Marriage

Influence Your Relationship Using the 6 Principles of Persuasion
Most divorce and breakups could be avoided if the partner most dedicated to the relationship could effectively persuade or influence…
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I Figured Out Who To Blame For My Divorce
After an 18-month downward spiral of misery hallmarked by sexlessness, sleeping in separate bedrooms, and crying more than any middle-class…
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The Power of Understanding
Person #1: “I love the way the red pomegranates, orange oranges and yellow bananas pop in this photo.” Person #2:…
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Is He the One?: How to Know Whether You Should Marry Him
I used to leave a drinking glass by the kitchen sink instead of putting it in the dishwasher, and then…
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When Your Spouse Dies and You Miss Their Dirty Socks on the Floor
After her husband died unexpectedly, the dirty socks and pants she used to find thrown on the bedroom floor became…
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She Divorced Me Because I Was Nicer to Strangers Than I Was to Her
I was usually nicer to strangers than I was to my wife. People I didn’t know and would never see…
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5 Sales and Writing Secrets That Could Save Your Marriage (and Make Your Relationships Thrive)
Couples struggle in relationships because they don’t know how to talk to each other. There are other reasons. But that’s…
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We Can’t Always Get What We Want, But if We Try Sometimes…
You and outside forces are engaged in a never-ending dance—working in harmony, or against each other—to motivate your spouse or…
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The Strangers We Live With: Maybe Birth Control, Food & Aging Dooms Our Relationships
Even the most-honest people lie sometimes. When we love or even just like someone, the last thing we want to…
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Can Male Attractiveness and Good Husbandry Coexist?
When I was a kid, I liked big two-story houses with full basements better than other home designs. Three stories…
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