Archive for the ‘Love relationship’ Category
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

The first thing to understand is that cheating never just happens. There is always a reason behind it. So the simple answer for how to survive the affair and
save your relationship after cheating depends on finding out what the cause is and then finding a solution for it.
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Monday, October 11th, 2010

Picture this: I’m sitting at the kitchen table making loot bags for my daughter’s birthday party when my husband arrives home earlier than expected. I’m in an oversize T-shirt and baggy sweatpants, my hair’s in a knot with a pencil through it, but Patrick hugs me from behind and says, “Let’s take off all our clothes and get into bed.” (more…)
Monday, October 11th, 2010

If there are kids in a second marriage, that means the ex-spouses never go away. They’re constantly around, bringing with them conflicts over custody, rights, and finances. Dr. Lynn says forging functional relationships with ex-spouses has been an ongoing challenge in her own life. (more…)
Friday, October 8th, 2010

The key to successful step-family life is time – time for the couple to be alone to strengthen their relationship, time for step-parents to develop a relationship with step-children and for parents to be alone with their children to reassure them that their love for them has not changed. (more…)
Friday, October 8th, 2010

The Family Law Act, which covers the new legislation for divorce, is due to come into force late in 1999 or early in the year 2000. The aim of the legislation is to encourage couples to consider whether they really want a divorce and to fully consider all its consequences, especially with regard to children. (more…)
Friday, October 8th, 2010

The longer you were a couple, the more your social life is liable to be affected by a break up. Friends may be unsure how to react, especially if they were friends of both you and your partner. they may show signs of divided loyalties and end up avoiding you both. (more…)
Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Let’s be honest. How could women enjoy a lunch date if they couldn’t complain about their husbands? Airing our gripes with friends serves a number of purposes: It binds us tighter, provides infinite conversational fodder, and keeps the complaints out of the house, where they’ll only get us into trouble. (more…)
Thursday, October 7th, 2010

When childless people marry again, they get to start a fresh new life. But when kids come along with wedding vows, they bring with them a whole list of challenges. Stepmothers can face power struggles and discipline problems from her husband’s kids — and resentment from her own. To make this kind of parenting work: “You need a united front, you need the husband to stand behind the stepmother,” says Wilkins-Hubley. (more…)
Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Marriage takes hard work. Women who’ve been through it before accept this and put in real effort. They also choose their partners more carefully. “I’m much more aware of what I’m getting into,” says Heather, who’s getting married for the second time this fall. “I was in love with the idea of marriage and not focused on who I was marrying,” she says of her short, unhappy first marriage in her mid-20s. (more…)
Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Susan Wilkins-Hubley thought her marriage would be ideal. Sure, her husband was divorced with kids, he still saw his ex-wife almost daily at work and the new couple was moving into the dream home he and the ex had built together. She also had her own son from a previous common-law relationship. Her dreams of perfection quickly faded. She felt stressed, anxious, and worried about her own sanity. (more…)