Romantic love in couples relationship is a beautiful thing; but most people don't realize that there are two stages to this type of love. Most of us are in love, with the "heady, giddy feelings" that is common to the first stage that we call "Euphoric Love." It's called the Euphoric stage for a reason,
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We throw around the word "love" very loosely these days. We say, we love our car, we love our dog, we love our job, we love ice cream, we love to eat (that's me right there), we love to travel (me too). But - what exactly is love when we say we love someone? Well,
"Each one of you also MUST LOVE his wife as he loves himself; and the wife MUST RESPECT her husband." Ephesians 5:33. Isn't it amazing how God already knew this would be a problem for us and put it in His Word as guidelines of how we are called to love each other in our
It's not. Really! I cannot understand that anyone should think that constantly griping about how unfortunate, unlucky, or unhappy you are, will make people want to be around you. I know there are seasons of our lives that we've been knocked down to our knees by some situation or another, but please for God's sake,
In couples relationships, this is important. Really important. You cannot wait until you've reached the point of no return before you decide to do something about managing the problem areas in your marriage. Do it NOW! I've found that there is a point that you've gone so far beyond repair that it only becomes more difficult
It's such a simple concept, but you would be surprised at how difficult it is for many people to ask for what they want. Some find it difficult or even consider it a sign of weakness to ask any question whatsoever. That's never been my problem; since I know I do not know everything, and
We are all in relationships of some kind. Most of us are in relationship with three things; people, habits, and things. Now you may understand being in relationship with people, but - "Things" and "Habits" - you're not so sure. Well "things" are the things we have. You know, that cellphone, money, the "things" we
If we live long enough in this life, we will incur a loss - whether through death or divorce. It could be the loss of a pet, a child, a spouse, a loved one, a friend, a job, status, self-esteem; and each loss is uniquely different, for each individual, and for each loss. It is
We all have dreams? Remember when you were a child, how you had all these dreams of what you were going to be and do when you grow up? Sadly, in the process of growing up, most of us are told by well-meaning adults - to stop day-dreaming , to "get a "real" job, which
