Respect or lack of respect is one of the biggest relationship complaints. Here are 3 ways to have more of it in your life and relationships...
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Cliff was fed up, disappointed, hurt and felt like a fool for trusting too much once again… And his father was the reason. After years of rehashing the same argument about Cliff going into the ministry instead of pursuing a career in what he loved–music… …
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When you feel like your partner doesn’t see you as an equal, especially when it comes to money, it can be a huge wedge that separates the two of you. Here’s a question from a reader and our response… “My husband doesn’t see me as …
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Otto’s son was in a bad way. He’d wanted a different job for awhile but nothing seemed to be working out for him. In his current job, he’d been making little more than minimum wage and because they hadn’t replaced people who’d been let go… …
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Otto’s ex-wife was blindsided so hard she didn’t know hit her the day he told her he was leaving. Good, bad, right, wrong… Otto made the decision to leave his first wife completely by himself. Otto’s ex had no idea what was happening, what he …
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Anger and inner agitation can absolutely ruin your relationships and keep you from the love (and life) you want. But there are ways to keep anger from getting out of control... In this video, we talk about: -- How to Keep Anger from Ruining Your …
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To a lot of people it might seem like the land of magic and fairy tales to suggest that everyone’s lives and their relationships would be so much better if they just did one thing. And that is… Just be love. If you want to …
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In this video, I interview one of our beloved teachers, Dicken Bettinger, for our "Big Love Relationship Series" where we talk about... -- The Only Thing That Gets in the Way of Love -- How to get Over Upsets Quickly -- The Inside Out View …
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In terms of priority, where do you feel like you rank with your partner? Are you and your relationship their 1st priority? Or are you and your relationship… 2nd… 3rd…. or (gasp) an even lower priority? If you and your relationship is a top priority …
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Recently, someone wrote to us wanting to know… “How do you handle a nagging wife?” And we’re adding a “nagging husband” to the discussion because that certainly can become an issue as well. First of all, nagging is symptomatic of something else. Something else that …
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It’s Otto writing today and I want to share a story about one of the most difficult days of my life in the hope that it will be helpful to you. Enjoy… It was about 9:30 pm on a Saturday night and my son was …
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Rita was tired of holding so much back but she didn’t know how to communicate better with her husband and tell him what was wrong. When she did express her opinion, they often fought with him getting angry and her retreating back into her shell. …
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It can feel very lonely and upsetting when you slowly realize that either you or your partner is emotionally checking out of the relationship. You can make up all kinds of stories as to why it’s happening but the truth is that you probably don’t …
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A deeper emotional connection can be built with those you love. Here are 3 ways to begin...
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One path to rebuilding love after broken trust is to find out if there’s still enough love or enough desire to want to rebuild the relationship in a new way. Most of the time when trust has been broken, one or both people want to …
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It’s a fact, your communication either creates closeness, connection and expands the feelings of love, creativity and possibilities… Or it creates walls, barriers and defenses that cause distance, separation and resentments. Wouldn’t it be a whole lot better if the other people in your life …
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In the span of just a few hours, Susie heard the stories of three people who had been dealing with thorny relationship issues with their partners and didn’t know what to do. One man said he didn’t know how to talk with his wife about …
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People-pleasing is often so unconscious that we don't know we're damaging our relationships. Here's why it's important to recognize and stop it...
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“I’m absolutely sick of it,” Jenny said. “I give and I give and I give and I never get anything in return! Why do people always seem to take advantage of me just because I’m a nice person and I really care about other people?” …
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As Carly sat at the kitchen table staring at her husband Frank with resentment, she wondered how things would ever be right in their marriage again. It had been years since she felt important to Frank because he was either focused on his phone watching …
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