Marriage Skills

5 Simple Steps To Resolving A Conflict

5 Simple Steps To Resolving A Conflict

When bringing up a conflict, the best way to lower the listeners defenses, and to feel heard, is to stay on your side of the line.  Below are 5 easy steps to follow when you need to bring something up to you spouse.

5 Ways You Could Be Sabotaging Your Relationship

5 Ways You Could Be Sabotaging Your Relationship

When you are arguing with your spouse, chances are,  you are really trying to get a need met.  Maybe it's that you want to feel heard, and you want your spouse to understand your perspective.  However, the way you've been going about it might be sabotaging your relationship, perhaps your spouse gets defensive, and the two of you end up going around in circles.

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Signs of an Emotional Affair

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Signs of an Emotional Affair

While an emotional affair excludes sexual intimacy it still includes a deep emotional connection that is shared between two people where one or both are already in a committed relationship. Being emotionally connected to someone means that you are developing a level of intimacy with them.