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Relationship Help: Ever Feel Taken for Granted?

DrShaler — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:10:20 +0000

A great enemy of loving relationships is that old phrase: “taken for granted.” It’s a sure sign of needing relationship help. Many folks who have been in relationship for a while are well-served by stopping to think about whether or not they might be taking their partners for granted. What does it mean, to take [...]

Relationship Help: Do You Have to Say “I’m Sorry” When You’re Not?

DrShaler — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:29:31 +0000

Were you ever taught to say “Sorry” even when you weren’t? Or, even worse, were you taught to say “Sorry” when you had nothing to be sorry about? It started very early for most of us. We were taught that other people count more than we do. We were taught that we’re supposed to [...]

Relationship Help: Do You Have a Crazy-Making Partner or Co-Worker?

DrShaler — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:54:17 +0000

Do you have a partner, boss or co-worker who you would often–operant word, often–describe as crazy-making? Does s/he frequently seem to give with one hand and grab it back with the other? This can be a description of the emotional and verbal behavior of a passive-aggressive person. My friend, Brenda, was telling me about her friend, [...]

Relationship Help: Can relationship problems be solved quickly?

DrShaler — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:57:09 +0000

Recently, I was working with a couple who were with me for the second counseling session. At the end, the fellow said: “How long is this going to take to know if this relationship can get better?” Big question with no answer. But, what it did highlight that I thought I’d share with you today [...]

Relationship Help: I say “Potatoes” & S/he says “Petahtuhs!”

DrShaler — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:56:29 +0000

Do you think you might need relationship help because your partner sometimes seems like an alien? Does it seem that the person with whom you are trying to communicate is from a different planet, or speaks an entirely foreign language to you? Well, I don’t know about the planet part, the language difference can [...]