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March 8, 2010

What are you supposed to say to a woman on international women’s day?


Congratulations on being a woman?  Someone tell me :-)

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Let the rain fall on your heart


It's raining hard today.

It could be snowing… might start any minute.

We are at that elevation where it can go either way this time of year.

Kinda gloomy… but when I look at the wet ground, all kinds of new shoots are coming up.

The Iris in the pond edge are starting to show.

Is this the time of year to let love bloom again?

Don't be sad, it doesn't have to be winter in your relationship.

Let spring start early!

CouplesCoach.com

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Don’t Trust Your Spouse


I often hear people use the word "trust" in marriage, like "I don't feel I can trust him anymore."

It goes along with the phrase "unconditional love."

There are no such things in mature relationships.

If you are still depending on these things to be present in your relationship, you are being a child and under a spell of fantasy.

In mature relationships of ALL kinds, not only marriage, our reliance on another person is based on experience and judgment, not upon blind trust.

I suggest you use the word "confidence" instead of trust.

Confidence can be earned and it can be lost.

It helps put mature relationships into proper focus when you see that they are actually conditional and dependent upon good behavior.

Earn confidence and expect your partner to earn your confidence.

Dr. Max

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