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7 Things You Can Do When your Partner Isn’t Being Supportive

Emotions, Family, Marriage, Relationships, Remarriage, Therapist / Meredith Keller

Do you have an unsupportive partner? Has one of these scenarios happened to you? You’re hurt by something your sister did but your partner doesn’t seem to care. Something major just happened and your partner seems distracted and disinterested as you’re telling them. You’re angry about how you were treated at the bank and your partner tells you it’s not a big deal. You’re worried […]

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How to Talk In-Person: 4 Tools for Clear, Effective Communication

Conflict, Family, Long-term relationships, Marriage, Relationships / Couples

by Lauren Roberts, Practicum Student-Therapist under the Supervision of Meredith Keller LPC, ACS Talking has changed drastically in recent years: for many, the majority of ‘conversations’ are held through technology. These advances, however, can also have their faults. Have you ever felt like you were speaking to someone and it was like talking to a

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Ways to Stop an Ex from Damaging Your Relationship: Three Guidelines for Communication

Divorce, Relationships, Remarriage / Couples

by Debby Deroian, Practicum Student-Therapist under the supervision of Meredith Keller LPC, ACS Imagine: You and your partner are finally having a much needed date night. This took a month to happen due to several cancellations with work and kids’ schedules! You are in the middle of dinner when your partner’s phone rings, and as

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My Mother Turns 75 This Month: How the family plans to express our appreciation of her

Events, Family, Giving Thanks, Holidays, Relationships / Couples

My brother, sister and I are throwing a party in her honor. As fun as it will be connecting with family and friends, there’s one aspect of her birthday celebration I’m most excited about: a scrapbook of notes from those who love her and photos of them with her. When I realized this scrapbook is

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Does Intimacy Mean Sharing Absolutely Everything?

Emotions, Relationships / Couples

What is Intimacy? Is it tender and emotional sex each and every time? Is it sharing everything with one another? Is it constant closeness and togetherness? Popular belief says that those things make up intimacy, but that’s misleading AND unrealistic in a long-term partnership. For how could we possibly be together with our partner all

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Don’t Let a Lack of Fun Lead to an Infidelity

Relationships, Uncategorized / Couples

Has your relationship been going just fine, but every so often you realize the two of you don’t have much fun together anymore? This might seem like no big deal, but be warned: this can set the stage for infidelity. As life and responsibilities get in the way, many couples inadvertently put their relationship on

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What Does It Mean To Love Your Spouse?

Emotions, Relationships / Couples

In my therapy practice I often hear married couples say, “We’ve fallen out of love” or “I’m not sure I love her/him anymore.” These statements are made with great sadness and a clear sense of hopelessness. The couples, who feel that the romantic love is gone from their relationships, begin to doubt the value of

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What Many Wives Don’t Know About Sex

Emotions, Relationships / Couples

Are you married to a loyal and loving partner who’s been asking you for more sex? Does the thought of more sex make you roll your eyes or leave you feeling completely uninspired? Often, in relationships, there are times when one partner has a higher sex drive than the other. In some cases, it is

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Sex in Marriage: Where Has The Passion Gone?

Emotions, Relationships, Therapist / Couples

If you and your spouse have been together for some time, it’s possible that you’ve been having the same, uninspired sex for a while now: same positions, same day/time/place, same techniques. It may be enjoyable and comforting to be together, you may like the physical release, or both, but it’s definitely not as hot as

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Valentine’s Day and The Myth That Couples Should Always Be Close

Emotions, Family, Holidays, Relationships / Couples

The common (and incorrect) assumption about relationships is that if we just find the right person, then we’ll always be close. We start in Romantic Love where we can’t get enough of each other. During this early stage of love, we are each other’s most passionate supporter and in sync sexually. Most people believe that

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7 Things You Can Do When your Partner Isn’t Being Supportive

How to Talk In-Person: 4 Tools for Clear, Effective Communication

Ways to Stop an Ex from Damaging Your Relationship: Three Guidelines for Communication

My Mother Turns 75 This Month: How the family plans to express our appreciation of her

Does Intimacy Mean Sharing Absolutely Everything?

Don’t Let a Lack of Fun Lead to an Infidelity

What Does It Mean To Love Your Spouse?

What Many Wives Don’t Know About Sex

Sex in Marriage: Where Has The Passion Gone?

Valentine’s Day and The Myth That Couples Should Always Be Close

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