Cheryl Three years and two dismal divorces ago, I finally met the man of my dreams! Mike and I get along great, make each other laugh, thoroughly enjoy each other’s company, and my friends and family always comment on how happy we look. Nothing was really wrong with our relationship, and we could’ve continued this way, except… Read More »
For a lot of us women, when it comes to our husbands, we have an unconscious refrain jingling in our heads that goes like this: “I know better than he does—I will help him do it right.” With this background music, we quickly develop an air of superiority. We feel qualified to instruct our husbands… Read More »
Expressing gratitude in relationships is one of my favorite Intimacy Skills because it has so much power to change my life for the better. When I express gratitude, whether it’s toward my man or my life in general, my focus begins to shift dramatically. When I take time to look around at what I have,… Read More »
Empowered Wife – Leticia A book called “The Surrendered Wife”? With a drawing of a woman in a bubble bath? No thank you. At least that’s what I thought to myself a few years ago, as I browsed relationship books on Amazon.com, desperately trying to keep my end of the bargain my husband and I… Read More »
When it comes to your relationship, vulnerability may be the single most indispensable ingredient for creating intimacy. You simply cannot have intimacy without being vulnerable. But specifically…HOW do you do that? Why is it so difficult to be vulnerable in a relationship? Brene`Brown writes: “Rather than deny our vulnerability, we lean into both the beauty… Read More »