217;m not, I thought. I would have at least thought he could give me ultimatem, for example I&#8217;ll leave you if you do not move back with me. The problem is what I would do later.</p><p>As luck had it, I actually met my present fiancee the day after this all happened. We now have a child together and I could not be happier.</p><p>In conclusion, always think in a positive way, if you&#8217;ve done nothing wrong in your mind, there&#8217;s nothing to worry about. The person who has abandoned you may not be feasible as well as the whole ethos of a good relationship, is about support and about sticking together through good times and bad. If they will run at the first sign of trouble they may not be the person you think they are.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/tips-on-how-to-cope-when-a-relationship-ends/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>You Can Improve Your Relationship</title><link>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/you-can-improve-your-relationship/</link> <comments>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/you-can-improve-your-relationship/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:43:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Dating Coach</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Relationships & Dating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[certain types]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chemical attraction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chemical interactions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[couple live hang]]></category> <category><![CDATA[day-to-day activities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[difficult jobs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[divorce rate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[formal training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[foster children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[free assessment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gender differences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good thing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[great grandfather]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happy marriage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[healthy success]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human interest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[informal training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[inherent ability]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interesting phrase]]></category> <category><![CDATA[john gray]]></category> <category><![CDATA[major differences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[men are from mars women are from venus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[midlife crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[miserable relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[most people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[natural product]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new ways]]></category> <category><![CDATA[passive learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personality characteristics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[significant others]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spare time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[successful relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[successful relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this is]]></category> <category><![CDATA[time proven methods]]></category> <category><![CDATA[time ticks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[united states]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wedding anniversary]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.relationshipdatingtips.com/?p=41</guid> <description><![CDATA[It seems as if creating successful relationships with our significant others and foster children are two of the most difficult jobs we face, but we do not get formal training either. As if people believe that we are born with an inherent ability to do two things. However, looking around us. In the U.S., the [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems as if creating successful relationships with our significant others and foster children are two of the most difficult jobs we face, but we do not get formal training either. As if people believe that we are born with an inherent ability to do two things. However, looking around us. In the U.S., the divorce rate is slightly over 50%! I do not know anywhere, but baseball in which the average of 50% is a good thing.</p><p>The couple live hang out when times are good, and fighting with, ignore, or leave each other when things get tough. Most people believe that to seek help with their relationship is to recognize certain types of losses that says something about who they are as a person. Or maybe, they believe that the relationship is something that we just should be able to manage themselves. Or, finally, some people believe that people out there helping the couple can not know more than they do. After all, what to know about keeping a relationship together?</p><p>Well, the truth is that there are many things to learn when it comes to relationships. Unfortunately, the only exercise most of us ever receive is passive learning we get through the modeling of adults living in our home with us and the media. Now, I do not know about you, but my parents received only informal training they get from their parents, and those of my great grandfather and so on back through the generations. There is so much more to know about the relationship of that!</p><p>Also, my parents have helped to support that 50% statistic mentioned previously that they divorced about 25 years of their wedding anniversary. What I learned about relationships from watching them is that the couples never argue, especially in front of children. On the surface, my parents have a very happy marriage, but my father was having a midlife crisis suddenly stereotypes and questioning the meaning of &#8220;life&#8221; and decided to hold the wedding somehow.</p><p>In some ways, this kind of training might have been as bad as those who have parents who argue all the time. Disagreement is a natural product of the relationship. It is almost impossible for two people to come together and create a life without some of their ideals, values, opinions, or day-to-day activities come into conflict with each other. The question is how to be a partner to manage this conflict.</p><p>There are many things to consider when talking about the couple and their challenges and areas for growth and development. The first is compatibility. I know there&#8217;s an interesting phrase that says the opposite and I believe there is accuracy in the statement that when you think of attraction as the chemical interactions that occur when two people meet and are interested. Chemical attraction does not care what others values ​​are, what matters to him or her, personality characteristics involved, or what any of you like to do in your spare time. Compatibility is the key to a relationship, healthy success. Go to www.therelationshipcenter.biz and take the free assessment to determine your compatibility with your partner.</p><p>The second consideration is that there are major differences in how men in a relationship compared to how the women. Women generally do not understand men because men do not act like women and the same, men do not understand women because they do not act like men. And because a woman is never a man and a man was never a woman, how each learning about these differences important? John Gray researching and writing about this issue in his book, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. But I would say that most people in relationships do not take the time to learn about gender differences. It&#8217;s easier to point fingers and blame others for his or her &#8220;irrational&#8221; his behavior.</p><p>As mentioned earlier, a third area of ​​growth is learning how to manage conflict. There are some time proven methods to resolve conflicts that we do not learn in school or from books. There is a way to really hear each other in relationships. By placing FIRST relationship is important, this method can be implemented by partners to further enhance their satisfaction.</p><p>There is so much to learn about satisfying relationships that your parents never showed you. Please do not become one of the statistics of divorce or perhaps worse, stay in a miserable relationship to honor your wedding vows while having so many regrets about your life as time ticks away.</p><p>Take over and control your life. Learn some new ways to improve your relationship is already in or preparing to become a partner, be better enhanced to the next person in your life.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/you-can-improve-your-relationship/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hypnosis – 5 Principles for a maintaining a Successful Relationship</title><link>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/hypnosis-5-principles-for-a-maintaining-a-successful-relationship/</link> <comments>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/hypnosis-5-principles-for-a-maintaining-a-successful-relationship/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:42:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Dating Coach</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Relationships & Dating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[barbara de angelis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[basic principles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[best-selling book]]></category> <category><![CDATA[certain way]]></category> <category><![CDATA[communication barrier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conscious effort]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dangerous phase]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dangerous trap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[de angelis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[delicate affair]]></category> <category><![CDATA[emotional numbness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[emotional separation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[essential component]]></category> <category><![CDATA[express love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human beings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human interest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intimate relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[long run]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lover express love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[most people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[outrageous things]]></category> <category><![CDATA[partner dr]]></category> <category><![CDATA[partner preferences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[phase (waves)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[phase 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[physical separation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationship many couples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[resentment resistance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smooth sailing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[successful relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[surefire way]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this is]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.relationshipdatingtips.com/?p=40</guid> <description><![CDATA[Why do so many relationships, which began with such energy and enthusiasm, seemed to lose their glitter just a few weeks down the road? Research has shown that there are five basic principles, which regulate the quality of relationships in the long run: Principle # 1: Knowledge about others&#8217; preferences How does a husband or [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why do so many relationships, which began with such energy and enthusiasm, seemed to lose their glitter just a few weeks down the road? Research has shown that there are five basic principles, which regulate the quality of relationships in the long run:</p><p>Principle # 1: Knowledge about others&#8217; preferences</p><p>How does a husband or wife like to know that you love him? How would you like to be notified that your lover or spouse loves you. Do you want to be touched in a certain way, or would you want to be held in a certain way, or do you like love to be expressed in words, or do you want to be visible in the eyes a certain way? Love is a very delicate affair, and a surefire way to sabotage your relationship is to withdraw from the preferences of others.</p><p>During the months and years, most people realize, what makes their lover express love. However, some do not and this could be fatal to the relationship. If you think you have not found your partner preferences, this is the first thing you should do. Often called the &#8220;Strategy of Love,&#8221; you must make a conscious effort to find, and meet it consistently.</p><p>Principle # 2: The relationship is a place to give, not take</p><p>Often times, people approach a relationship as a place to solve their problems. While relationships can certainly solve the problem, this approach tends to weaken the two people involved in it. If you have not embraced or spoiled as a child, and use the relationship as a place to receive care, you weaken yourself from your ability to take any initiative, because you are constantly looking for your partner treats you in a certain way.</p><p>Instead, what to do in cases like this, concentrate on giving something to the relationship. Contribution as our love will automatically get kind of care you want.</p><p>Principle # 3: Learn to communicate your problems with your partner</p><p>Dr. Barbara De Angelis, the best-selling book, &#8220;How to Make Love All the Time,&#8221; identifies four stages in a relationship that could kill him. And, by identifying it, one can immediately intervene and eliminate problems before they become unmanageably large.</p><p>Stage 1: Resistance<br
/> This is the first phase of the challenge in a relationship. This happens when you take exception something your partner said or did that you do not like. Perhaps, it is a joke, which you do not find very tasteful, or statements that offend you, or something else, that hope does not happen. Of course, the resistance will inevitably occur in the relationship between two human beings, but the secret is to talk about it, and finish it before it reaches the second stage.</p><p>Phase 2: Resentment<br
/> Resistance, if not handled properly, can lead to resentment. Now, your irritation with your partner grows into anger, and the communication barrier is built between you and him / her. At this stage, you begin to avoid your partner, and intimacy that you both enjoy almost over.</p><p>Phase 3: Denial<br
/> If the resistance does not subside, or if you and your partner do not talk about it, you can move into the third phase: rejection. This is the beginning of physical separation from your spouse. Coupled with emotional separation, in this phase, you begin to discover everything about your partner annoying and irritating.</p><p>Phase 4: Oppression<br
/> This is the most dangerous phase of the collapse of your relationship. In this phase, you stop communicating with your spouse at all. There are emotional numbness between the two of you. Slowly, you just became roommates from your spouse, no matter what he is doing or feeling.</p><p>So, what a way to avoid a dangerous trap? Dr. De Angelis says, is simple: Talk. Speaking one&#8217;s problems, concerns a person and a person likes and dislikes is the only way to ensure smooth sailing. Adequate and meaningful communication is an essential component of any relationship.</p><p>Principle # 4: Do not ever threaten your relationship</p><p>Many couples have a habit of saying things like, this can be a disaster &#8220;You do that, and I leave you.&#8221;, Because, although most of the time such statements should not be taken very seriously, but what if one day, your spouse said, &#8220;Please leave. I&#8217;ll do things my way&#8221; If such cases arise., a person&#8217;s ego may often force him to follow up their threats (left), and it is the end of a relationship. See, the point is that no matter what situation arises, there is no justification for threatening your relationship if you want to last a lifetime.</p><p>Principle # 5: Strive to continue to add glitter to your relationship</p><p>Just like other emotions, relationships also need to be continuously supported. You should continue to stimulate your partner, and arouse his desire for you. One way to strengthen your feelings of connection and renew the sense of intimacy and interest, is to continue to ask questions that will make your partner express love; something like, &#8220;How could I be so lucky to have you in my life?&#8221; Try to surprise each other. Doing outrageous things, such as organizing a walk in a place where your partner will never even imagined. Expressing love with the way out-of-the-way, and have fun doing it.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/hypnosis-5-principles-for-a-maintaining-a-successful-relationship/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>7 Ways To Improve Your Relationship</title><link>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/7-ways-to-improve-your-relationship/</link> <comments>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/7-ways-to-improve-your-relationship/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:41:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Dating Coach</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Relationships & Dating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acceptance treat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[broader view]]></category> <category><![CDATA[complaint positive energy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[counseling services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[date times]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deep satisfaction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deeper issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[everyday life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good physical health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human interest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[important choice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[important thing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[inner peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intellectual life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intimate relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jack dull boy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[main concerns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[most people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[negative weight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[physical health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[positive energy flows]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationship health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationship problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[remote connection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[right relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[service moves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[service projects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[special time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stress reduction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this is]]></category> <category><![CDATA[true statement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wonderful way]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.relationshipdatingtips.com/?p=39</guid> <description><![CDATA[Good relationships do not just happen. I have heard many of my clients state that, &#8220;If I have to work on it, then it&#8217;s not the right relationship.&#8221; This is not a true statement, more than it&#8217;s true that you do not have to work in good physical health through exercise, eat well, and stress [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good relationships do not just happen. I have heard many of my clients state that, &#8220;If I have to work on it, then it&#8217;s not the right relationship.&#8221; This is not a true statement, more than it&#8217;s true that you do not have to work in good physical health through exercise, eat well, and stress reduction.</p><p>I have found, in 35 years that I have been counseling couples, 7 choices you can make that will not only improve your relationship, but can change the relationship that failed to become a success.</p><p>TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF</p><p>This is the most important choice you can make to improve your relationship. This means that you learn how to take responsibility for your own feelings and needs. This means that instead of trying to get your partner to make you feel happy and secure, you learn how to do this for yourself through your own thoughts and actions. This means learning to treat yourself with kindness, attention, affection, and acceptance instead of self-assessment. Self-assessment will always make you feel unhappy and insecure, no matter how beautiful your partner treats you.</p><p>For example, instead of angry at your partner for your feelings of abandonment when she is late, preoccupied and not listening to you, not turned on sexually, and so on, you will explore your own feelings of abandonment and discover how you might leave yourself.</p><p>When you learn how to take full, 100% responsibility for yourself, then you stop blaming your partner to annoy you. Since blaming their partner for their own unhappiness is the number one cause of relationship problems, learning how to take care to love yourself is very important for a good relationship.</p><p>KINDNESS, COMPASSION, ACCEPTANCE</p><p>Treat others as you want to be treated. This is the essence of life that is really spiritual. We all yearn to be treated lovingly &#8211; with kindness, compassion, understanding, and acceptance. We need to treat ourselves this way, and we need to treat our spouses and others in this way. Relationships flourish when both people treat each other with kindness. Although there are no guarantees, often treating another with kindness brings kindness in return. If your partner is consistently angry, judgmental, does not care or both, then you need to focus on what&#8217;s going to love yourself rather than reverting to anger, blame, judgments, withdrawal, resistance, or compliance. Kindness to others does not mean sacrificing yourself. Always remember that taking responsibility for yourself rather than blaming others is the most important thing you can do. If you are consistently kind to yourself and your partner and your partner is consistently angry, blaming, withdrawn and not available, then you must accept a remote connection, or you need to leave the relationship. You can not make changes to your partner &#8211; you can only change yourself.</p><p>NOT LEARNING CONTROL</p><p>When conflict occurs, you always have two choices about how to handle the conflict: you can open to learning about yourself and your partner and discover the deeper issues of conflict, or you can try to win, or at least not lose, through some form of controlling behavior. We all learn the ways open and refined many try to control others into behaving as we want: anger, blame, judgments, kindness, compliance, caretaking, resistance, withdrawal of love, explaining, teaching, defending, lying, denying, and so on. All the ways we try to control create even more conflict. Remembering to learn instead of control is an important part of improving your relationship.</p><p>For example, most people have two main concerns that become activated in relationships: fear of abandonment &#8211; losing the other &#8211; and the fear of engulfment &#8211; of losing oneself. When these fears get activated, most people immediately protect themselves against these fears with their controlling behavior. But if you choose to learn about your fears instead of attempt to control your partner, your fear would eventually heal. This is how we grow emotionally and spiritually &#8211; by learning, not control.</p><p>CREATE DATE TIMES</p><p>When people first fall in love, they make time for each other. Later, especially after marriage, they get busy. Relationships take time to develop. It is very important to set aside a special time together &#8211; to talk, play, make love. Intimacy can not be maintained without time together.</p><p>THANK YOU NOT COMPLAINT</p><p>Positive energy flows between two people when there are complaints constantly creating energy, negative weight, which is not fun to be around &#8220;attitude of gratitude.&#8221;. Practice being grateful for what you have rather than focusing on what you do not have. Complaints create stress, while gratitude creates inner peace, so gratitude creates not only emotional and relationship health, but physical health as well.</p><p>FUN AND PLAY</p><p>We all know that &#8220;work without play makes Jack dull boy.&#8221; Work without play to make the relationship too boring. Relationships flourish when people laugh together, play together, and humor is a part of everyday life. Stop taking everything so seriously and learn to see the funny side of life. Intimacy flourishes when there is lightness of being, not when everything is heavy.</p><p>SERVICES</p><p>A wonderful way to create intimacy is to do service projects together. Giving to others fills the heart and creates deep satisfaction in the soul. Doing service moves you out of yourself and your own problems and supports a broader view, more intellectual life.</p><p>If you and your partner agree with option 7, you&#8217;ll be amazed at the improvement in your relationship!</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/7-ways-to-improve-your-relationship/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How Relationship Disagreements Can Make You Closer</title><link>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/how-relationship-disagreements-can-make-you-closer/</link> <comments>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/how-relationship-disagreements-can-make-you-closer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:41:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Dating Coach</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Relationships & Dating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[angry eruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[angry fight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[better space]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big mistake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bitter divorce]]></category> <category><![CDATA[burn rubber]]></category> <category><![CDATA[certain distance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[coal burning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[couple counseling session]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diffusion technique]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dirty table]]></category> <category><![CDATA[endless cycle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fair fighting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happy home]]></category> <category><![CDATA[harmonious relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[heart-felt apology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[honest intention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human interest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human memory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[important thing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[inner voice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marriage counseling]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marriage relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marriage relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[page broken bones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[painful battle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[real desert]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationship counseling]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationships marriage musts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[right time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[safe people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simple rules]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sincere effort]]></category> <category><![CDATA[slow burn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this is]]></category> <category><![CDATA[true love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wine tasting descriptors]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.relationshipdatingtips.com/?p=38</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re like me, you&#8217;ve found yourself standing after the storm, called a fight. You feel burned, damaged. The bitterness has taken root. Your heart, after the open, closed now protected behind armor so that you can not hurt anymore. Even if you bury the pain, it smolders like coal burning and contaminating your love [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re like me, you&#8217;ve found yourself standing after the storm, called a fight. You feel burned, damaged. The bitterness has taken root. Your heart, after the open, closed now protected behind armor so that you can not hurt anymore. Even if you bury the pain, it smolders like coal burning and contaminating your love or marriage relationship forever. Or you apart.</p><p>Personally, it was not until I was a little older and see the page broken bones I love the relationship that I realized how important the issue of fair fighting. There are more important than how you express your angry fight or anything. How do you handle conflict can determine the whole course of love or marriage relationship. It affects whether or not you are perceived as trustworthy and safe people with whom to disagree.</p><p>In my practice as a therapist, I have witnessed the real desert of love relationships, marriage relationships are countless lost or damaged because people do not know how to fight fair. The result is a happy home, a bitter divorce, and tears of countless and frustrating.</p><p>Here is a list of 10, Love Relationships Marriage musts to fight fair. This rule is important and may require practice. In the heat of the moment, they may seem difficult to implement. You and your partner will succeed if you have an honest intention to clean up your relationship, because you can always go back and talk later when you are more calm and in a better space.</p><p>1. If you feel a slow burn, STOP! Often when you feel angry eruption. You feel a rush of anger or rage that is sweeping through your body and mind. It may feel like you lose your train of thought or you forget what you want to say. You want to explode on someone else. Stop! This is not the right time to talk.</p><p>2. Remember this is not your enemy. Now, the survival of the system you see your beloved as a threat, the enemy, and the source of pain. Only the number of survival. So you may feel inclined to say anything, fight with all thy might, win at all costs. This is a big mistake!</p><p>3. Avoid association of mental / emotional with love or marriage relationship that does not serve you. When you are angry you are &#8220;activated.&#8221; System of your life has begun to make associations, or links, between your lover and those who hurt you in the past. An inner voice might say things like: &#8220;This is what all women.&#8221; Or: &#8220;This is what my father used to do, and I do not want to be in a relationship with my father.&#8221;</p><p>4. Taking a &#8220;time out.&#8221; Ask: &#8220;Am I too upset to finish this now?&#8221; If the answer is yes, you need a break and a certain distance. Notice, I did not say the storm out. I do not say, slamming doors, bolts for your car, and burn rubber as you speed away. Keep your head and say, &#8220;I&#8217;m too upset to talk about this now. I need a break and get out of here for a while. Let&#8217;s talk later&#8221; Sometimes skirmishes disappear naturally .. If you feel anger disappear naturally, leave it alone.</p><p>5. Stay on the topic at hand. &#8220;Vomiting Emotional&#8221; is forbidden. This is not an opportunity to unload all the bother you have not been holding in. Let some things go. If you use this as a dumping ground you will begin the painful battle with an endless cycle.</p><p>6. Allow your partner to save face. If you are fighting over who is right and who is wrong, you both will lose. In one couple counseling session, women continued to improve human memory of the facts. Then he complained about how mean he was getting when he asserts his memory. He did not see that he needs space to save face and felt like he was right, too. He needs to drop the facts. Ask yourself, &#8220;Do I want a harmonious relationship or true love?&#8221;</p><p>7. Both partners should get a full turn. To start saying: &#8220;OK, let&#8217;s turn. You go first and I will listen, and then let you know what I&#8217;ve heard you say. When you are finished, it will turn to speak&#8221; If he says, &#8220;. I am angry because you leave a dirty table, &#8220;say,&#8221; What I hear you saying is that it makes you mad. &#8220;Then you can ask,&#8221; Why does this make you angry? What else makes you feel &#8220;When you&#8217;ve heard the point you from your spouse?, it will be your turn to talk about your feelings. Make a sincere effort to improve the area upset.</p><p>8. Try to stand in the shoes of your partner and see the world from his / her point of view. Want to understand does not mean you are &#8220;giving up&#8221; or become weak. It means love or marriage relationship comes first. You want to go to the bottom of the conflict so that you can handle it. Being understood is the number one diffusion technique in every conflict. This can prevent years of marriage counseling. You can say, &#8220;What I hear you saying is &#8230;&#8221; Drop your pride and be willing to say that you apologize even if you do not think you are doing something wrong. Intentions are not always interpreted as they were intended. You say, &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry, I see how it could come across that way.&#8221; Only then will they be open to hear your point of view. &#8221;</p><p>9. Offer a heart-felt apology. No matter that you do not intend to do anything wrong if someone else in your marriage or love relationship feel offended. You can say, &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry. I apologize for that. I could see your point of view and imagine how it feels.&#8221;</p><p>10. Do not under any circumstances call names. When you call love a whore, bastard, whore, asshole, idiot, stupid, and so on, you&#8217;re rude. You can win the battle at this time but your marriage or romance will suffer. Do not be surprised if you need marriage counseling or relationship you love suffer.</p><p>Keep in mind, you both have a right to feel the way you do. The important thing is heard and understood. Your friendship, love or marriage relationship can grow, deepen and become a place of safety, love and the expansion when you follow these simple rules.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/how-relationship-disagreements-can-make-you-closer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How To Stop The Fighting In Your Relationships</title><link>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/how-to-stop-the-fighting-in-your-relationships/</link> <comments>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/how-to-stop-the-fighting-in-your-relationships/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:40:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Dating Coach</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Relationships & Dating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[administrative assistant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[anger diet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[better ways]]></category> <category><![CDATA[choppy relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[correct power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[definite steps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[depression arises]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eternal law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[finger pointing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good fight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[honest record]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human interest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[man-made disaster]]></category> <category><![CDATA[many people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new chapter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[old administrative assistant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[positive relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[power struggle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prevents real communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[strong sense]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this is]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thoughts actions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ways people]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.relationshipdatingtips.com/?p=37</guid> <description><![CDATA[For some couples fighting is the fire that makes their relationship alive. It lets them know others care. Many are determined to win the battle that never ends. Others try to correct the mistakes that they have experienced in the past with someone new. Unfortunately, this kind of behavior will fail. When we bring baggage [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For some couples fighting is the fire that makes their relationship alive. It lets them know others care. Many are determined to win the battle that never ends. Others try to correct the mistakes that they have experienced in the past with someone new. Unfortunately, this kind of behavior will fail. When we bring baggage from a former relationship to date, all new relationships simply become a continuation of the past.</p><p>What People Quit Struggling</p><p>It is important to understand why couples keep fighting. To combat some of the fire that makes their relationship alive. It lets them know others care about, things that are not really ended, and sparks still fly between them. Struggling to keep the couples bonded, causing them to think about each other a lot.</p><p>Some love the power struggle. They love winning and feeling power over the other. This makes them feel strong.Fighting can easily become a habit, people fall into something that automatically and instinctively. Needless to say, fighting prevents real communication from developing. This is a way of threatening or blaming others. Than actually dealing with the problem, it causes the situation to remain stuck.</p><p>Without a good fight, a relationship is over, &#8220;said Mary, twenty-six year old administrative assistant.&#8221; The lights are off between us. It&#8217;s a sign my partner no longer cares. &#8221;</p><p>Maria, who recently divorced and now in another choppy relationship feels that eventually she will marry a man with whom he can fight &#8211; and survive the storm. &#8220;I respect the people I can fight with, who can take me as I am.&#8221;</p><p>For Mary being angry, and won the battle had become his identity. Without it, he no longer knew who he was. He did not see the price he pays for this type of relationship or what toll it takes on all sides.</p><p>Unfortunately, the anger many people live with every day can be crystallized into their identity. After this the identity of a habit, people do not immediately know who they would without it. Needless to say, this blocks out a lot, communication flexibility of happiness, and intimacy they desire.</p><p>&#8220;I did not let him walk all over me,&#8221; Roger would refuse every time his ex-wife express their needs to him now, or any issues raised. Instead of listening to what he has to say, he immediately take it as criticism. &#8220;He tried to say that I&#8217;m inadequate,&#8221; he would declare. The war was on. What began as a conversation, turned into power struggles. From Roger&#8217;s point of view, manhood is at stake.</p><p>However, as long as we hold our anger and continue fighting, there is no hope of working on the problem through, or even really understand what is actually happening. Roger could not stop and realize that the partner&#8217;s needs and feelings have nothing to do with him. He is determined to take whatever he said or did personally and keep feeling bad about themselves. This is a consequence of a lot when we cling to anger and allow it to turn into our understanding of who we are.</p><p>Beyond that, it&#8217;s impossible not to accept the fruits of what has been said. &#8220;As you sow, so shall you reap,&#8221; is an eternal law of life. Although we may justify all kinds of behavior it really inevitable that we will experience the consequences, our thoughts actions and deeds. Depression arises, hopelessness and inability to love again.</p><p>There are many steps involved in releasing anger. The first step is to realize that anger is a poison. This is not a source of strength or power, but it can become addictive, substitute the correct power and wisdom, something that keeps us from being good and stops our life from going ahead.</p><p>There are some definite steps we can take to undo anger. And to start a new chapter and to build positive relationships both with oneself and others, need to start this process.<br
/> Here are some steps you can do to get started. They were taken from Anger Diet which offers one step a day for thirty days. The following guidelines are simple, but powerful. Why not try it today and see.</p><p>Putting An End To War</p><p>1) Stop Blaming &#8211; It is absolutely pointless for you to blame yourself or others. Blame stops you from seeing the truth. While we engage in finger pointing, and make others feel guilty, we can not see what is actually happening. Blaming is a way to keep the fight alive. Vacationing FROM BLAME FOR ONE DAY. Rather than thinking about all the ways people who have been hurt keep your eyes open to see how you might start a fire. Focus on what has been done for you, instead, the ways in which they have been good.</p><p>2) Recognizing the price you Are Paying For These Fights Unless we truly realize the toll the fighting is taking us, we will continue automatically. Honest record their own consequences brought against, what do to your body, mind and soul. Then ask if I really want this? Have not I suffered enough? Why not stop today?</p><p>3) Know There&#8217;s a better way &#8211; you should be aware that there are better ways to be in a relationship. It is time to broaden your view. Defining success as happy than being right. Learn other tools and techniques that will de-increasing anger and create a positive relationship might be for you.</p><p>4) Build a Strong Sense of Self</p><p>The basis of all good relationships is a sense of worthiness, the desire to honor, reward and self-indulgence, and to do the same for others. Select the type of connection and release all who oppose it.</p><p>As we have the courage to let go of anger, not only improve our health, but soon we notice many kinds of wonderful, new people and experiences entering our lives. We attract what we focus on. When we focus on the welfare of forgiveness, and love, that is what will fill our lives.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/how-to-stop-the-fighting-in-your-relationships/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Signs of a Troubled Relationship</title><link>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/signs-of-a-troubled-relationship/</link> <comments>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/signs-of-a-troubled-relationship/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:39:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Dating Coach</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Relationships & Dating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[abusive situations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[actual affair]]></category> <category><![CDATA[basic needs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[break things]]></category> <category><![CDATA[domestic violence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[egg shells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[emotional affair]]></category> <category><![CDATA[escapist fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[external relations priorities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[furious response]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good feeling]]></category> <category><![CDATA[healthy lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human interest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[important issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[individual problem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interpersonal relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[little things]]></category> <category><![CDATA[living beings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[local resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[long-term relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[most people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[online relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[passive-aggressive means]]></category> <category><![CDATA[passive–aggressive behavior]]></category> <category><![CDATA[physical aggression]]></category> <category><![CDATA[real threat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regular basis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationship problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rough period]]></category> <category><![CDATA[safe house]]></category> <category><![CDATA[severe relationship problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sex life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[single sex]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spending time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[suicide attempts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[suitable angry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this is]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this one]]></category> <category><![CDATA[troubled relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[trust issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unproductive struggle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video games]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.relationshipdatingtips.com/?p=36</guid> <description><![CDATA[Anyone who is in long-term relationship will tell you there is a rough period, and most people, when they are honest, will admit of doubt along the way. But sometimes we do not know how to judge, &#8220;Just how bad is it?&#8221; Here is a list of symptoms that suggest a relationship in trouble. More [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone who is in long-term relationship will tell you there is a rough period, and most people, when they are honest, will admit of doubt along the way. But sometimes we do not know how to judge, &#8220;Just how bad is it?&#8221; Here is a list of symptoms that suggest a relationship in trouble. More symptoms you think are right for you and / or your partner, your relationship is more likely to need help. If you have 3-5 checked, you may need a tune-up. More than five, it&#8217;s time to consider a more serious therapy, either alone or with your partner, or in some cases, both.</p><p>Below this list is the one, &#8220;Signs of severe relationship problems.&#8221;</p><p>You feel worse around your partner than you do when you are alone.</p><p>Your self-esteem dropped because you have together.</p><p>Either you or your spouse, or both of you, not honest with each other.</p><p>You often feel hurt by how you treated by your partner, not a good feeling when you&#8217;re together.</p><p>You often complain about your relationships with others.</p><p>Either or both of you have been often critical of each other.</p><p>You are not able to approach your partner with your concerns in a way that makes sense, without exploding in anger or using a passive-aggressive (sarcastic, outside but inside suit challenging) behavior. Or you expect that any confrontation would only result in an unproductive struggle with no change in the situation. You feel you have to walk on egg shells most of the time.</p><p>Most if not all of the problems that arise between you and remain unresolved, even when you try to sort them out together. Therefore, one or both of you often take a &#8220;why bother?&#8221; Attitudes about dealing with the problem. It differs from the &#8220;pick your battles,&#8221; because even on important issues remain unresolved and &#8220;go underground.&#8221;</p><p>You lose your enthusiasm about life, and has given up most of your hobbies, friends, or interests that are important to you before entering into a relationship. Instead you consumed about the difficulties you encounter in your relationship.</p><p>You no longer trust your partner. This one is tricky, because some of us have trust issues, and it is difficult to trust anyone. You may need help in exploring this with people who know you (and maybe your spouse) as well. Of course, sometimes doubts were justified.</p><p>The little things bother you about your relationship and you can not let them go.</p><p>You find yourself more interested in the external relations priorities of spending time together.</p><p>Your sex life has dwindled to very seldom or not at all, and at least one of you is happy about it.</p><p>One or both partners have become closer to others than with one another. This can be an emotional affair, or even be friends, relatives, parents, or even one of the kids. Clearly the most damaging is if there is an actual affair. Online relationships are just as damaging as if they were personally.</p><p>You find yourself back on behaviors that take you away from your partner is not likely to support a healthy lifestyle: drinking too much, spend too much time zoning out with electronics &#8211; computers, video games, TV, fled to your work; find more satisfaction in a single sex (pornography, escapist fantasy, etc.) than with your partner.</p><p>Did you answer Yes to three or more symptoms?</p><p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p><p>Signs of Severe Relationship Problems</p><p>If you experience these symptoms, it is time to resolve it as quickly as possible. It is usually very difficult to overcome this problem alone, and get help, or in some cases come out, if one is tortured by the relationship, including children, are encouraged.</p><p>You afraid of your partner, because you have learned to expect furious response that comes with the name-calling, insults rude or abusive, or suitable angry.</p><p>You no longer talk to each other beyond the very basic needs of living space together.</p><p>One or both of you use indirect, passive-aggressive means to &#8220;get&#8221; the other, and you often have the feeling that you have pressed the stomach but do not know why.</p><p>You or your partner spend a night away from home without calling to let your partner know where they are or when they will return. A version of this lower, but still damaging the relationship, occurs when one or both partners often stay out partying with other people without their spouse until very late.</p><p>Any incidents of domestic violence, including throwing objects, pushing, hitting, kicking, biting, or physical aggression towards others. &#8220;Lesser&#8221; this version, but still very destructive, occurred by violence against pets, or threats of violence against living beings. Still of concern is when one or both partners are throwing things on the walls, break things at home, or damage to property.</p><p>Any event that threatens other pairs, indicating they will hurt you (or you will hurt them) directly or by hurting themselves. (Some of the veiled threat of suicide attempts to make her partner feel so guilty that they become afraid to say or do anything that might interfere with their partners, such as leave the relationship.)</p><p>One or both partners use and abuse of drugs, including alcohol, on a regular basis, to the extent that it interferes with the relationship. This is an individual problem and not might be an indication that the relationship is in trouble &#8211; the person in trouble, and they drink / use will negatively affect the relationship.</p><p>One or both partners use their children to hurt their partner, or use them to send messages back and forth to their partner.</p><p>When couples have a lot of hardship in their lives, people might wonder why they live together? But there are many ways couples find it locked, especially because the children and finances. Sometimes there is a real threat that if one partner makes all moved away, another couple will actually try to harm them in some way. This is a very abusive situations that are beyond the need for therapy, and couples may need to use local resources of a safe house from domestic violence.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/signs-of-a-troubled-relationship/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How To Keep The Love Alive In Your Relationship</title><link>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/how-to-keep-the-love-alive-in-your-relationship/</link> <comments>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/how-to-keep-the-love-alive-in-your-relationship/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:38:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Dating Coach</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Relationships & Dating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[actual act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[beautiful person]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big effects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[day good feelings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deep need]]></category> <category><![CDATA[delicious times]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good feeling]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good thing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good things]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hidden hope nothing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human interest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[important step]]></category> <category><![CDATA[initial excitement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[little things]]></category> <category><![CDATA[little time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[most people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[original closeness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal notebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[routine death]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sacred time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[short circuits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small actions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small ways]]></category> <category><![CDATA[specific time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sure-fire technique]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the relationship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this is]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unfulfilled expectations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[valentine's day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wine tasting descriptors]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.relationshipdatingtips.com/?p=45</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some believe that romance should just come naturally, and if not, or if the original closeness that exist in a relationship began to subside, it means that something is wrong. Nothing is further from the truth. Keeping love alive requires time, attention and willingness to keep things fresh and learn how to hold back. Here [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some believe that romance should just come naturally, and if not, or if the original closeness that exist in a relationship began to subside, it means that something is wrong. Nothing is further from the truth. Keeping love alive requires time, attention and willingness to keep things fresh and learn how to hold back. Here are some steps that will help us reconnect with our partners, and keep the love alive.</p><p>Step 1: Give the routine death</p><p>After the initial excitement of being together is over, many fall into a routine and start taking each other for granted. They assume they know what their partner feels, that it does not matter if they arrive late for a date, do not look good as they used to, or decide to spend more time and more with friends. However, it is important to realize that there are small ways in which we sabotage the relationship. Unless two people feel cared for and appreciated by each other, it is easy for feelings of love fades.</p><p>Log into the routine. Snap out of routine. Take time to plan a fun, romantic, delicious times to spend time together. Even if it&#8217;s just for a while. Dedicating time to the relationship that nothing can disturb. This is a sacred time for you both, and as long as it&#8217;s doing what makes you both feel most fulfilled.</p><p>Step 2: Take Charge of How You Think Your Partner Every Day</p><p>Good feelings between partners is often heightened by the manner in which they see each other. Did you see him as a hero? Someone you can see and respect? Or do you mostly stay on top of her / his fault? Once the relationship has lasted for a while it&#8217;s easy to start seeing each other as usual. This is a sure-fire technique to extinguish any fire that may exist. Remember, when you first fall in love, you see only the best about that person and focus on how great they are. If you want to keep the love alive, remain aware that a go.</p><p>Here are two exercises to do to help. Get a personal notebook to record your experiences and feelings in. Read from time to time. Specific time each day dedicated to the relationship and what may be in between you both.</p><p>Exercise A &#8211; How You See Your Partner</p><p>Take some time and write a description about how you look at your partner. Who is he / she to you now? How do you feel about him? Write without censoring your thoughts and feelings.</p><p>Then, write down how you look when you first met, and how you feel about him that. See how you feel closeness influenced by the way you perceive the current one. Realize that how you see someone actually in your control. You can have the most beautiful person in front of you, but if you do not see it, it is futile.</p><p>Consciously see your partner in a manner similar to the way you did in the beginning. They will feel the effects of this, and began to respond in the form.</p><p>Exercise B &#8211; Stop Pushing He / She Far</p><p>There are many, little things we do (consciously and unconsciously) that drive our partners away. Many are afraid of intimacy and do a lot for short circuits. Take a little time to write down the ways in which you push / go. This is not to blame themselves, but to be aware of times when you are not actually inviting closeness, but put on the brakes.</p><p>Now, decide to change the way you behave. Each day take one item on your list (the way you have encouraged him to go) and do the opposite. For example, instead of criticizing it in public, saying good things about him with friends. A small actions can have big effects. .</p><p>Step 2: Understanding the Hidden Hope</p><p>Nothing can cause us to let go of each other as much hope has been fulfilled. We all enter relationships with a variety of hopes and dreams, some of us realize, nothing else. Nothing causes more disappointment than our expectations are not met.</p><p>Take a moment to realize what you expect from your partner. Is it possible for him to meet the expectations Does he want the same thing from the relationship?</p><p>More often than not, it is the unfulfilled expectations of us, not someone else, that makes us upset. In order to feel close and satisfied in a relationship, an important step is to make sure your expectations can be met. See how your expectations align with the person you are with. Also take time to see if anyone can fill it? Are these expectations realistic or simply childhood dreams you still carry with you?</p><p>Exercise C &#8211; Letting Him Fulfill Your Dreams</p><p>Being aware that you are off your partner does not meet expectations. Now see if you are willing to be satisfied with that. Can you find ways to feel grateful for what you received? Sometimes just decided that what your partner offers is good enough, can allow love to turn back once again.<br
/> Then, let him know that he makes you happy. Most people have a deep need to know and hear that they are meaningful to you.</p><p>Step 6: Re-Choose Your Partner</p><p>When this step is taken, you will not only more connected, but you will with your partner because there is no other place you want. The relationship will not be one of convenience, but one option. The actual act of re-choosing our partners, knowing they are someone we want to be with, is the culmination of reconnecting and romance we&#8217;ve found.</p><p>Sometimes it is very beautiful to make this process conscious. You can write and reveal the ways in which you want to renew your commitment to your partner, you can write and express aspects of them that cause you to feel this way. By doing this continually, we not only maintain a relationship of love and fresh, but we keep ourselves aware of why we are with people, what our part in the relationship, and the joy and romance is possible for us to have forever.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://relationshipdatingtips.com/how-to-keep-the-love-alive-in-your-relationship/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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