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Worrying in Relationships: 3 Habits That Invite Anxiety

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People may call worried, nervous, or anxious feelings "stress" or "tension." Understanding these emotions can launch you on a pathway toward feeling better.
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Why Doesn’t She/He Listen To Me? 10 Possibilities

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It's frustrating—and disempowering—when someone ignores what you say. Why do they do it?
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When Is “Doing What Comes Naturally” a Bad Idea?

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Studies continue to show that relationship education courses significantly upgrade a couple's chances of enjoying a long and strong bond together. With effective apology, emotional self-regulation, communication and conflict resolution skills, partnerships of all sorts are more likely to thrive.
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What Makes Conflict? How Are Conflicts Resolved?

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Conflicts can create irritation, anger, anxiety, or depression. This 3-step pathway from conflict to resolution will make your life feel easier, happier, and more peaceful.
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What Sport Does Collaborative Dialogue Mimic?

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Cluelessness about the skills that sustain cooperative dialogue puts people at risk for difficulties in their relationships—in friendships, at work, and at home.
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What Stops Arguments? Emotional Self-Regulation Skills

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Five emotional-self-regulation techniques that can help put an end to arguing.
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What’s All This Talk About Couple “Communication Skills?”

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Before you think of committing to marriage, be sure that you and your potential partner have the communication skills to build a marriage that will be forever loving and lasting.
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What Increases Marriage Satisfaction?

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Does perfect love result in a perfect marriage of two spouses who “live happily ever after?” Not so says forthright and funny journalist Elizabeth Weil, author of the newly released marriage-upgrade saga No Cheating, No Dying. And according to recent marriage research, that kind of perfection is not even desirable.
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Want Marriage Problems? Expect Your Spouse to Be Perfect

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Odds are that if you have a tendency to criticize your spouse, you mistakenly have been expecting perfection. Big mistake.
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Want to Be Liked? Check Two Things Before Clicking SEND

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Want people to like you when you correspond with them via email? Pay attention to these two factors. One or two moments of checking can have huge impact.
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Want to Be More Persuasive? Use The Right Body Part First!

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All people from time to time find themselves in a situation in which they want someone to see it their way. To be maximally persuasive, skip the sweet-talking, forget being insistent, and avoid all debating. Instead...
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Tone of Voice: How Do You Sound to Your Family?

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Notice your reactions when someone in your household growls or barks at you. Do you want others in your household to feel that way toward you?
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