Money issues are one of the most common issues all couples deal with. It has long been understood that financial stress is one of the most common reasons given for divorce and relationship trouble - and Australian couples are no different in this regard. Combine the after-effects of the global financial crisis and the fact that many women still … [Read more...] about Money Issues: What to do When Your Partner Earns More Than You
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The 10 Commandments for Relationship Essentials
Relationships are fun, loving, and fulfilling, but they also need a structure - a framework on which behaviours and expectations are based and followed. Psychotherapist Dr Stan Tatkin has developed a set of ten commandments to guide couples through the process of building and maintaining a strong foundation in their relationship. These essentials … [Read more...] about The 10 Commandments for Relationship Essentials
Excerpts from ’31 Days to Build a Better Relationship’: Part 2
These relationship tips are part of a series from my Kindle eBook called 31 Days to Build a Better Relationship. If you’d like to get your own copy of my eBook, you can get in on Amazon here for immediate download to your Kindle, or the Kindle app for iPhone and iPad, Android, or for your desktop PC or Mac. If you missed part 1 of the … [Read more...] about Excerpts from ’31 Days to Build a Better Relationship’: Part 2
Excerpts from ’31 Days to Build a Better Relationship’: Part 1
To celebrate the release of my new Kindle eBook on Amazon, I'm sharing a tip a day from each chapter. If you'd like to get your own copy of my eBook, you can get in on Amazon here for immediate download to your Kindle, or the Kindle app for iPhone and iPad, Android, or for your desktop PC or Mac. Check out the visual tips below to get some … [Read more...] about Excerpts from ’31 Days to Build a Better Relationship’: Part 1
How to Improve Your Relationship by Exposing Stress
This guest post is by Jacqueline Stone of Jacqueline Stone & Associates. When a client tells me about an upsetting time with their partner, a funny thing can happen. At first, they are clearly distressed as they describe the arguments they have had over the past week. They feel furious and hurt. They tell me of the verbal attacks they … [Read more...] about How to Improve Your Relationship by Exposing Stress
The 5 Biggest Losing Strategies Used by Couples
Relationships don’t come with manuals and the training that most of us get is from those around us as we are growing up. Rightly or wrongly we learn our coping strategies and how to get what we want from our relationships by absorbing the behaviour of those closest to us in our formative years, and more often than not without even being conscious … [Read more...] about The 5 Biggest Losing Strategies Used by Couples