What is love?. Love is No Guarantee! What you Need to Know before You fall in Love

Do I love you because
I need you or do I need you
because I love you?
— Erich Fromm

What does it mean when you say to someone “I love you?” There are many answers and interpretations to this question, but when asked, the majority of people said that love is something they feel but cannot explain in words. People who genuinely feel they have fallen in love report a warm fuzzy inner feeling, sometimes giddiness. And, according to Psychiatrist Donatella Marazziti, of the University of Pisa, “Falling madly in love may really make you mentally ill.”

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How Do You Show Love?

How do you show your spouse how much you love him/her? There are a variety of ways people show their love to others. There are also differences in what makes people feel loved. Learning to recognize how you show love to your partner and what makes your partner feel loved can help you communicate your [...]

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Talking About Marriage and Sex

Talking about marriage with other people can be a strong release of both frustration and bottled up emotions. For many people, however, there are few open avenues for them to turn to. Many friends and family that would be a natural source of support are often emotionally invested in the couple as a whole and [...]

This first step is an emotional one. It is the step we all have to take when coming to the decision to divorce. The first thing you should ask yourself is do you really want a divorce. Next, you should make sure that you have done all you can to try to solve the problems in your marriage and salvage the relationship with your spouse.

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Signs of Verbal Abuse Within the Marriage

Verbal abuse can be a more subtle form of abuse that may be more difficult to recognize at times. It may include outright name calling, swearing, and threats, or it may involve other tactics to make the other partner feel bad. It impacts people’s feelings of self-worth, can make the person feel crazy, and sometimes [...]

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Counseling after an Affair

Marla and Jake are in a strange position. They’re seeking couples counseling after an affair took place. The interesting aspect? The affair was between the two of them. Jake had just finalized his divorce with his previous wife and had been seeing Marla for over 3 years. Jake’s former wife was aware of his affair [...]

Transference and Marriage Counseling

You may have heard the term “transference” before but weren’t entirely sure of the meaning: Transference: a phenomenon where patients undergoing clinical therapy begin to transfer their feelings of a particular person in their lives to the therapist. For example, the patient may begin to feel the same feelings towards his or her therapist as [...]