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Tip of the Day Archive

July 4, 2012

Tomorrow – devise your own plan for online dating.

July 3, 2012

Get informed about the personal impact of divorce, and use counselling, and mediation to ease the upheaval.

July 2, 2012

Parents who let adult children freeload, mistakenly contribute to their ongoing problems.

June 30, 2012

There’s more power towards a solution when workplace problems are presented as a group.

 

June 29, 2012

If there’s needed contact with an ex, your current partner needs to know (and accept) its limits.

June 28, 2012

When a partner’s intent is questionable, bolster your self-confidence that YOU have limits and options.

 

June 27, 2012

Recognizing your own negative reactions is an important step to changing them, IF you become pro-active.

June 26, 2012

If a six-month relationship doesn’t include any talk of feelings or future, define your own boundaries by taking a break.

June 25, 2012

Some decisions are easier made when you stop reacting and think logically.

 

June 23, 2012

If you’re dating seriously but pining for another, you’ll end up making at least two people miserable.

 

June 22, 2012

If sex during dating always has one-sided pressures, the relationship’s not healthy.

June 21, 2012

If only one of you wants the booty calls to become a relationship, there’s little chance.

June 20, 2012

Relationships thrive when true to both partners’ beliefs and value system.

June 19, 2012

When you become a couple, your other family demands need to have limits.

June 18, 2012

In a health crisis, partners need to understand that emotional support is paramount.

June 16, 2012

Whatever the reason for a break-up, you need time to mourn, and a personal kick-start to get going again.

June 15, 2012

If you seek perfection in every area of life, the stress will outweigh the achievements.

 

June 14, 2012

Accepting constant fighting from an angry partner can easily lead to physical abuse.

June 13, 2012

When one person gets more of the total benefits, re-examine the relationship.

 

June 12, 2012

If considering leaving a depressive partner, get solid information about all that’s potentially involved, especially emotionally.

June 11, 2012

When only one person wants the relationship kept secret, it’s already at risk.

June 9, 2012

When you feel pressured to do what others’ want, step back and work on forming your own decisions.

June 8, 2012

Excess weight gain may be a cry for help that a partner can help address. 

June 7, 2012

Third-party professionals bring needed insights to problems.

June 6, 2012

Relationships with former lovers need a couple’s agreed boundaries.

June 5, 2012

To get past a cheating incident, both partners must understand what led to it.

June 4, 2012

On sensitive topics, send clear messages instead of waiting to be offended.

June 2, 2012

Withholding knowledge of someone cheating on your close friend/relative, risks that person’s physical and emotional health.

June 1, 2012

Do whatever’s needed to protect your marriage from others’ nastiness.

May 31, 2012

Reject separation “arrangements” that only suit one party.

May 30, 2012

If your cat can bring out your neighbour’s claws, be very mindful of your children’s safety.

May 29, 2012

Couples must compromise, for their relationship to thrive.

May 28, 2012

Take a full year, at least, after a major traumatic loss, before making other big lifestyle changes.

May 26, 2012

Planning a destination wedding? Expect lots of reaction as well as a good time.

May 25, 2012

Truth is crucial to getting others to understand complicated relationships. 

May 24, 2012

Cultural symbols for romance and marriage must be explained in order to bring the desired response.

 

May 23, 2012

An addiction to “attention” brings risk to everyone involved with the cheater.

 

May 22, 2012

A naturally occurring break during early dating can reveal whether there’s long-term interest.

May 21, 2012

If raising dogs together is divisive, think hard before deciding to have children together.

May 19, 2012

When you have to talk yourself into a relationship based on what a person’s like “on paper,” tear up the paper and move on.

May 18, 2012

Differing financial legacies for children need to have safeguards for later management.

 

May 17, 2012

Lifetime secrets impact on everyone involved, so any revelations must be thoughtfully planned.

May 16, 2012

A rumour shouldn’t end a marriage, and even an affair has reasons to consider staying together.

May 15, 2012

Pet ownership is a responsibility that reflects as much about you as about the animals.

May 14, 2012

The sooner you speak up against another’s controls, the better.

 

May 12, 2012

An adult, who’s unsure of his/her sexual identity, would benefit from professional guidance.

 

May 11, 2012

Have a safe plan ready for potential victims, and report abuse/violence to Police.

 

May 10, 2012

It’s easier to gripe than work at refreshing a marriage, but it’s far less satisfying in bed.

May 9, 2012

When a friend has a past history of self-harm, your own behaviour must take that vulnerability into account.

May 8, 2012

A “secret” child should be brought to awareness of the whole family, especially once surfaced.

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