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6 Reasons Speaking Your Partner's Love Language Really Matters
Quality time, gift giving and receiving, words of affirmation, physical touch, and acts of service…you probably know something about the five love languages described in Gary Chapman’s bestselling book, The Five Love Languages. But, are you aware of which ones relate best to you and your partner?
Chances are, the two of you probably speak different love languages, and that’s OKAY! Acknowledging this difference and learning to speak your spouse’s love language can be a part of the success of your relationship.
Quality time, gift giving and receiving, words of affirmation, physical touch, and acts of service…you probably know something about the five love languages described in Gary Chapman’s bestselling book, The Five Love Languages. But, are you aware of which ones relate best to you and your partner? Chances are, the two of you probably speak different love languages, and that’s OKAY! Acknowledging this difference and learning to speak your spouse’s love language can be a part of the success of your relationship.
These six reasons show how speaking your partner’s love language really does matter.
7 Tips for Co-Parenting Well When All is Not Well in Your Relationship
By Elizabeth McMahan
Going through a rough patch in a relationship is never easy, but once you have kids it becomes even more difficult. Children are like sponges who absorb everything you say and do.
Just because your relationship is suffering, it doesn’t mean your children need to suffer along with it. Using these seven tips can help you to co-parent well when all is not well in your relationship.
Soft Startup: What It Is and How It Can Help Me Talk To My Partner
By Elizabeth McMahan
What’s your typical view on conflict? Most of us either run away in avoidance or approach it head-on with fighting words.
But did you know it’s actually very healthy to engage in conflict? At least, it is when you know the best way to approach it.
A soft startup can help you view conflict as a productive way to meet your needs, rather than the beginning of a dreadful argument.
Why Self-Care for Parents Must Be a To-Do List Priority
By Elizabeth McMahan
You have a planner, an iPhone scheduler, and a traditional calendar on the wall.
You’re ridiculously busy. You’re driving. You’re planning You’re volunteering.
You’re filling the fridge. You’re shopping. You’re fretting, soothing, disciplining, cheering them on and checking their social media for all the things you might be missing.
Relationship Repair or Call It Quits? Why Counseling Helps Either Way
By Elizabeth McMahan
For the most part, people think of couple counseling and marriage counseling as a means to save their relationship when they have come to the end of their rope.
Either both partners realize they need to make the effort and commit to counseling; or, it’s one spouse’s desperate, last-ditch attempt to convince the other to hold it together.
The Honeymoon Phase: Why Does It End and What Happens Next?
The heady stages of a new relationship are among life’s more exciting moments.
You feel like you’re living in a real-life fairy tale. You idealize your partner and think he or she can do no wrong.
This is called the “honeymoon phase.” It’s fun and romantic.
It usually occurs in the early stages of a relationship and can last anywhere from 6 months to two years. But sooner or later, it comes to an end.
Are You A Mindful Couple? 7 Ways Mindfulness Can Improve Your Relationship
By Elizabeth McMahan
Relationships are a non-stop work-in-progress. We work on ourselves as part of being a couple while we also work on ourselves as individuals. The more work we do, therefore, the more smoothly we learn and grow. This growth needs mindfulness. Healthy relationships, for that matter, also need mindfulness.
Forgiveness: How To Do It, Embrace Acceptance, And Move On
By Elizabeth McMahan
Trust is tricky – it’s hard to gain and easy to lose.
It’s also one of the biggest cornerstones of any relationship. When lost, the person betrayed may feel extremely devastated because it can completely alter the path of the entire relationship. We’ve all experienced some form of hurt or betrayal, but to what extent? The nature of the relationship, as well as the level of hurt we feel, will probably determine whether or not we’re willing to forgive the person who betrayed us.