Posted: October 6, 2022
7 Week Guide for Creating Fondness and Admiration The following checklist contains items that are relationship enhancing thoughts that can replace the distress maintaining thoughts that lead to the distance and isolation cascade. Take this checklist to work with you and do the tasks suggested...
Posted: October 6, 2022
Magic Five and One-half Hours a Week Research suggests, at a minimum, partners adjust their schedules for 5.5 hours a week. Relationships that continue to make relationship gains seem to be doing a number of things to restructure their week. These tips have been put...
Posted: October 6, 2022
Building Rituals of Re/Connection A Ritual of Connection needs to be thought out and planned between partners. An example of a Ritual of Connection is greeting each other at the end of the day. Will there be a hug? A kiss? Questions like, “What were...
Posted: October 6, 2022
Cascade of Events for Breaking Agreements 82% of affairs among monogamous partnerships are not seated in lust, rather they are from hurt or fear. Potential partners are already acquaintances, and are characterized by: Secrecy Emotional intimacy Sexual chemistry For the partner who commits to agreement...
Posted: October 6, 2022
Injury and Healing This exercise is designed for you to write about some aspects of your own life and your own personality that will help you and your partner understand you better. In your own notebook, answer the following questions as candidly as you can....
Posted: October 6, 2022
Build a Map of your Partner's Everyday Life This will help you understand each other’s external and internal worlds to build more accurate Love Maps . Instructions Ask questions and fill in the list below for your partner: Who are the Cast of Characters in...