As the average age of getting married continues to climb in the United States the way we date has also changed. We are engaging in more long-term, serious relationships before marriage and, therefore, have to cope with these “extra” breakups. …
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New relationships are so exciting! Finding and maintaining a positive and mutually benefiting relationship is one of the most exciting, fulfilling and difficult practices in life. The ideas that our current culture romanticizes: love at first sight, lust, and cohabitation …
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Individuals who achieve optimum emotional health are willing to need others and to let others need them. Emotionally healthy individuals do not develop as a result of being alone. Individual well-being and positive self-esteem are developed within the context of …
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In 1965 ten per cent of couples lived together before marrying. In 1998 over fifty per cent of couples lived together before marrying. Studies indicate that couples that cohabit are less likely to get married and less likely to stay …
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If the US Army is into marriage education it’s time for the rest of us to be paying attention to it as well! Why is the army into it? The strains of overseas deployment on marriages and the inefficiency resulting …
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“Time” can be your best friend or your worst enemy, depending on how you use it. Our ancestors demonstrated great wisdom in creating the tradition of an engagement period prior to marriage. It seemed wise, also, to set a wedding …
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So how do people choose their mates for marriage and a life-long commitment? Some might say they plan to make their choice the “normal” way, as most others do. Let’s deconstruct the implications of the word “normal”, and let me …
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I suggest that you make a list of characteristics that you would like to find in your ideal mate. It is so much easier to find what you are looking for, if you have identified what those things are before …
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“Time” can be your best friend or your worst enemy, depending on how you use it. Our ancestors demonstrated great wisdom in creating the tradition of an engagement period prior to marriage. It seemed wise, also, to set a wedding …
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Personal boundaries define our edges. They create a space where we can feel, act, and genuinely be who we are. Boundaries provide important information to us as we make decisions about how to express ourselves with integrity and still remain …
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