Relationships require regular maintenance of connection and conversation – in other words, work.
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Making each other a priority
Posted in communication, dating, love, marriage, marriage counselling, partnership, relationship, tagged activity, addiction, affairs, children, connect, connection, conversation, family, family of origin, fantasy, fear, fun, hobbies, ill-health, intimacy, John Gottman, love, love map, marriage, massage, mental health, partner, partnership, priority, relationship, workaholism on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Emotional availability
Posted in communication, partnership, relationship, tagged beliefs, boundaries, compassion, conversation, Daniel Goleman, emotional availability, emotional unavailability, emotions, empathy, EQ, feelings, forgiveness, goals, mood, other-referencing, partnership, presence, self-referencing, trust, values on August 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Emotional availability is one of the fundamental prerequisites for partnership.
The misses…
Posted in appreciation, tagged acts of service, affirmation, appreciation, conversation, Gary Chapman, gifts, miscommunication, misinterpretation, misunderstanding, physical touch, quality time, The Five Love Languages on August 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Learning how you and your partner like to be appreciated avoids miscommunication.
Planning the marriage before the wedding
Posted in communication, courting, love, marriage, marriage counselling, pre-marital counselling, relationship, tagged appreciation, belief system, career, children, communication, conflict resolution, conversation, future, marriage, parenting, planning marriage, planning wedding, pre-marital counselling, wedding on August 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Spending more time planning the marriage than the wedding is essential.
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Subscribe P2P- Valentine’s Day – a new interpretationChristmas cards languishing “on sale” and already Valentine’s day cards available on the next shelf. Yikes! I’m sad the original opportunity to pen love notes to a sweetheart has disappeared in favour of what even Wikipedia dubs a Hallmark holiday (second only to Christmas in terms of card sales!). Imagine receiving a hand-written not […]
- Disappointed …I’m disappointed not to be launching Prepare2Partner‘s Evening Seminar series in London this evening. I don’t like being defeated by weather conditions, but at the same time it doesn’t make sense to – literally – plough my way to the office and expect other people to do the same when we’re in the midst of [...]
- Direct or flow?Knowing where we stand on the soft feminine to hard masculine continuum assists with understanding attraction, ebb and flow of relationships and conflict resolution.
- Preparing 2 PartnerI have a dream ... all couples spending time exploring the possibility of their future rather than rushing to a commitment.
- Spirituality and personal growthBeing our best selves creates the possibility for sensational relationship.
- Happy Anniversary!Celebrating our wedding anniversary.
- Shared meaningShared meaning deepens connection and intimacy.
- Emotional integrityEmotional integrity supports the safety zone/net crucial for successful partnership.
- NurturingFor a successful partnership, partners need to nurture self, other and the relationship.
- Influence and compromiseBetter to learn the art of influence and compromise than be right in your relationships.
- Valentine’s Day – a new interpretation
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