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Friday, February 12, 2010

ten tips for tenderness

Excerpt from Emotional Fitness for Intimacy

When tenderness is removed from a relationship, with it goes a sense of security. Here are ten tips for tenderness that will help you keep it.

Posted By / 9:00 AM / Friday, February 12, 2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

developing a sensitive touch

Excerpt from Connecting Through Touch

Learning to touch with sensitivity is central to learning massage. Technique means nothing without quality of touch. What makes a "good" touch, as opposed to a "bad" one? You would probably agree that you want the person touching you to be present, calm, and centered and the touch to be sensitive and firm yet gentle and nurturing. You want to feel safe and not invaded, and most of all, you want a loving touch, especially from your partner. Now, let’s begin with an exercise in sensitivity practice.

Posted By / 9:00 AM / Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

spotting a love "innie or outie"

Excerpt from The Introvert & Extrovert in Love

Look over the lists of innie and outie tendencies below. Which profile do you fit better? Which does your partner fit? Ask each other what you think about yourself and your partner. Discuss differing opinions. If you’re somewhere in the middle and can’t tell which way you lean, think about what you need most: innies need more quiet time and outies require more outside stimulation.

Posted By / 9:00 AM / Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Monday, February 08, 2010

make room for love

Excerpt from Five Good Minutes® with the One You Love

Have you ever noticed how negative emotions such as anger and resentment can take up enormous space in your life? Well, move over hatred! Let's make room for more love. Take these next few minutes for an expansive love meditation.

Posted By / 9:00 AM / Monday, February 08, 2010

Friday, February 05, 2010

test your romantic intelligence

Excerpt from Romantic Intelligence

Are you as smart in love as you are in life? Test your Romantic Intelligence.

A. Love at first sight happens:

All the time
Rarely
If you’re looking for it
Never

Posted By / 9:00 AM / Friday, February 05, 2010

Thursday, February 04, 2010

the many faces of the distancer

Excerpt from Stop Running From Love

"Distancing" is a big category. Distancers come in many shapes and sizes. They can be single or in long-term couple relationships, gay or straight, women or men, young or old. Here are a few brief glimpses of typical distancers:

Posted By / 11:00 AM / Thursday, February 04, 2010

Thursday, October 22, 2009

the meaning of commitment and a walk down memory lane

Excerpt from In the Mood, Again

Commitment is promising to share your life with one anther and to remain faithful. Although this can be a bit frightening, you have to admit it is also quite exciting. If your partner possesses attributes that you consider important and you both share a similar value system, why not? You are most likely partnered with your best friend. What can be nicer than sharing your life with your best friend?

Posted By / 12:00 AM / Thursday, October 22, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Opening Your Heart

Excerpt from Five Good Minutes with the One You Love

Even the busiest people can begin to reconnect with the sources of life and love in a relationship if they learn to inhabit the present moment with sensitive and caring attention. Through simple, mindfulness-based practices for stopping, relaxing, connecting, and staying here, the momentum of hurry and worry becomes less compelling. Something else more precious and sustaining returns. The opportunity for a different experience arises. Exploration of deeper, more positive feelings suddenly seems possible, even easier.

Posted By / 12:00 AM / Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The Terrorizing/Terrified White Knight

By Mary C. Lamia, Ph.D. and Marilyn Krieger, Ph.D., authors of The White Knight Syndrome

The following case, a composite of many individuals, illustrates how the terrorizing/terrified white knight's unhealthy attempts to feel in control and safe damages her relationships.

Posted By / 12:00 AM / Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Friday, June 12, 2009

The Many Faces of the Distancer

The Many Faces of the Distancer “Distancing” is a big category. Distancers come in many shapes and sizes. They can be single or in long-term couple relationships, gay or straight, women or men, young or old. Here are a few brief glimpses of typical distancers: Distancer Categories There are three broad and encompassing distancer categories: the Disappearing Distancer, the Defended Distancer, and the Distracted Distancer. Within each of these categories, there are predictable variations. The Disappearing Distancer Disappearing distancers are the easiest category of distancers to identify. You may recognize yourself as the disappearing distancer who completely avoids getting into relationships. Or you may be the type of disappearing distancer who occasionally approaches courtship but is too afraid of being trapped or smothered to stick around for long. The Defended Distancer The second category is crowded, so if you are a defended dista...

Posted By / 12:00 AM / Friday, June 12, 2009

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