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Will You Still Need Me? Will You Still Feed Me?
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Here's a way you can catch a glimpse of the future. Take a look at what you've been doing in four arenas of your life to view the kinds of connections that are likely to lie ahead for you in your elder years.
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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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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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Why Am I Still Single? A Quiz
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What can you do to increase the odds that you will succeed in selecting a mate and sealing the deal?
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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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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 to Do With Your Parents Once You’re a Grown-Up
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As your parents age into the autumn years of their lives, what kind of relationship do you want to create with them?
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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’s Fair? Two Views of Government
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Democrats and Republicans tend to see each other through the prisms of rigid negative beliefs. Could a more mutually respectful perspective enable us all to get along better?
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What Dogs Can Teach Us about the Main Cause of Depression
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Psychologists have long pondered what is the cause, and the evolutionary purpose, of depressed feelings. Dogs have the answer.
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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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