Relationship Resource Center

Taking Action In Your Relationship – No More Shame, Blame or Criticism

centerRR — Thu, 30 May 2013 11:00:19 +0000

When people have been in a committed relationship for a number of years, they usually each have a fairly accurate map of how the other needs to grow and change. It’s one of the benefits of being in a longer term relationship; that our partner has this unique perspective on our personal landscape and they [...]

Do You Use Comfort Food to Medicate Pain?

centerRR — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:44 +0000

Just about everybody loves comfort food. (What do you mean, “Just about everybody?” EVERYBODY man!) The problem with comfort food is its potentially addictive and destructive nature when comfort food is used to medicate pain. And we live in a society where there is a lot of pain to medicate, especially if you are the [...]

Dead Stop: An Extremely Useful Action

centerRR — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:02 +0000

Not long ago, I came home from work tired and hungry, and my wife hadn’t started dinner yet, even though I thought it was her turn to cook. I began to complain and rag on her. And I kept at it while she was fixing the meal. Our 15-year-old daughter was doing her homework at [...]

A Rare Occurrence In Our Culture? Men Who Like Women and Women Who Like Men

centerRR — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:30:29 +0000

Sadly, men who like women and women who like men are pretty rare in this culture. Before you object absolutely to this statement, let me try to explain what I mean a little further. I am not talking about physical, sexual or romantic attraction between men and women, which is wonderful and exciting and better [...]

Men and Women: Equal Opportunity Offenders

centerRR — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:53 +0000

Men and women, when behaving badly with each other, are basically “equal opportunity offenders.” That’s right! They will each get their digs in and twist the knife a little bit when they get the opportunity. However, there is a basic difference. When behaving poorly, men usually scare women and women shame men. Take your choice? [...]

How To Get Your Needs Met Without Asking

centerRR — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:00:40 +0000

Since men learn in “Guy School” to think that they don’t have any needs and to be needy is weak, but men really do have needs for affection and nurturing and connection – we have a situation! Most women are trained in “Girl School” (Oh yes, there is a school for girls, too) to take [...]