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Nagging Women – Part 2

by lewis on September 3, 2010

In my last post, I shared Michelle Weiner-Davis’ insight that women nag their men because they want to be more connected.  Here is more from Michelle.  Men, don’t feel relieved if your woman has stopped nagging you.   Women stop nagging when they have given up.  And when they give up, they start planning their exist!  My advice: Men always pay attention to your woman, do your part to nurture the relationship.  Daily!

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Nagging Women-Part 1

by lewis on September 2, 2010

Best-selling author and marriage therapist Michelle Weiner-Davis has an interesting twist on why women nag their partners.  According to Michelle,  “… a woman’s complaining has much more to do with her desire to feel close to her partner, to feel connected, than it has to do with her need for the dishes to get done.”  Michelle instructs men to take their partners’ nagging as an invitation to plan some quality time with their partners.

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Happy Relationship News

August 30, 2010

The United States divorce rate fell again in 2009, according to a report released Friday by the National Center for Health Statistics. In the states for which data were available, there were 3.4 divorces per 1,000 people in 2009, following rates of 3.5 divorces per 1,000 people in 2008 and 3.6 divorces per 1,000 people in 2007.

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Shhhhhh In The Name Of Love

August 25, 2010

Ever have one of those conversations that totally frustrates you because no matter what you say, your partner doesn’t understand what you are saying?  You end up repeating the same thing over and over again in slightly different ways trying to make your point.  And your partner is meeting you head-on trying to make his point with [...]

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Don’t Expect Your Partner to Change

August 23, 2010

“No one can persuade another to change.  Each of us guards a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.  We cannot open the gate of another,  either by argument or by emotional appeal.” –Marilyn Ferguson.   When we enter a relationship, we must accept the person as he or she is.  We should not [...]

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Love In Action

August 16, 2010

“Action expresses priorities.”  Ghandi “Are you ready to make nurturing your relationship a priority?”    Madly In Love Forever-Chapter 14 One way to nurture the relationship is to develop shared interests. In Chapter 14, “Take Time To Nurture Your Relationship,” we suggest that if you don’t have a shared interest, then create one or stretch yourself and look into [...]

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Happy Anniversary to Diane and me!

August 12, 2010

Today Diane and I celebrate our wedding anniversary.  I am still Madly In Love Forever with her.  As our life together progresses, I continue to find new things to appreciate about Diane.  When I think about our relationship, the saying “You can never step in the same river twice” comes to mind.  As individuals, Diane and I continue to [...]

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Summer Visitation/Keep It Loving

August 10, 2010

Recently, I bumped into a friend at the grocery store.  Her daughter was in another state for 6 weeks to spend time with her father.  Oh! Did that trigger my memory. For about 14 years I sent 3 children off to visit their father in another state.  Here’s what worked for the children and me:  [...]

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Breaking Up Again and Again

August 7, 2010

Bristol Palin, daughter of Sarah Palin, broke off her engagement to Levi Johnston for the second time recently.  This made us think about couples we know that break up and get back together again constantly.   Sometimes there is an important issue in the relationship that breaks it apart, such as when an important life goal of [...]

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Do A U-Turn For Love

August 6, 2010

“Sometimes a minor change in your behavior isn’t enough to get the results you want. That’s when you need to make a complete U-turn.”  Michele Weiner-Davis, author of Keeping Love Alive. Here is her simple approach:   1. What is bothering you? What’s the problem? 2. Ask yourself how you have been handling the problem up [...]

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