By Mark Matousek — 2013
Friendships are affairs of the heart. How can we learn to treat them that way?
Read on www.psychologytoday.com
CLEAR ALL
“Our boyfriends, our significant others, and our husbands are supposed to be No. 1. Our worlds are backward.”
2
Conflict doesn’t mean the end of your remarriage, and can actually make it stronger. There are always going to be disagreements; you cannot avoid them entirely. What you can do, however, is become skilled at recovering from disputes by talking about your perspectives afterwards.
5
The very qualities that lead to greater emotional satisfaction in peer marriages, as one sociologist calls them, may be having an unexpectedly negative impact on these couples’ sex lives.
The people you surround yourself with have a profound impact on your happiness.
In The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, Dr. John Gottman’s research proves that 69% of problems in a relationship are unsolvable. These may be things like personality traits your partner has that rub you the wrong way, or long-standing issues around spending and saving money.
1
Amma’s advice for couples.
Applying Buddhist teachings to emotional healing with relationships, marriage, and lust.