Knowing where we stand on the soft feminine to hard masculine continuum assists with understanding attraction, ebb and flow of relationships and conflict resolution.
Posts Tagged ‘influence’
Direct or flow?
Posted in communication, conflict resolution, love, partnership, pre-engagement counselling, pre-marital counselling, relationship, tagged arc of attraction, conflict, David Deida, direct, ebb and flow, emotional intelligence, energy, feminine, firm, flowing, gender, influence, John Gottman, John Gray, Mars and Venus, Martin Egan, masculine, opposites attract, P2P, present, Soft on November 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nurturing
Posted in appreciation, communication, friendship, love, marriage counselling, partnership, relationship, tagged admiration, appreciate, challenging times, compromise, confidence, curious, development, difficulties, educating, encouraging, feeding, fondness, foundation, influence, loveable, loving, nurture, oxygen mask, partner, protecting, relationship, respect, self-care, supporting, thrive, training on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For a successful partnership, partners need to nurture self, other and the relationship.
Influence and compromise
Posted in communication, conflict resolution, love, marriage, marriage counselling, partnership, pre-engagement counselling, relationship, tagged being right, compromise, influence, loveable, partner, partnership, relationship, satisfaction, shared power, wedding ceremony, yield to win on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Better to learn the art of influence and compromise than be right in your relationships.