the key to not let the first year of marriage problems take a toll on your bond is to nurture it with love, affection, understanding and commitment. thus, it is advised that you try to keep your expectations realistic to avoid getting disappointed during the first year of marriage. you have to understand the dynamics of your marital relationship and adjust wherever possible for a lasting and happy marriage. the genesis of these problems can be tracked down to the …

the one person with whom it works proves to you, in the course of being together, that he or she really gets who you are. how in the world can you get back to opening yourself up to someone who has hurt you? and you can allow yourself time to heal from the hurts of the past, because that is a natural process that cannot be rushed. because your guard remains up (that was number one in this list), your …

it feels as if your marriage is crumbling before your eyes and you know exactly who to blame. lara’s son, robbie, is 10 and lives with them most of the time. he said she was acting like a baby and needed to grow up and thought kristi coddled her too much. little kids have a lot of big feelings, and they rarely know what to do with them. on the contrary, others hold on to a lot of emotional baggage …

there are several reasons partners choose to end a relationship in this way, which we’ll examine in this post, along with alternatives to overlapping, and ways to grieve if your partner has chosen to end your relationship by “overlapping”. and, once the overlapper begins to get close to someone new, they may unconsciously start to pull walls up or feel guilt or pressure to end the relationship because of promises to – or honeymoon stage dreams with – a new …

i have never given another man a second look during my relationship, but josh and i had such an instant connection, it was unsettling. or if josh just reminded you that you’re still young and settled on a life partner awfully early in the game. i love the city, and i thought my wife and i were in agreement. i am going to be a grandfather, and helping raise a 9-year-old is wonderful, but i can’t do diapers again. i …