Want to be a great listener? How do you know if you are a great listener? Read on for some compelling advice so that your second name doesn’t become “repellent.”

Here’s the scenario:
You’re out on a casual date
You’re trying to express something. The person you’re talking to wasn’t engaged in reading the newspaper before you started talking but sure enough though, the person picks up the newspaper and starts “briefing” through it while you’re talking.

Now, put up your hand if you think that the person briefing over the paper is a great listener or a satisfactory listener.

I hope none of you did.

Here’s their excuse:
“What’s wrong with me doing two things at once? I can still read and listen to you at the same time.”

What this person is telling you is either:

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Here’s your scenario - It’s going to be a rainy day and you two are bored of the TV. Well, get ready to turn your day or night into a steamy sexual rendezvous. Enjoy these sexy adult games and just have some fun and play, play, play.

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Have massage lotion sitting in some hot water (not many like cold massage oil/cream), timer, two large towels and some soft music and candles:

Whatever you two enjoy, may it be movies, books, crafts, history etc., you each write out 10 questions for the other on their chosen topic. You may have to do a bit of research, but at the same time, you’re learning about what interests them.

Put on the music, light some candles and let the fun begin. Have the person who’s answering lay on one towel and place the other large towel (or blanket is fine) on top of them.

Ask one question at a time. For every correct answer, they get…

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The scenario : You’re asking yourself “Who did I marry?”

You were dating, fell in love got married and now as time moves on things start to really bug you.

You start rolling your eyes. I’d come into my office in the middle of a segment on our local radio station about there being direct correlation to whether or not a couple will survive if one or both partners roll their eyes often.

If you do it often, take heed to this.
Things are starting to get on your nerves and there are underlying issues that need to be settled.

Quite frequently my husband has this brainy idea that I can read his mind at times. He’ll start telling me something when he’s half way through his thinking process, leaving out details that can really drive someone crazy - so what do I do? Roll my eyes.

Or maybe for you, your spouse spits out the window and of course that never happened when you were dating. What do you do - roll your eyes……….

Of course you might want to bring the issues into the lines of communication because if not, things will either of course not improve and just keep on the same old ways, same old aggravations or you two will start drifting farther apart.

It’s a natural tendency to want

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So it’s come to that point that breaking up and moving on is your only solution. I’m going to approach this from a non-married, no children regard.

Your partner has cheated and you’ve discovered this.
You realize it could never be the same and so do they.
Personally, it’s time to move on. There will be someone out there that can respect you and love you for all of your goodness. You will find someone who shares the same values, can communicate and love you with you as you’ve never experienced before. You will heal.

Or the other scenario - you’ve both tried to make the relationship work. You’ve tried talking it out, tried a life coach, a psychiatrist, a psychologist or have simply reached out to others….may it be a man or woman “of cloth” or friends and family.

It’s time to let go and it’s time to start healing but how?

Here is a great article of the 8 emotional stages you need…

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Here is an incredibly funny parenting tips video I have ever run across. Anita Renfroe acts out a typical day in about three minutes. This video puts it all in perspective. A standing ovation is received and well deserved. Certainly there are some light hearted injections. For example, telling a child “because I said so” usually won’t grant you the results your after.

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Now here is a true love story that displays how when a man is totally in love with a women, he will climb the highest mountain and go to great lengths to show her that she is the closest person to making him feel like he is in heaven.

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You and your lover are at your wits end with your marriage. Do you want to make the bonds far stronger? Here’s something that may pique your interest on how you can fix your marriage or make your relationship stronger than steel. It may or may not be for you, but hey, it’s only a couple of minutes long.

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Forever there has been the battle of love vs. hate. That in itself is a battle within our own minds process. Why do we choose to hate instead of exercising love in moments of hurt? What is hate and why do we exercise it?

Here’s the Webster’s New Dictionary definition:

Hate: vt to dislike intensely; to wish to avoid. - vi to feel hatred. - n a strong feeling of dislike or ill will; the person or thing hated. - adj hate’ful, deserving hate.

To oppose what I write about, that being love, what is love etc., someone noted it’d be interesting to post about how I would define hate. Well, I’d like to hear it from all of you. Can you tell me what is hate?

I sit here in a quandary because if I try to rationalize that love “can be defined” in one word, that being: “emotion,” well so can therefore be hate. So much for being a minimalist.

Since we put so much thought and energy into philosophizing love, let’s try the opposite.
Is it possible that once we all can define our hate to people or things, could we wipe out hatred and love them instead? Kind of reminds me of John Lennon and his mission to spread love everywhere, always.

What if we all wiped our slates clean of hatred? What if we could no longer remind ourselves of (or forgive) others wrong doings and move forward? Man has been at war since the beginning of time. Can you imagine if all minds and hearts were cleared and no longer clouded with hatred what this world would be like? Eureka!

If we are so trapped with the feeling of hate in our minds and hearts, is it not us that become the real victim? Why don’t we believe that if we act out on hatred that it is not only us as an individual that suffer but our…

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Here is my first attempt at giving a brief overview of tidbits on a cheating partner, cheating spouse, girlfriend or boyfriend. Here’ some things to think about so you can move forward in life.

What will be your decisions on living with your cheating partner or spouse? Maybe these suggestions can shine some light on your situation.

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Counseling tips for couples can sometimes be expensive and very often an “inconvenience.” Couples that require counseling are usually those who are the busiest which can further the “inconveniences.” With these few counselling tips you can be more successful in your love life as well as in your careers.

You are probably seeking counseling tips for couples online because you’re bored, thinking of parting ways, bicker and or feel distant both emotionally and sexually just to name a few reasons.

Before you call it quits, and if you truly love that person, try the 5 Hour Love Lab by Dr. John Gottman. He has thirty years under his belt working with couples trying to restore their love life.

For some, it’s just a start, for others it will prove to fill the missing gaps and get you two back on track to rekindle those warm fuzzy feelings all over again and break down the walls of the communication breakdown syndrome.

Here’s the lowdown of those five crucial hours in jot sized bites:

1) Saying Goodbye: Do this each

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