http://familyandrelationshipcoachblog.com Q & A, Articles, Reflections & Tips for living an EXCELLENT life through Relationships, Marriage & Family Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:51:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Relationships & Communication: Memory Wars Part 2 by Dr. Coach Love   Continuing... In relationships, partners often have dissimilar memories.  Nevertheless, remembering is a key element for relationship development and maintenance. Recalling (or forgetting) information shapes your relationship.  Lasting intimate connections are built on shared memories. Forgetfulness is seldom, if ever, a relationship ... http://familyandrelationshipcoachblog.com/2008/07/03/relationships-and-memory-conflict2/             Relationships & Communication: Memory Wars Part 1 by Dr. Coach Love      I believe I have a normal memory. Just like my coworkers and friends, I do forget some things.  It is not any problem except with my wife. She seems to remember just about everything from the trivial to the ... http://familyandrelationshipcoachblog.com/2008/07/01/relationships-and-memory-conflict1/ A Deal is Not Always the Deal It Seems by Dr. Coach Love   My wife often agrees to do something and days, even weeks later, it's still not done.  I try to remind her, but that gets old and she says I nag.  When I commit to something, it's as good ... http://familyandrelationshipcoachblog.com/2008/06/18/communication-and-nagging/ Word Wars- Part 2 by Dr. Coach Love     Continuing from Part 1...   In considering the miscommunication situation described, some readers may say, "it's only a matter of semantics.”  Well, of course! We communicate using semantics! Semantics are the meanings that we attach to words.  If we do not have the same semantics as ... http://familyandrelationshipcoachblog.com/2008/06/12/communicationword-wars2/ Word Wars- Part 1 by Dr. Coach Love   I am in a relationship that can be very annoying. We will be talking about a subject again and he'll correct me---telling me exactly what I said last time.   "No, you said, ‘blah...blah...blah’ (which happen to be almost my exact words) and that means, ’blah...blah...blah," ... http://familyandrelationshipcoachblog.com/2008/06/07/communication-word-wars1/ Marriage- Being Controlling: Never Give Up, Never Give In- Part 3     Continuing from Parts 1 & 2... There are many ways to handle disagreements and differences of opinion in marriages.  It is important that the resolution of the issue reflects the rights and opinions of both partners.  Before you "give away" ... http://familyandrelationshipcoachblog.com/2008/06/03/marriagecontrolling-partners3/ Marriage- Being Controlling: Never Give Up, Never Give In- Part 2 by Dr. Coach Love     Continuing ... in Part 1, I described how a controlling relationship or the appearance of control can develop in a marriage.  It takes both partners to create this dynamic.  Miscommunication can be the primary cause.   Consider these relationship ... http://familyandrelationshipcoachblog.com/2008/05/31/marriage-controlling-partners2/ Marriage- Being Controlling: Never Give Up, Never Give In- Part 1 by Dr. Coach Love     We've been married a short while. Already we have discovered a problem.  I feel I'm always giving up on what I want and he's getting his way.  I didn't bring it up until recently during an argument ... http://familyandrelationshipcoachblog.com/2008/05/25/marriagecontrolling-partners/ Parenting: How to Deal with Teen Drinking- Part 4 by Dr. Coach Love     Continuing... In Part 1, I introduced a 3 stage-parenting model for the prevention of underage drinking.  In Parts 2&3, I described education and prevention. Intervention is the third stage.   In an ideal world and under ideal circumstances, no one who ... http://familyandrelationshipcoachblog.com/2008/05/23/parenting-under-age-drinking-4/ Parenting: How to Deal with Teen Drinking- Part 3 by Dr. Coach Love     Continuing... In Parts 1 & 2, I talked about how teens make drinking choices, parents’ responsibility, and provided 5 tips to help parents educate their children about alcohol use, beginning in early childhood.    In addition to education, prevention is ... http://familyandrelationshipcoachblog.com/2008/05/19/parenting-under-age-drinking-3/