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Does Your Partner Help or Hinder your Career Success?
How important is your partner’s support in helping you achieve you career goals? Gail Saltz MD says that “people who have a conscientious spouse are more likely to have success in their careers than people with less attentive partners.”
In her article, The Surprising Way Your Partner Affects Your Career Success, Saltz refers to a recent five-year study from Washington University in St. Louis of 5,000 married people. The study found that both men and women who had successful and rewarding careers had spouses who “scored high for conscientiousness.”
The Washington University study shows that attentive spouses offer support in several key areas:
• They help with daily chores. Successful people usually have support with household responsibilities. Their spouses, regardless of gender, help with the mundane tasks, such as: running errands, grocery shopping, and childcare.
• They’re a steady positive influence. The spouses of successful people have traits such as diligence and reliability. Those habits tend to rub off on those we are close to, and the results show up in our work.
• They support a healthy work-life balance. People with supportive spouses tend to have a more fulfilling personal life, which actually improves performance in the workplace.
How can you enlist your partner’s support?
If your partner isn’t stepping up to the plate, Saltz advises you to “tell your partner how it makes you feel when he does more stuff around the house or with the kids, and tell him how it feels when he doesn’t—and how it feels like all of it is on you.”
Don’t forget the positive reinforcement!
Saltz reminds you to offer positive reinforcement. When your partner is being supportive, don’t hold back the praise and recognition. Affection and praise go a long way to building team support.
You and your partner should become team players.
A powerful partnership helps you both become winners in the game of workplace success.
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Online vs Traditional Dating
How did you find your partner? Where you fortunate to be at the right place and the right time when your soulmate happened to walk by? Or, did you jump on the online dating bandwagon, trying to beat the odds and based on your compatibility profile, selected the love of your life from a pool of potential candidates?
According to a study by the University of Chicago titled “Marital satisfaction and break-ups differ across on-line and off-line meeting venues”; couples who had met online have happier and longer marriages.
This may be true for those who are honest describing themselves, character, likes and so on. Some of the main fears with online dating is truly knowing the person behind the keyboard along with safety concerns. On the other hand, and just as in real life, honesty plays an important role when looking for your soulmate and meeting that person face to face.
What’s your story and how did it turn out? If you could do it all over again, would you change anything?


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Communication, both sexual and cerebral, is vital to Sue's work and through the collaboration between the medical and artistic worlds she aspires to understand more fully the emotional implications within the dynamics of sexual relationships and family relationships and how both gender are made vulnerable through the lack of open conversation.
The collaboration THROB is between Sue Williams and Cardiologist Dr.Ossei-Gerning of the University Hospital Wales and this work has been adopted as a Clinical Research Portfolio with the NHS Research Council.
Dr Ossei-Gerning is aware that if the penis stops functioning the heart will experience mechanical problems within 5 years and Sue’s work uses the heart and penis as powerful ‘metaphors’ for emotional and sexual communications between two people. The interplay of these two areas is relevant to the issues of sexual dysfunction enabling an articulate and more open approach to such a taboo subject area.
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Abba and little girl walked and talked and He asked her questions that helped her to comprehend just how much he cared. He asked and was so attentive to little girl’s responses. He saw the delight when she remembered a happy moment and he felt the sadness as little girl reflected on times she wished she could forget. So many times little girl had been left alone. This was before she moved to Abba’s house. When little girl remembered those times, the poignancy of the sorrow she had felt overwhelmed her. When little girl felt this, the pain pierced Abba’s heart too. As one tear rolled down little girl’s face, Abba picked her up and held her close. Her head was on His shoulder so she couldn’t see Abba crying too.


Love is complicated and in order to keep up a happy relationship, there needs to be a specific amount of dedication from both sides. Sometimes you need to give more than you take, but in the end it could be worth all the trouble.
Everyone has some sort of advice for relationships, ranging from great to atrocious. But dating is not an exact science. Every person and relationship they have is different. But no matter the circumstances, the same knowledge holds true for every meaningful relationship.
Love and know yourself: Yes, it is a bit cliché, but I’m not saying “If you can’t love yourself, how can you love someone else?” I’m saying that knowing who you are and accepting you for you is critical to a sound, meaningful relationship. Accepting yourself will save you numerous headaches from drama and arguments in the future. The saying should be “If you don’t truly know yourself, how can other people get to know you?”
Do not always assume that you are in the right and that everyone else is in the wrong: Because you are not some sort of superhuman who happens to have the “never wrong” superpower. Think with a level head in the event of a disagreement and take full consideration of your partner’s side of things. If you’re the type to get into arguments for no explainable reason, this is important. It’s better to think soundly and treat your partner with respect while admitting you’re wrong than going on a tirade trying to prove your point, upsetting both you and your partner.
Trust your partner and they will trust you: Trust is one of the biggest factors in any relationship, no matter if it is romantic or platonic. Friends trust friends, right? So why wouldn’t lovers trust lovers? The fact of the matter is that in a romantic relationship there is usually more on the line than there is in a platonic relationship and most people don’t want to lose someone they love more than anything in the world. There are naturally some situations where suspicion may come up — life is like that — but if one of those situations does not specifically come up, then there is no reason to oversee your partner to make sure they are being loyal. This is possibly the best piece of advice for relationships you can get. Years or months of commitment can get torn down in an instant with a simple feeling of distrust and finger pointing. It’s just silly to worry over loyalty all the time. If they’re with you now, why would they be going after someone else? Unless, of course, something specific gives you that feeling.
Each relationship has its own flavor and things just happen sometimes. Keep these three bits of advice for relationships in mind during your next or current relationship and trust me, things will go smoother than you’d ever expected. Sometimes it’s the small things that make the biggest difference.
There’s a ton of relationship advice online, and it all seems to cover every subject under the sun. Want to know how to get a girlfriend even though you’re really shy? There’s advice online for that. Want to know how to find out if your boyfriend is cheating on you? There are some tips all over the internet for that. A lot of them cover dating and not many focus on just relationships, which makes sense seeing as many people don’t get past the dating phase. Everyone has a different take on relationships and there’s bound to be a slew of different relationship advice out there to look at since everyone has been in at least one — even the people who haven’t actually gotten past dating have “relationship” advice.
There is one sound and proven rule that everyone should follow and that everyone who is in a stable relationship does follow: Think about both of you, not just yourself. This is really tough, because most people have basically gone through their lives mostly thinking about themselves and not about the people around them. Besides when they wonder if something they say has hurt a friend’s feelings.
Nobody ever said that being with somebody was a walk in the park (though sometimes it is literally). When you’re having problems, take a good look at yourself before pointing fingers and wonder who is really to blame?
The truth is, people are pretty careless when it comes to relationships and almost all of the problems you go through in a relationship come down to either or both of you thinking about one another’s feelings or opinions. Consideration is key, but most relationship advice online will make it into a big list of things. This can really be about small or big things, like where you want to go to eat or who you hang out with. Taking your partner to a steakhouse even though they’re vegetarian, while potentially offensive, is a small thing. Telling them you saw a really hot girl or guy when you were out one day can be a big or small thing, depending. Forgetting about something they needed to do because you were too busy doing something you wanted to do usually turns out to be a big thing.
Usually the little things build up to make one big problem. Subtract your partner’s wants and needs from your plans too often, and either they’re going to get bitter or they’re going to break up with you. It’s as simple as that. In that same vein, if they ignore or regard your wants and needs as unimportant and are not willing to listen to you, then the relationship isn’t in your best interest as a whole.
The point of a relationship is for two people to be happy. Most relationship advice online tells you that much. But they don’t tell you that you need to consider what you do and how it affects your lover, because you are probably doing more damage to your relationship than you realize pretty often.
Who out there can say they’ve never needed some dating relationships advice? Dating is rough as it is. You’re trying to impress the person you’re going out with and possibly find true love. If you move onto a relationship, things just get more difficult and can seem to be overwhelming to some people. However, there are things you can follow to make sure that your dating and relationship experiences go smoothly and hopefully land yourself someone who you will be with for the rest of your life.
Keep a clear line of communication open with the person you’re dating or in a relationship with. Communication is one of the most important aspects of any romantic relationship and if you don’t have a good line of communication, you don’t have a relationship in most cases. Both men and women appreciate honesty and openness from their lover and if you’re looking for a long-term commitment, you need to be ready to open both your heart and your mouth. Communication can’t be one-sided, it rarely works out well and you both probably want to be together for a long time.
Along those same lines, be honest with your lover. If they don’t want to hear about your past relationships, respect that, but don’t lie to them either. Especially about things that just come along. Be open and relaxed with your partner, it will pay off in the long run.
One of the biggest dating relationships advice is to trust your partner, within means. If they have a history of cheating, being a little suspicious is a given but don’t take it too far. If you are the one who has a history of cheating and your partner knows, expect that they’ll be a little suspicious but don’t take it too personally. Anyone would be in that type of situation. Being honest is a good way to counter suspicion, it lets your lover know that you are being sincere and don’t want to destroy the relationship for a little bit of fun.
Don’t chastise your lover or date because of their beliefs, you wouldn’t want them to do the same to you. If you can’t accept hem for what they are, why are you on a date or in a relationship with them? Respect other people’s opinions and beliefs just like you would want them to do for you. Why make someone else uncomfortable for your own satisfaction?
There is no set situation for any relationship and things can go any way, that’s why there is such a wide variety of dating relationships advice out there. There is advice out there for just about any situation and if things are going rough, don’t give up! There are always ways to work out your differences and push through the hard parts
It’s different when teenagers date than when adults date, which should be obvious. Teenagers have distinct time and money constrictions most of the time, and there’s some pressure that teenagers feel that adults do not. Parent shave more than enough teenage dating advice to hand out, but often touching on some subjects is difficult for them and they come off as being mean or heavy handed. They’re not trying to be strict or a pain, just it’s difficult for most parents to cope with their children growing up.
1. It may not be cool to do so, but try to get home when you parents ask you to: This is tough to follow because you could be having a lot of fun with your girlfriend of boyfriend, but it’s better to just listen to your parents on this one. Either you’re going to make them be more tough on you or you’re going to get into a situation you can’t get out of.
2. Trust your own judgment: It’s hard to speak for yourself when you’re trying to impress the person you’re going out with, but there are some times when you need to take a stand. If you’re asked to do something you’re not comfortable with, the best answer is probably just to walk away. I’m not going to say “Don’t do something your parents wouldn’t do.” because there are a lot of things that you do that your parents have grown out of doing. But, there’s no need to jeopardize yourself to make yourself seem cool or to make sure that your girlfriend or boyfriend stays with you.
3. If it’s really love, treat it like it’s love: It’s pretty common for parents to say that you’re too young to love — but there is no minimum age to when you can feel true love. If you’re sure this is it, make sure your girlfriend or boyfriend knows. This is not really conventional teenage dating advice, but one of two things is going to happen: They are either going to return the feeling or they’re going to treat you differently. If they treat you differently, let them go. It’s not worth it. If they say they love you too, that’s fantastic! But don’t go and get eloped or something. Be together and treasure it, you’re a lot more lucky than a lot of people out there.
You may feel like an adult when you’re dating somebody, but the sad truth is that you’re not. Usually the teenage dating advice you get from your parents is good advice, it’s just hard to see it right now. Don’t let the person you’re dating pressure you into anything, but don’t let your parents constrict you too much. Find a happy medium and work with it
Breaking up is barely ever a pleasant thing to have to do. Most of the time, the person not initiating the break up wants to stay with you, even if things aren’t peachy keen. You could get lucky and they actually want to break up, but if they wanted to you probably wouldn’t be looking for relationship break up advice. Don’t feel lost if you’re trying to break up and can’t figure out the best way to do it: Everyone needs break up advice once in a while.
Even if you have grown to dislike the person you’re going to break up with or they have treated you badly, there is a golden rule to relationship breakup advice: Do it in person, not over the phone or through email. Breaking up in person can be difficult for several reasons, but it won’t leave such a nasty taste in their mouth and you will regret it less later on. On top of that, it’s just more respectful and mature to sit down and tell the person to their face than to avoid them.
On that note, when breaking up with somebody there are a ton of clichéd phrases that you hear from movies or television and in some cases phrases that have become cheesy like “It’s not you, it’s me.” and “I think we should see other people.” are a good way to go. However, there are some relationships and situations where you really need to think about what you’re going to say. It’s not appropriate to break up with someone after four years or more of a relationship with phrases like the ones above and so many more that have been driven into us by the media.
Breaking up can be the most difficult part of a relationship. Do it in a way that you’re comfortable with and is respectful for both of you. You’ll feel good about it later
Breakup in a way that you won’t look back on and feel bad about. If you’re leaving a relationship you need to feel good about it, not like you just did the worst thing in the world. And especially don’t treat the person like they’re not worth breaking up with in person.
If you do decide to go the more respectful route, do it in a private place if you two are/were close. But don’t do it at home or at their place. Find somewhere with no one around to hear what you’re saying and to make it more comfortable for both of you. If you are not comfortable breaking up with them alone, go to a restaurant that you’re sure no one you know will come to and break the news quietly there. A restaurant is a neutral zone and will feel less threatening to them,
No matter the way you decide to break up, don’t look back and regret it. Make sure breaking up is what you absolutely want to do. That is the biggest piece of relationship break up advice. Don’t break up on a whim and be able to hold your head high afterward.
Long distance relationships have their own category of communication and intimacy that other relationships don’t or can’t follow. These days, most long distance relationships are kept up online and people even meet each other online, making things much different from their real life counterparts. Just because you know someone online doesn’t mean you can’t fall in love with them, though. People all over the world can attest to that. But even long distance relationships go through tough times and need advice. That’s why there is long distance relationship advice out there for you to look into and see how to try to fix that is going wrong.
Since you’re not face to face with the person you’re dating there needs to be a certain level of trust between the two of you that normal relationships don’t really reach in most normal circumstances. If the two of you have known each other face to face before, then trust is a bit iffy. In long distance relationships that started out long distance, especially online ones, the concept of cheating doesn’t come up as often as it does in real life relationships. However, if you think your long distance lover is cheating on you, you should ask a lot of questions and call them often to tell them how much you love them. That can deter some bad fall outs, but not all of them.
Keep in mind that a higher percentage of long distance relationships fail than face to face relationships, so try to stave off disappointment and heart brokenness before it gets to you. You two can love each other more than anything in the world, but things happen. If your love is really strong, you and your lover will be able to avoid cheating, but emotions are a funny thing and there is no guarantee on anything.
A huge part of long distance relationship advice is to keep your head on your shoulders, so to speak. Long distance relationships can make a little bit of time feel like a short period of time and you need to be aware of that. Even if you feel like you know the person in depth and that you know everything they do, you probably don’t. Just like they don’t know absolutely everything about you or what you’re doing. A week or a month can feel like several months of correspondence, but there is no replacement for actually corresponding for several months instead of feeling like it’s been that long.
Long distance relationships have their own ups and downs, and just like with face to face relationships, there is not going to be just a straight line of ups to work with. Work with your partner and make your long distance relationship work, together. There isn’t a lot of long distance relationship advice to work with, but if your love is strong enough, you will be able to make it through.
Men don’t like to get relationship advice, that’s no secret. It feels like they’ve been doing something wrong and no man likes to admit when he’s in the wrong, even when he knows he is. Relationship advice for men specifically is tricky, and they definitely don’t want their girlfriend or wife to know they’re looking for advice unless they want to show off how much they care about them. So guys, here’s some advice that you can use subtly to keep your relationship happy.
1. Don’t point out other women to your girlfriend or wife. You may do it all the time, or you may do it some of the time, but keep it to yourself. No woman wants to hear about how attractive another woman is. Much like men, women are also very competitive, but in different ways. Don’t turn your head to stare at other women when you’re with your significant other, often times you’re going to turn back to her giving you a dirty look or being a little irked. You may be lucky to have a woman who doesn’t care where you look as long as you don’t do anything, but most women do not have that type of mindset.
2. Don’t treat your girlfriend or wife like one of the guys, even if she’s a tomboy. You can joke around with her and include her in hanging out with your friends but don’t treat her like she’s your friend, because she’s not. A friend doesn’t love you in the same way, and she probably doesn’t care about you in the same way a friend does. Just be sensitive to the fact that she’s your significant other, not your friend. There is a big difference. This is great relationship advice for men, because many men forget to include their girlfriends in things or treat them too much like they’re one of the guys. There is a thin line between inclusion and treating your woman the wrong way.
3. If she’s talking to you, try to listen. But don’t just sit there, talk back. Even if it’s not about what she’s talking about, keep the conversation going and try to open up a little bit. Women appreciate it when you are open with them about certain things and don’t like it when their husband or boyfriend doesn’t tell them anything or doesn’t talk much.
Women are difficult to understand, but remember that you’re difficult to understand to them. Figure out where her social and romantic boundaries are and work with them. She’ll broaden her scope of things that are okay or not on the way. If you’re looking to have a long and happy relationship, don’t make her do all the work. If you don’t put some effort into the relationship too, her love for you is bound to whittle down to nothing and you’ll be left looking for another woman again. That is the biggest piece of relationship advice for men I can give you.
1. It’s a proven fact:
Men and women think differently. Women think with their heart much more than men do, which is why our behavior can come off as extremely erratic or confusing to most men. Try to keep a handle on your emotions, especially the negative ones. This is not women relationship advice specifically, but can be used in every day life. Keep your head above water and think level-headedly about the things you need to do or are going through.
2. Trust your boyfriend or husband, even if it’s difficult.
Relationships are torn apart constantly because of trust issues from either side, and forcing your boyfriend or husband to not do anything he wants to do because you’re worried he’s going to go out and cheat on you is extremely controlling and irritating to almost every man out there. He may tell you it’s okay and he understands, but he probably hates it. If you let him go and hang out with his friends and you’re uncomfortable with it, go out with your friends. It will keep your mind off of things and probably give you a new perspective on your trust issues.
3. Don’t try to hard to be both his friend and his lover.
If you’re both, that’s great. But if you’re not now, chances are you never will be. Men like a woman they can joke around and hang out with, but it’s not a requirement. Just because you don’t like to go to sports bars or baseball games doesn’t mean he’ll love you any less.
Yes, relationships are tough and complicated, but they’re worth it in the end. Put on a big smile and utilize this women relationship advice. If you really love him and he loves you, you’re both going to work your hardest to stay together, even if it’s difficult. And if you’ve found a man who is willing to make a real attempt to work through things, you are in luck. Strive for happiness together with him and you will both come out on top.


Hannah Thomas’s Inspirational Interview with Mike Domitrz
Respect is the foundation of any successful relationship whether it be between a husband and wife, a parent and child, or between friends, neighbors or siblings. When we don’t fully understand one another, it is easy to be disrespectful without meaning to, and in dating situations this can have very serious implications.
If you have children or grandchildren or if you are a young person who is dating or thinking about dating, Mike Domitrz is a voice you need to hear. He is a lone voice of common sense in a wilderness of media distortion. Mike travels all over the world teaching people how to understand, respect and honor themselves and their partners in dating situations. He also teaches parents and educators how to open doors of communication so that we can become a source of support and guidance for the young people in our lives.
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It’s rare that you are lucky enough to fall madly in love with someone who isn’t only your partner but also your best friend, someone you get along with so well they make you a better person. I don’t tend to post soppy personal posts on social media but if I’m blogging about the wonderful things in life then this man is definitely right up there with movies and puppies.
This is more a post about general relationships than about mine. Find someone who makes you laugh from the bottom of your belly, Who you can tickle until they cry, who you can wrestle until someone gets hurt and then you laugh about the fact that one of you got hurt and wrestle some more. Go out on adventures, eat at cool, hipster restaurants and don’t be afraid to be messy when you eat. Find someone who you can be the truest form of yourself around. Honesty is the best policy, if your mad let them know building up feelings will only end up in arguments, just be happy. I know it’s not easy to stay happy every moment of every day but find someone who will do their best to make you smile. We accept the love we think we deserve and everyone deserves the most amazing love they can get.


If your husband is emotionally distant and you feel the constant need to pursue him you may feel very alonebut the truth is you are not. Eighty percent of couples deal with this at some point in their marriage. The problem with pursuing him and trying to fix things is that you are the only one putting effort into the marriage.Grade 7 unit 2 practice problems answers
He feels that he need not put in the effort, because you will always be there. You must come at this from a different angle. Stop begging him to talk. If he wanted to share his heart with you, you would not have to work to get him to do it. Stop changing who you are in order to please him.Emotionally Detached Partner
If you have been with him for many years, you may feel like you have lost yourself while trying to please him. Find yourself. Stop suggesting marriage counseling.
You have likely been suggesting counseling for a while now to no avail. An emotionally distant husband will not respond to what he perceives as nagging. Stop going out of your way to work on your marriage. One person working on the marriage never works. Go about your business and live your life. Immerse yourself in the things that are important to you, such as your children, hobbies, or work.
When you stop constantly worrying about your emotionally distant husband and start focusing on yourself you will feel more in control of your life. He will be taken aback by your new behavior and, if he values your marriage, he will change his behavior.
You should be able to re-evaluate the marriage based on how his behavior has changed. At this point, you can determine whether he is willing to work on the marriage alongside you or if other action needs to be taken. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.
Learn how your comment data is processed. Get Started Healing Your Marriage If your husband is emotionally distant and you feel the constant need to pursue him you may feel very alonebut the truth is you are not. What will happen: When you stop constantly worrying about your emotionally distant husband and start focusing on yourself you will feel more in control of your life.
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But emotional distance can build up over time—often sneaking up on you without you even realizing—and before you know it, it feels like the two of you are miles apart, disconnected, and maybe not even in love. Unfortunately, it happened for a reason…and you may have played a part in that. These inadvertent behaviors build walls and divide the two of you —but it doesn't have to stay that way.
Learn how to bridge the gap and get your marriage back on the blissful track. His boxers all over the bathroom floor are irritating, but it doesn't give you permission to call him a slob. Criticisms are harsh character knockdowns, and they can seriously harm his self-esteem.
Winch's suggestion: Find a balance of 80 percent positive comments to 20 percent negative. Or for every mean thing you say, follow up with five nice things. Let's be honest: When you're up against a thousand work deadlines and worried your kid will never learn how to potty train, you're probably not the kindest uh, none of us are.Layer: tipologia dei danni (id: 0)
Gary Lewandowski Jr. The focus is on your plight of excessive demand and inefficient resources," he says. That can also lead to wandering eyes, he says, and a tendency to take what you already have for granted. And since we already know having an emotional affair can be just as harmful as a physical one, nip it in the bud and find a fun way to relieve stresswhether that's checking out that brand-new Buti dance studio in town shake what your momma gave you!
Just because you're the mom of the house doesn't mean you should act like histoo. You may think you're helping by, err, encouraging him when he's running late, but the bottom line is that it increases resentment, says McMahon. It tells him he needs to be better; he needs to be more like you. Here's a shocking statistic for you: Couples with kids talk to each other for about 35 minutes per week, according to research reported by John GottmanPh. We get that you're busy, rushing to work and ushering kids to soccer practice, but if you're sitting right next to each other it's important to connect with him instead of your phone.
Gottman's research revealed that couples who responded positively to their partner's bids for attention winks, conversation starters, smiles 86 percent of the time stayed hitched, while those who divorced only paid attention 36 percent of the time. Missing these attempts to engage can make your husband or you feel unimportant, so take a clue and set the technology down. McMahon suggests having a conversation about current events or—gasp!
Thinking you and your husband "can always reconnect later, when the kids are older" is a bad plan, says McMahon. Anjali Bhagra, associate professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicinesuggests the two-and-two rule.Being married to someone who is emotionally distant is not easy.
Your efforts to get closer may be repeatedly shut down by your spouse. If any of this is true about your marriagethen you know that your partner is emotionally unavailable. Some of us can be emotionally unavailable at some point in our relationships, owing to certain changes or events in our lives. Here are a few truths about the emotionally unavailable husband that you need to know, as well as questions you should ask yourself.
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If a man is emotionally unavailable or too protective of his emotions, it may be due to a bad experience in the past. But maybe he went through a painful breakup before he married you, or he is going through a tough phase in his life. In that case, his behavior is understandable. If not, he may not be interested in this relationship. But they will often open up to people they are comfortable with, such as a spouse or a close friend. Some listen more than they talk.
Has he ever been present in situations when you needed someone to comfort you? Before you jump to saying yes, really think about it for a second. And you would not be the one carrying those heavy bags from the grocery store and taking care of the kids all by yourself.
If he is not present to comfort you or support you in times of need, then he may not hesitate to leave you on your own if he feels the need to. But if your husband does neither, it is worrisome. If your spouse never talks, listens, or asks you how your day has been, then you might want to think about the state of your marriage.
Your husband may have roped you in because he needed someone to comfort him. Emotionally unavailable husbands sometimes subconsciously lure partners with empty promises, which often results in a codependent situation. If you have been trying to make your marriage to an emotionally distant husband work, it may be time to stop and prioritize yourself. Talk to your partner and make your needs clear.
Let him know you expect them to be met. If he cannot, maybe it is time to take a long hard look at why you are in this marriage in the first place. They make it clear in many ways that they have never been fully committal. But if you believe there is still a chance with your husband, talk to a marriage counselor who can be unbiased and put everything in perspective for the both of you.
And if your husband is genuinely concerned, then he will make an effort to make things different in the near future. For someone who is emotionally unavailable, the relationship is often nothing more than a comfort zone.
There are usually promises, but barely any change. Years into your marriage, you may still be hoping he will change and start giving you more time.
And move on! Aradhana writes to inspire and motivate people to adopt healthy habits and live a stress-free lifestyle.You feel so lonely and disconnected and may be experiencing emotional detachment in your relationship. Your heartfelt pleas for more intimacy and closeness fall on deaf ears. Sometimes it seems like your partner is looking right through you with cold, disinterested eyes.
What is happening here? Why is your partner pulling away? Why are you the only one trying to keep your love alive and your communication open? When your partner begins to detach from you or has never really been close and connected, it is devastating. You wonder if you've done something wrong to push your partner away.
You might fear he or she has stopped loving you and wants to break up or divorce. You might even think your partner is having an affair or betraying you in some other way. Emotional Detachment can be a mental disorder where someone loses their emotional connection to the people and things around them. It is often triggered by a traumatic event. An emotionally detached person may subconsciously muffle their emotions for self-protection, and this lack of emotion can show up in several ways.
A detached person will avoid situations or people that make them feel anxious or uncomfortable. This person may even physically separate himself when encountering an emotional situation.
Emotional detachment can also occur in an intimate relationship when one partner avoids emotional intimacy either intentionally or subconsciously in an attempt to maintain emotional control or foster separation. A healthy intimate relationship requires an emotional investment from both partners. Both of you need to make the effort to strengthen your emotional bonds on a daily basis by.
If you are experiencing fewer and fewer of these positive behaviors from your partner, he or she might be emotionally detaching from you. There are any number of reasons why this could be happening. Certainly, an affair or the desire to end the relationship could be the reason for emotional disconnect. But it's possible your partner is just emotionally unavailable and unable to connect with you on a deeper level. You've been overlooking it for a long time, but it's finally dawning on you that the behavior will never change.
You may never have the closeness you desire with this person. He or she may be dealing with trauma that causes anxiety or depression and has nothing left to offer you in the way of emotional intimacy and support. Or maybe your partner is afraid of emotional intimacy, fearing he may lose himself if he opens up to you and reveals his inner world and deeper feelings.
Whatever the reason for the emotional detachment, you need to understand what's happening and recognize any emotional detachment issues so you can figure out your next steps. Maybe you were once the first person your partner came to when he or she was worried or upset. But no more. When you know something is wrong and ask your partner about, he or she clams up. You aren't invited into his or her inner world any longer.
It's as though your partner doesn't want to be vulnerable or authentic with you, making you feel more like polite strangers rather than lovers.Talk to us. Instead of physically leaving the relationship, your spouse simply checks out emotionally.
They stop investing in the marriage, leaving their mate feeling detached and unwanted. To the outside world the situation can still look rosy, but in reality the relationship is dying a slow, quiet death.
On the other hand, if the deterioration has been more gradual, there are probably a lot of little things that have gone unresolved and are taking their toll on the relationship.
Here are some of the specific, primary causes of emotional distance between mates:. Emotional abandonment is unforgiveness taken to its extreme conclusion.Rel t zero v2 review
When we feel that our spouse has hurt us and we refuse to forgive them, we look for ways to protect ourselves from being hurt again in the future.
Closing off our heart from the other person is an easy way to do this, but it has deadly consequences. Unforgiveness always leads to isolation. Overcoming unforgiveness requires a willingness to humble ourselves and seek forgiveness when we have hurt our spouse, and it also requires that we be willing to graciously extend forgiveness when our spouse has hurt us.
This forgiveness step is based on a desire to re-unite.
When I am careless in how I treat my spouse, it gets old really quickly. To avoid this, each partner needs to look at their own behavior regularly and consider whether they are treating their spouse well. A mate, above all people, needs to be treated with gentleness and respect. Remember, your spouse is a gift to you, and they deserve to be treated as something precious.
Sometimes the problem is a little less obvious than unforgiveness or harsh treatment. We start to take our spouse for grantedleading them to think that they are not important in our lives. When the marriage slips from being one of the top priorities in the heart of one or both spouses, the other person feels abandoned. This causes them to feel unwanted and then to withdraw into their own world. Many of us simply try to pack too much into a day.
Ruled by the urgent, we fail to make time for the truly important: things like romancing, talking about issues, and really developing a friendship with our spouse.
A marriage relationship cannot thrive if our contact with one another is limited to a quick bite of supper or a brief chat before bed. A good marriage requires weekly face-to-face time — both talk and fun.
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If one or both of the spouses has an inability or fear of talking through the issues in their relationship, then this kind of disconnect will be the likely result. Without these skills, and a real courage to step up and deal with problems, the emotional distance will just continue to grow.
Often the person truly needing to make some significant changes is most content to deny the existence of any real issues. The first step to dealing with emotional abandonment is to identify the root cause and to begin to deal with it.
Ask God for more in your marriage and then trust him as you faithfully try to make changes.Pentwyn farm cottage
Here are some suggestions for re-establishing a loving connection with your spouse:.Below, Whetstone and other marriage therapists share some of the most telling signs that a husband has emotionally checked out of their marriage.
For signs that wives have checked out their marriages, head here. You forgive them when they forget to turn off the bedroom light before work or kill the new succulents in your apartment.
Nothing cripples a relationship quicker than stonewalling. Consider stonewalling an elevated version of the silent treatment: It occurs when someone gets so upset, they shut down and disengage from the conversation, said Laura Hecka marriage and family therapist in Salt Lake City, Utah.
To remind your partner that you do care and want to be equally responsible in your marriage, acknowledge his requests. Every couple has bad days, but for the most part, you should get the feeling that your spouse genuinely enjoys spending time with you.
If the sense of playfulness is gone and your spouse rarely laughs with you, it could be a sign that one of you has pulled away, said Alicia H.
Clarka psychologist in Washington, D. Scott Gorntoa marriage therapist in Plano, Texas. Long-term impatience and being short with the other is an intimacy killer and can to lead to avoidance. In the end, you should be the person your husband is primarily sharing his marriage frustrations with, not a third party. News U. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Newsletters Coupons. Follow Us. Part of HuffPost News. All rights reserved. Huffington Post.
11 Ways You're Emotionally Detached in Your Marriage Without Even Realizing It
Suggest a correction. You Should Too. Newsletter Sign Up. Successfully Subscribed!We try and pull closer and they just pull away. An emotionally distant husband may show some of all of the following signs: being indifferent to activities, being inflexible, defensiveness, he is overly critical of you, he gives the silent treatment, is unwilling to talk about his feelings, and takes from the relationship more than he gives.
Life is hard and having a partner who has your back and is in this fight with you is incredibly rewarding. The first step in solving any problem is to be aware of the issue. Then and only then, can we begin to take the necessary steps to fix it or at least help ourselves. Once you know the signs you can decide if that applies to your husband.Elite dangerous python combat build
An emotionally distant husband can make you feel so alone; even in his presence. In those cases especially if you had an affairhe retreats into his shell because it feels safe to him. At the end of the day, the big problem with his indifference is the burden it puts on you to be the functioning adult in the relationship.
It is not, however, the same thing as just one person needing some space to cool down. The silent treatment is intentionally manipulative and designed to gain control over the other spouse.
10 Agonizing Signs Of An Emotionally Unavailable Husband
I go into much greater detail on just how damaging the Silent Treatment click to read on my site is in another highly shared Pinterest post. How much it can damage your relationship will definitely surprise you. Some of us, of course, have a more damaged past than others. But even something as commonplace as a divorce when your husband was a young child can have devastating effects. While the post is designed for the damaged, my most shared post on Twitter walks us through how to Let Go of the Past click to read on my site and move forward.
One of the big downsides of that is it may often feel like you give and give and give and get nothing in return. The emotionally distant husband is essentially hiding from their feelings or emotions.
One of the effects of that is that now in adulthood, they seek to control everyone and everything since whatever the underlying issue is made them feel helpless and out of control.
When people are control freaks and seek to control everything and everyone around them, they often also have trouble admitting mistakes. When pressed about their actions, behavior, and mistakes, they also tend to get overly defensive. If you feel like your marriage is falling apartthen check out this short video on how to Mend Your Marriage that can help get yours back on track.
And when does do something for you, like buy you flowers, treat you to a surprise dinner, or some other gesture, it can still feel really empty. Steps to mindfully deal with your difficult emotions. Via The Gottman Institute.
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Is your spouse/ significant other in Australia?
Partner visas provide an excellent option for families to be together, this type of partner sponsored immigration is dependent on the applicant’s relationship with their Australian sponsor. They provide a pathway for the holder to come to Australia to reside with their Partner/ spouse.
These Visa applications mentioned below are made while the applicant remains offshore.
There are a couple of options available under this visa category.
We have listed a few of them in detail and provided you with the relevant links to the Department of Home Affairs – Australian Government website, you can do your own re-search too!
Sub Class 309 : Partner (Provisional) visa
This visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia temporarily. Getting this visa is the first step towards a permanent Partner visa (subclass 100)
Sub Class 100 : Partner (Migrant) visa
The visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen, live in Australia permanently. It is usually granted to people who hold a temporary Partner visa (subclass 309).
When applying for partner visas your application for a Temporary Visa and Permanent Visa can be made at the same time, on the same application form.
You will initially be granted a Temporary spouse visa if you meet all the initial criteria; this visa will remain valid till a decision is made on your permanent visa application. A permanent visa is granted if you meet all the stipulated legal requirements and have an ongoing spousal relationship for over 2 years.
You will be granted a permanent visa without having to fulfill the two-year waiting period in these instances:
- you have been in a spouse relationship with your partner for 5 years or more, or 2 years or more where there are dependent children of your relationship; or
- your spouse was granted a protection visa or a permanent visa under the humanitarian program and you were in the relationship before the visa was granted and this had been declared to the department at the time.
For temporary partner visa grants, if you lodge your partner visa application while you are outside Australia, you must be outside Australia when the temporary partner visa is granted.
For permanent partner visa grants, if you lodge your partner visa application while you are outside Australia, you may be either in or outside Australia when the permanent visa is granted.
The 309/100 Visa category is open to same sex couples as well!
Australian Federal law now recognizes gay marriage and civil unions. Therefore, offshore visas are open to gay/ same sex/ LGBTQ couples.
Defacto criteria should be satisfied to lodge a successful visa application, however same sex couples who are married do not have to show 12-month defacto evidence of the relationship.
What is Defacto evidence?
Evidence of your shared life together.
Evidence such as, financial aspects, commitment to one another, shared living arrangements and social recognition of your relationship are essential criteria which should be met.
- Certified copies of marriage or relationship registrations
- Certified copies showing terminations of any previous relationships
When a Partner visa is granted there are many benefits to the holder, such as:
- Apply for Australian citizenship
- Study in Australia
- Unrestricted work rights
- 5-year travel rights
- Include dependent children or family members
- Enroll in Medicare
- Sponsor family members to work in Australia.
Subclass 300: The Australian Prospective Marriage Visa
The prospective marriage visa enable those who are engaged or planning on getting married to their partner in Australia to do so. With this visa you can travel to Australia to marry your partner and live together in Australia!
Your marriage must take place within the visa’s nine-month validity period. After that time, you may be eligible to make a successful application for a subclass 820 or 309 Partner visa, which is a pathway to permanent residency.
Basically, Prospective Marriage Visa is step one of a three step process to a permanent partner visa application in Australia.
If you marry your partner within 9 months of being granted a marriage visa, you may then be eligible to apply for a Partner Visa in Australia.
?After your marriage, a partner visa usually involves an additional two stages:
An application for a Temporary Partner visa and later for a Permanent Partner visa. As a time saving measure both the temporary & permanent partner visas can be lodged at the same time.
You may be eligible to apply for a Prospective Marriage visa if you can satisfy the following:
- Applicant must be over 18 years of age
- You both have met in person since each of you turned 18, and know each other personally
- You and your partner genuinely intend to marry within 9 months of the grant of the visa
- You and your partner genuinely intend to live together as spouses after your marriage
- You meet health and character requirements.
The sponsor must be over 18 years of age. To be eligible the sponsor must also meet one of the following criteria:
• An Australian Citizen
• An Australian Permanent Resident
• An eligible New Zealand Citizen
In addition to being able to travel to Australia to marry your fiancé you will also be granted unrestricted work rights, ability to Study in Australia; Travel abroad as often as you like and make a successful application for a partner visa.
What’s more? This applies to same sex/ gay/ LGBTQ couples too!
Travel restrictions imposed due to COVID 19 don’t apply to this type of Visa.
However here are a couple of things you might like to know:
All travelers arriving in Australia must undertake a mandatory 14-day quarantine at designated facilities (for example, a hotel), in their port of arrival.
You may need to provide information to the Department before travelling to Australia.
You are only considered to be an immediate family member if you are:
- ?a spouse
- a de facto partner
- a dependent child/ren
- a legal guardian
If you hold a Partner (100, 309, 801,820) or Child (101, 102, 445) visa, you can come to Australia. You do not need to request an exemption.
Lets get in touch and work on your Partner / Spouse Visa to Australia! We are here to help. Always!


This past Friday, we were privileged to witness the marriage of my eldest son and his new wife. It was a beautiful, joyous occasion to witness the union of two great young people. It is so clear that they love each other and love God. What more can a father ask?
And yet . . . I received much more.
I was able to witness how many good friends they have, and what great friends they are. As parents, we have always prayed that our children would have good friends who would help point them toward God and walk beside them in truth and light. That prayer was answered in spades. Many of these young men and women I already knew, of course, since they were my son's friends growing up. Some were his bride's friends, and I have only recently begun to know them. But all of them show a quality, a grace, and a beauty that is obvious. How blessed we are that our son and new daughter have such people alongside them.
I was able to see the love that my son and his wife give to others. Everyone I met had great things to say about them, and it was easy to see that they were genuine, not just the vague things you say about folks when you're trying to be polite. At the rehearsal dinner, we had a microphone set up for folks to say a few words about the couple. It was clear that even in their short lives, they have both had a profound effect on people. Their love for children was evident, as was their love for God. That was a huge blessing to me.
I was able to hear my new daughter's thoughts on the man she wanted to marry, and how my son filled all those desires. What impressed me most was the fact that she was looking for a beautiful soul who shared her love for children, and her desire to minister together. That was marvelous.
I was also able to hear my son speak of five men who had shaped his life. I was in that list, and that alone is enough to fill my heart with joy. But the others who were in that list, two of his youth leaders and the fathers of his two best friends, were an even greater indication of the way he has been blessed. It's expected that a father have a good influence on his children. In my own small way, I've done that. But the other good men who have influenced him are icing on the cake. I commend those men, and thank them for their love for my son. I pray that their children can say the same thing about me.
It is great to have a new daughter in our family, especially one this sweet, kind, and joyful. But it may be an even greater blessing to have my son grow into the man that he is. They do grow up. They go away as children and come back, hopefully, as friends.
May you all be so blessed.


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Microbial-mediated diversity-productivity relationships
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A Secret to Strong Relationships
I suck at relationships—or rather, I used to. That’s an old story and one I’m ready to let go.
While I’ve never written a book on relationships, I did write one on breakups; it’s a subject I know quite well. But that’s changing. I’m getting better at building strong relationships and two of the lessons that are helping me are:
One: Disagreements are seldom what they seem; they are usually indicative of something that’s much deeper.
Two: Key to resolving a disagreement is creating what I call a “safe container.”
Dr. Sue Johnson, author of Hold Me Tight, writes, "Until we address the fundamental need for connection and the fear of losing it, the standard techniques, such as learning problem-solving or communications skills, examining childhood hurts, or taking time-outs, are misguided and ineffectual."
In other words, despite what many of the relationships experts are telling us, there’s nothing more important to a strong relationship than creating a safe container; without it all the other strategies for keeping a relationship alive and healthy are moot.
One of my favorite spiritual authors is Paul Ferrni. In his wonderful book, The Miracle of Love, he writes: “As soon as you and your partner want something different, correction is needed.” He suggests that most separation is caused by fear, and almost all fear, anger, and hurt stem from feeling unloved and unappreciated.
He continues, “Obviously, your partner is not responsible for the depth of sadness you feel. He was just the trigger. So take him off the hook, and see that the job of bringing love to the sad and wounded parts of you belong primarily to you…. Understand that all you want from your partner is reassurance that he loves you and wants to be with you.”
Ferrini then reminds us to ask for that reassurance. Ask for the words, actions, affection, eye contact, or whatever it is that helps us feel loved.
He reminds us, “If you look deeply enough, you will see that neither one feels validated by the other. If you feel validated, you would feel safe in the relationship and empowered to explore your differences without threatening each other.”
Ferrini’s advice makes good sense. I’ve been happiest in therelationships where I’ve feltthe safest. Building safe containers is key to building strong relationships.
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Being in a relationship is difficult. Having a relationship and being a parent while remaining in love is even more difficult. Children will not rescue a relationship. The pressure of the requirements of parenting will highlight any cracks in the relationship and the child will then try and compensate for their parent’s relationship. The parental wound will then have to be carried by the child and carried into the next generation.
Relationships are a trap!
Only if Love exists within the relationship will the adults not be trapped. Love is always the answer.
Couple relating involves helping the individuals relate as adults, asking for their needs to be met, giving to the other and realising that not all your needs can be met by your partner. That’s what it means to be an adult. Primary focus involves caring for any children and explaining to the couple the needs of the children and the individual responsibility of mum and dad. This realigns responsibility with the parents and the children can return to the business of a child’s life
A child’s life has two constituents - to play and have fun.
Within couple relating sessions the adults learn how to relate as adults. They learn how to stop relating as an individual as per any hidden burden, loyalty or identification they may be carrying from their family of origin. This allows them to move into the space of relating through love, presence and giving. This brings freedom to the relationship which the children can then experience in their own lives.
To book this workshop please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.org


Freedom from Loneliness - Part 4
In part 4 of this 4 part blog series, I am sharing with you the journey of 'Melinda' who allowed her story to be shared with the hope it would help others.
From earlier: Last year I assisted Melinda, a woman in her mid-30's who came to me in emotional despair. She’d had a series of unfulfilling emotional relationships, and she was confused and disheartened. She wanted to have children and a family, but she couldn’t seem to find the right man. She was despairing for a relationship and for the opportunity to have children in her future. After we established the connection with her body, her muscles began indicating that she had several unhelpful beliefs held as memories in her body…
After we balanced several difficult emotional responses from her childhood and many unhelpful limiting beliefs in her subconscious, Melinda’s body revealed the last belief holding her back from happy relationships and keeping her alone and lonely: “I’m only safe when I’m alone”.
Melinda admitted that she believed that being alone was the only way she could guarantee her emotional safety!
Yet another reason why ‘love’ and ‘relationships’ were so challenging for her!
Melinda shared how she found herself always rejecting the men she had dated, sometimes from pain, but sometimes also because she wanted to punish the man in place of her father, who hurt her by keeping his heart an unreachable distance from her.
She also learned that she rejected men because the idea of becoming close to them was terrifying for 2 reasons: she would either worry that she would ultimately be rejected anyway and to avoid pain she rejected the man first, and she was terrified of real love, which seemed completely foreign and frightening.
So we worked slowly, methodically through all of her Protective Beliefs, stopping each time to give healing to the inner part of the client who had been taught the wrong thing and denied love in the process. I held space as I guided her to empower herself to welcome and adopt new truths about love.
4 weeks later she reported peace and clarity, and less internal stress now around men and potential dates. She is enjoying some inner peace. She doesn’t feel the same as before around men, but instead feels more calm and relaxed.
Melinda has been dating a man now for 6 months without complaint or need to rush any decisions, about commitment or about rejection either!
Her body has indicated it is time to defuse her need to protect herself by avoiding commitment …. That’s next time though…..Changes take time, and it is about the Journey, not the Destination
Have you discovered Kinesiology yet?


These couples portraits were the result of a vision Glenn had for how he wanted to capture the relationship between he and his girlfriend. He wanted to have portraits created of them in an urban setting, and incorporating their dog. We ended up doing a split session on the same day; we photographed the couple with their dog at Greenlake and finished up around Seattle and Pike Place Market.
We dropped the dog off at home and headed to Seattle to start the second half of the Urban Photo Session.
The above photos were the final images the couple selected for their album. You can see the full album layout by clinging this LINK.
If you would like Acclaimed Photography to capture your relationship and preserve your memories, please call us or contact us. We look forward to hearing from you to see how we can help you!


Perfect in every way. A spoiled, egotistical trust fund baby. Spends her time trying to break into show business. A diva in her own mind.
A girl in Curtis’ class and neighborhood who has a major crush on him. However, Curtis doesn’t feel the same for her, preferring he r to be just a “friend”
Curtis’ somewhat strange best friend who comes from a place called Flyspeck Island.


New Study Shows Negative Impact of Abortion on Relationships for Women, Men One of the First to Look at Abortion’s Impact on Men’s Relationships and on Future Relationships
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Public Health has found that abortion can impact relationships for both women and men.
The study, headed by Priscilla Coleman of Bowling Green State University, is one of the first to examine the impact of abortion on men’s relationships, as previous studies have mostly looked at abortion’s impact on women. It is also the first study that looked at how having an abortion with a previous partner can impact subsequent relationships.
“No studies to date have compared the relative psychological or relational impact of a history of one or more abortions prior to the current relationship with an abortion occurring in the context of the current partnership,” the authors wrote, noting that previous studies have found that some women may “carry the pain of a difficult abortion experience for years.”
“If negative emotions associated with an abortion are not acknowledged or resolved, dysfunctional coping can carry over into relationships,” causing additional problems, they added.
The study data was drawn from the Chicago Health and Social Life Survey, which is designed to study sexual behavior among adults in the U.S. Respondents were from the Chicago area and included an ethnically and socially diverse group of women and men. It included both married and unmarried respondents who had been involved in an abortion either in their current relationship or with a previous partner.
For both women and men, abortion was associated with problems in the current relationship, whether the abortion had taken place with one’s current partner or a previous partner. Compared to those who had no history of abortion, those who underwent an abortion with a current partner were more likely to report domestic violence and to feel that their lives would be better if the relationship ended. Having an abortion with a previous partner was more likely to lead to arguments about children in the current relationship for both men and women.
Differences for Women and Men
On the other hand, the study also found differences in women’s and men’s responses to abortion.
Compared to those with no history of abortion, women who had an abortion with their current partner reported that the couple was more likely to argue about: money (75 percent more likely), children (116 percent more likely), the woman’s relatives (80 percent more likely) or her partner’s relatives (99 percent more likely), while men were 96 percent more likely to report arguing about jealousy, 195 percent more likely to argue about children and 385 percent more likely to argue about drugs.
Women having an abortion in a current or previous relationship were more likely to suffer from various forms of sexual dysfunction afterwards, while men tended to have difficulty with jealousy or conflicts over drug use. Previous studies have shown that women tend to feel anxious or disinterested in sex after pregnancy loss and the authors speculated that the same factors could apply after abortion.
The authors also suggested that men’s problems with jealousy and drug use after an abortion may also be related to differences in coping with bereavement. Studies of other forms of pregnancy loss have found that men’s grief tends to be less easily resolved, possibly due to the fact that they often receive little support, thereby leading men to feel less secure and to “self-medicate” by turning to drugs.
The authors noted that the inclusion of men in the data collection was one of the study’s strengths, but called for more long-term studies to compare problems in relationships both before and after abortion. They pointed out that discovering how abortion effects relationships and helping women and men resolve those problems before entering into a new relationship is an important goal for those who work with couples.
“By recognizing the valence of unresolved pain associated with a past abortion, pastoral, mental health, and marriage and family therapists will be better able to help couples to prevent problems from overwhelming their intimate partnerships,” the authors wrote.
P.K. Coleman, V.M. Rue, C.T. Coyle, “Induced abortion and intimate relationship quality in the Chicago Health and Social Life Survey,” Public Health (2009), doi:10,1016/j.puhe.2009.01.005.


This big man at some outdoor dining place learned this the hard way when he allegedly dropped offending words to or about an attractive blonde, who happened to be with her husband. The offended husband confronted the man, who appeared to be quite proud of what he did.
The wife tried to intervene and stop her husband from taking it further, saying the whole things not worth it. The husband was having none of it and when the defiant man refused to back down and instead emphasized that he was indeed talking about the wife, the husband grabbed a bottle and showed the bully what happens to men who talk sh*t about another man’s wife.
Don’t ever speak ill about another man’s wife, not even if you look bigger and stronger than him. You never know what you gonna get.
No matter how big you are, it’s always a bad idea to speak ill about another man’s wife. The big bully in the following video learned this lesson the hard way. He thought he was strong enough to do what he wanted without consequences, maybe he’s used to intimidate other guys who are smaller than him.
But in this case, he was so wrong. When a husband noticed the bully was dropping offending words to his wife at an outdoor dining place, he immediately confronted him. The bully looked quite proud of what he did at first, but wait until the end of the video. The wife tries to calm her husband, but he was having none of it.
Be aware: there is some language in this video.


August 11, 2011
4 years ago this exact day, I married my best friend. The most patient man I've ever known and the only one who ever really understands me. The one who stands by me during my highest and lowest and the one who inspires me to be the best version of myself without ever questioning me.
We've been married 4 years and together almost 9 and it has not been a day that he hasn't smiled when he sees me.
us at our wedding 11/08/2007