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Approaching marital issues with emotional intelligence

Friday, December 31st, 2010

Approaching marital issues with emotional intelligence


By Stormy Brain

Stronger Marital Relationship Links

  • Making a strong Marriage
    This web site provides advice on how to make a strong marriage by working on your marital problems. It talks about different ways to make your marriage stronger by talking to your spouse.
  • Dealing with Marital Problems
    This web site talks about providing help to your spouse and how to deal with your marital problems. It discusses different ways to help your spouse work through your emotional issues.
  • Problems in a Marriage
    This web site provides tips on creating a strong marriage by working on your marital problems. It talks about different ways to approach your spouse and resolve your marital issues.

No marriage is perfect. Over 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce. It is a matter of how you approach your marital issues that will make a difference in your marriage. If you want to save your marriage before marital issues force it to erupt, you need to approach the issues with some intelligence. Decide if you want to make an emotional investment and truly spend time on your marriage. Once you are ready to work on the marital issues, you need to approach your spouse with a humble attitude. You should not accuse them of anything, and do not approach them with the attitude that you did nothing wrong.

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Questions You Should Answer if You Are Considering Divorce

Friday, December 31st, 2010

Questions You Should Answer if You Are Considering Divorce

By , About.com Guide

Do you want to get divorced? The decision to divorce is critical, with consequences that can last a lifetime. Marital problems, pain in your relationship and frustration with it does not always mean divorce.

Below are questions you should ask yourself before you get divorced. Go over these questions together, as a couple. Should you decide divorce is the answer for you, at least your spouse won’t be blindsided by your feelings.

1. Do you still have feelings for your spouse?

Have your feelings diminished or, are you feeling powerless over a problem in the marriage and due to this, there is a lack of emotional closeness. If there are still feelings of love and affection then you should work on the relationship before deciding on divorce.

You do not want to get caught up in the emotions of a situation like divorce and then realize you’ve made a mistake. If there is any love left, seeking couples therapy will mean not suffering feelings of loss after an un-needed divorce.

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Could his childhood abuse be causing our problems…

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

this is my first post… but i am desperate to receive some sort of advice on this issue. i want to find help for my husband, or possibly for both of us, but first, i need to get an idea as to what sort of specific help he or i would need.

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How can I help my abused husband?

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

How can I help my abused husband?

Question:
My husband was sexually abused by his grandfather throughout most of his childhood and early adolescence. He never told anyone because as the eldest son, he wanted to keep the peace in his house and keep his family together. By sacrificing himself, he felt that he could spare his younger siblings from his grandfather (which he did). He is a remarkable man by any score, but especially so considering what he’s gone through. He is amazingly open and loving and nurturing and wonderful. I wish everyone could have the kind of relationship we do. Six years into our marriage and we are still each other’s best friends and have a wonderful sex life. I tell you all this not to brag, but because I want you to know that for the most part, he’s doing really well. He’s brilliant, has a great and healthy marriage, and has a lot of wonderful friends. But he’s also got a core of self-hatred that rises up at unpredictable moments and can sabotage him. So far it has only affected his work, and only intermittently – he’s smart and charming enough to repair whatever damage he does – but I worry that it might spread to other areas of his life.

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Should you tell your spouse you were sexually abused?

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Should you tell your spouse you were sexually abused?

As a child your very trusting and not knowing that somethings are forbidden. I too was sexually abused and not only that but mentally a physically also. I know that in some instances it is really hard to relate life to the here and now but it does affect us in many ways. And stays around until we learn to leave them behind. I was married 10 years before I even opened up to my husband about the things that happened to me. I am thankful that he was willing to listen and help me walk down the lane of pain and anger.

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Should you tell your spouse you were sexually abused?

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Should you tell your spouse you were sexually abused? 24 Articles

  • 1 of 24by G.D. Russell

    While I believe that in any good, healthy spousal relationship, each should be a complete open book to the other, this particular question about revealing sexual abuse as a child presents unique dilemmas, and potential pitfalls.

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  • 2 of 24by Danelle Karth

    Communication is very important in a healthy marriage. However, there are some things in our past that are often hard to talk about. Even thinking about them can bring us pain and remind us why it is so hard to get past these

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  • 3 of 24by Mark Brown

    What will you, your spouse or your relationship gain by telling your spouse that you were sexually abused? This is the primary question that one must ask themselves. You must also ask yourself are you willing to disclose who

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A defense of “May-December” marriages like Hugh Hefner’s.

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Don’t Mind the Gap

A defense of “May-December” marriages like Hugh Hefner’s.

By Christopher BeamUpdated Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, at 6:36 PM ET

Slide Show: May-December Romances. Click image to launch.

A rule of thumb for determining the social acceptability of the age gap between romantic partners is to divide by two and add seven. If a man is 60, for example, his companion must be at least 37. If a woman is 30, her beau must be at least 22. Hugh Hefner has a simpler rule: His age doesn’t matter, but she needs to be in her 20s.

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How to Build Relationships : Building Relationships: Intimacy Stage

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

How to Build Relationships : Building Relationships: Intimacy Stage

KY Intimacy Experiment: Brandon & Lindsay – Desert Island

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

KY Intimacy Experiment: Brandon & Lindsay – Desert Island

KY Intimacy Experiment: David & Ramona – Touch Therapy

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

KY Intimacy Experiment: David & Ramona – Touch Therapy

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