What is the difference between compromise and collaboration in a relationship? Is one better than the other? Is there something we can do to make sure that we are not giving more than the other person in our relationship? Thank you to Dr. Kyle Weir for sparking my interest on this subject. The word compromise is heard over and over again…
In fifth grade I had a crush on Daniel Johns. The lead singer of Australian rock band Silverchair had just released Frogstomp which yielded the famous song Tomorrow. A year later I fell in love with Stephan Jenkins. Anyone who knew me in middle school knew that Third Eye Blind was a staple in my…
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How many hours have you gone without texting your significant other? I assume that most of us will answer something less than 2 hours to this question. Most of us will never answer anything over 12 hours unless we are working, sleeping or lost our cell phone in the debauchery of our weekend shenanigans. …
Read more Why Texting is Making You Boring and Draining Your Relationship Happiness
Self-Help Bullshit Part 1.
Why Do Our Significant Others Nag Us?.
I figured that it is time to write some more articles about my personal journey; I mean what good is all the objective relationship advice and discussion if you don’t hear some of my subjective experiences. Self-realizations have to be a part of the process in order to implement change. You can have all the…
I have heard people say this about romantic relationships: “You should not have to work in a relationship” or “Your relationship should not be work.” What should it be then? All of the good friendships that I made took time and energy to foster and to keep. Why do people not complain about the work…
Read more Your Marriage is Not a Drive-Thru; You Have to Go Inside!
The American housing market has been in a lull for some time now. At least that is what I read; I am not an expert on housing, real estate or anything of that nature. A couple of years ago, I overheard someone say, “It is a buyers’ market.” Some people conceive the market is going back…
Children have a tendency to see things, even when we think they aren’t paying attention or that they don’t have the cognitive ability to figure it out. An example is, when children are in the room while we speak with other adults, the tendency is to s-p-e-l-l o-u-t a word because we don’t want…
The truth about your fling is that when you first begin seeing them, they are everything you hope to find in a partner. This person is sweet, they spend time with you, they make it a point to take you out, and they even woo over some of your friends. They talk to you about…
