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Conception without Communication

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For the ones of you that keep up with Beth in Mental Health, she has a very interesting series about marriage currently running. In her story she tells of one couple that is married but rarely has sex. It seems that the wife refused her husband’s intimacy altogether until she was ovulating and ready to conceive. She then approached him with sex and got pregnant (this actually happened twice). Beth’s story continues and is still in the works with article three to come. If you have not checked it out, I suggest that you do. If you are interested in … Continue reading →

Does Your Husband Flirt?

Is your husband a huge flirt? Does he flirt like he breathes? Do you get tired of hearing him refer to others as sweetheart and hon? Does it make you crazy that he doesn’t understand why it bothers you? It can be deeply frustrating to see how easily your husband can put an arm around someone else, demonstrate deep affection or use pet names for other people that are not you. First, Understand Why You Feel This Way It’s important to understand why you feel this way. Are you feeling neglected? Is his attentions to others taking away that affection … Continue reading →

Where Does Your Attention Go? (Part II)

This morning we talked about your energy flows where your attention goes. If your attention is focused on the negative, it is the negative that you will find. So it stands to reason that if you focus on the positive, then you will find the positive – right? If you believe firmly that no one will ever love you – you will likely not find love. But if you believe with equal force that you are very lovable, then you will be loved. You will see the evidence of it in the behavior of those around you. You will experience … Continue reading →

Disagreements About Discipline

My husband and I have had this conversation a couple of times, but something interesting has been happening the last few weeks. You see, for years my husband worked out of the home while I worked freelance from inside of it. Our differences with regard to discipline seemed to be based around his misconception that I never did anything to correct our daughter’s behavior. She knew to behave when he was home because she knew that her daddy would discipline her. The interesting thing about this argument that always frustrated me was that when he wasn’t home, he would have … Continue reading →

Don’t Let Stress Undermine Your Marriage

Stress is a fact of life. We all endure stress and when stress is allowed to – it can seriously disrupt a marriage. How can you help keep stress from hurting your relationship? Use some of the following tips: Take Time to Decompress You Should Both Be Allowed to Complain Find Out What’s Upsetting Your Partner Recognize that you Both Deal With Stress Differently Don’t Take it Personally Ask What You Both Need Forgive Yourself Forgive Your Partner By taking the time to decompress, you are taking a break from a bad day before you talk to your spouse. Having … Continue reading →