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How to Help Your Man When He is Depressed

Normal men struggle with confidence more often they will ever let on. We, men, wonder what you wonder about us. We burn out, feel left out, and sometimes when we are vulnerable we lash out. These are things we are not proud of nor do we want to be sponsors of for the next generation. Continue reading

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Competing Sexes

So, as we wake from our competitive hangover from days-gone-by we find ourselves wondering what will be next. Where will the next opportunity arise that will finally bring us back from the doldrums of adulthood. Yes! That’s it! Our children! How could I have forgotten…maybe I could be the father that pushes my son into sports and training fit for the pros…maybe I could be a stage mother and start off with a pageant or two…I know, I will be the best board member for my local nonprofit, the top Uncle, neighbor, and contributor to my church. Continue reading

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Avoiding the Pink Elephant in Your Marriage?

Has your love changed for better or worse? Have you gone in circles with your spouse without really bringing up the topic? Continue reading

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Why Women Change Their Tune when Jewelry is Involved

spending any amount of money on a ring is ridiculous when we take into account what truly matters in life. Continue reading

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Imagined Fears Men Have About the Women They Love

We want to feel secure in the men that we are on the outside, the gentle boy on the inside, and the husband and father we both want us to be for a lifetime. Continue reading

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Has Your Marriage Been Condemned…by You?

..it is Normal and not going through these emotional cycles would make you abnormal. Life is often a great mythical tragedy filled with love, passion, romance, defeat, and rebirth…the question is whether you can weather this stage of your marriage to make a decision that will truly point you in a direction of emotional prosperity…with or without your spouse. Continue reading

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Will Watering Your Marriage Bring it Back to Life?

get to Stage 3 in the Divorce Life-Cycle. You must have thought that after the Irritation and Contemplation stages we would never be able to think about resuscitating a relationship that has caused great distress in recent weeks, months, and years. Continue reading

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The Divorce Life-Cycle Part 2

Being real with ourselves goes along way in communicating needs, fears, wants, and decisions in a humane and thoughtful manner. If your relationship even has a shot to get to the Irrigation stage, you have to tread with soft gloves as you sift through your memories, past actions and decisions, reasons for break-ups and hook-ups…because not doing so keeps you in an emotionally high gear with your feet firmly planted on the gas and the break of your marriage.
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The Tuesday Tiptoe-When Divorce Seems Inevitable

Whether it is the man or woman that becomes increasingly irritated with their spouse one thing becomes clear…as one partner’s irritation increases—the likelihood is that their spouses irritation goes up too! Continue reading

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Why Marriage and Football Don’t Mix…or do they?

Well, we made it! Whew! Another gauntlet of a regular season in the NFL, 3 playoff rounds, and a meaningless Pro Bowl and the Grand-Daddy of them all…The Super Bowl…in two weeks that is ! The question is can we … Continue reading

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