Tips for Healthy Relationships
Why Couples Break Up – 10 Types of Relationship Problems
These ten reasons couples break up can help you avoid the relationship problems that lead to Splitsville and the pain of letting go of someone you love. Remember: all couples face relationship challenges, but not all problems lead to breaking up!
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy [...]
19Jan2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 13 comments | Continued
80 Ways to Show Your Love on Valentine’s Day Without Spending Money
These tips for saying “I love you” to your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day won’t have you spending more money than you can afford! A reader asked how to show his love to his new girlfriend on Valentine’s Day (on my Romantic Gift Ideas article), and I didn’t want to just give him expensive gift ideas.
Before the [...]
My Girlfriend is Gaining Weight – What Should I Do?
A reader wrote in that his girlfriend is gaining weight, and it’s affecting her self-image and their love for each other. He needs relationship help, and he’s not alone: as North America gets chubbier, many partners wonder how they can help their overweight partners.
Here’s a brief excerpt of this reader’s question, which he posted on [...]
7 Tips for Connecting With Your Spouse
On my Tips for Surviving an Emotional Affair article, a reader asked for ways to save her marriage and reconnect with her husband. Here are seven tips for rebuilding your relationship by connecting with your spouse…
First, here’s marriage advice from Ann Landers:
“All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of [...]
15Oct2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 3 comments | Continued
Extroverts and Introverts in Love – How to Build Strong Relationships
Extroverts and introverts have totally different personality traits, but can still fall in love and build strong relationships! Here are three ways for introverts and extroverts to love each other despite their different ways of thinking and being in the world.
“We all use both our introverted and extroverted skills, but we are hard wired to [...]
8Oct2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued
How to Save Your Marriage After Infidelity and Trust Your Spouse Again
Rebuilding marriage trust can be a long process — but it is possible to reconnect with a spouse who strayed! These tips might help you save your marriage after emotional infidelity; they’re based on reader questions and answers on my Tips for Surviving an Emotional Affair article.
Regarding emotional infidelity:
“It’s best to come clean as early as possible,” says [...]
25Sep2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 12 comments | Continued
Love or Infatuation? 5 Ways to Tell If It Could Be True Love
If you’re dating someone you like a lot, you may be wondering if you’re falling in true love or if you’re just infatuated by your new sweetheart. Here are five ways to tell if it’s true love or if you’re just infatuated with someone new and exciting…
Before the tips, a quip:
“Love does not consist of [...]
21Aug2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 5 comments | Continued
Depression Help – When Your Partner is Depressed
Depressed boyfriends, girlfriends, or life partners can negatively affect your relationship and home life. Here are signs of depression, plus depression help from an expert.
First, here’s what author Judith Guest says about depression:
“Depression is not sobbing and crying and giving vent, it is plain and simple reduction of feeling,” says Guest. “People who keep stiff upper [...]
28Jul2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 1 comment | Continued
How to Stop Cheating on Your Spouse – 6 Tips for Staying Faithful
Before you can rebuild trust and save your marriage after emotional or physical infidelity, you need to stop cheating on your spouse! These tips for staying faithful will help you separate from someone you’re having a physical or emotional affair with.
Before the tips, a quip:
“When he’s late for dinner, and I know he’s either having an affair [...]
19Jul2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued
Is My Marriage Over? 7 Ways to Tell if Your Spouse is Ending the Relationship
If you’re wondering if your marriage is over, these hints may help. But, take heart! Even if one stage of your marriage is over, it doesn’t necessarily mean your spouse wants to end the relationship.
“In my work doing marriage coaching, I have noticed that very often the turning point in a marriage is when a couple hits [...]
10Jul2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 25 comments | Continued
