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Gifts and BelongingsOf my 5 Love Languages, and my husband’s too, gifts are the last of five. We mostly choose to do something together for birthdays and holidays (quality time,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jun. 25, 2022Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Jun 27, 2022 at 1:24 pm | 2 comments | 2095 Views
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Best Laid Plans . . . Yes, I Got Covid, TooWe've all been through best laid plans going to hell in one way or another in the last two years. As I wrote last week, my husband retired on Friday. I had planned...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jun. 3, 2022Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on Jun 7, 2022 at 11:22 am | 2 comments | 4736 Views
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Don't Wait Till Your Child is 42 to Say "I'm Proud of You."I was looking through old journals just now. Some of it was painful to remember, some was joyful. One item I came across was a card from my mother congratulating...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 21, 2022Last comment by Jennifer, on May 27, 2022 at 5:23 pm | 6 comments | 3738 Views
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Use Your Words!If you’re a parent, you’ve said ‘Use Your Words’ a million times. Now I’m saying them to you: Use Your Words! ==B Direct and Indirect...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 13, 2022There are no comments yet. 4147 Views
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Silicon Valley Burnout?Psychologists Herbert Freudenberger & Gail North identified the concept of burnout in the 1970s and assigned it 12 stages of development and experience. {IMG...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 6, 2022Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on May 12, 2022 at 1:19 pm | 2 comments | 8535 Views
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You Married Me AgainAbout 16 months after we got married, my husband shared the following with me: He realized that for the first time in his life, he is holding nothing back, is giving...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 29, 2022There are no comments yet. 4876 Views
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“. . . . Sometimes the ones most broken from inside are the ones most willing to help others.”Tore Kesicki posted on LinkedIn about Keanu Reeves, and it struck me so powerfully that I wanted to share it with you, Readers (see below). No matter what you have...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 22, 2022There are no comments yet. 5493 Views
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Omnipresent GriefGrief is usually associated with a loss due to death. There are other losses we grieve: loss of a marriage, relationship or friendship, a job, our health, a miscarriage,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 25, 2022Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Mar 31, 2022 at 1:38 pm | 4 comments | 6422 Views
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Mom Said a LotI’m going to share a piece I wrote in my mid-20s. You will see intergenerational wounds, and part of what I have had to work through in my own life. My husband...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 18, 2022Last comment by Kevin, on Mar 22, 2022 at 3:15 pm | 1 comment | 5227 Views
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Being Understood vs. Being RightReaders, you’ve often heard me asking, “Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy?” Many people get caught up in wanting to be right,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 11, 2022Last comment by Matt, on Mar 15, 2022 at 6:15 pm | 1 comment | 5634 Views
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“Vagina Love: An Owner’s Manual”Check out Lili Sohn’s new graphic medicine book. “Half of all people have vaginas. But how much do we know about that part of our body? And why are we...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 4, 2022Last comment by Erlinda , on Mar 10, 2022 at 10:37 am | 2 comments | 7102 Views
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How to Do a Systems Review of Your RelationshipI’ve seen a lot of couples over the years that want to “fix” their marriage. They mostly want to continue doing exactly what they’ve been...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 18, 2022There are no comments yet. 2662 Views
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MiscarriageI initially posted this in 2014, and readers found it helpful, so I'm sharing it with you again. I have been pregnant seven times. I wanted two children. I have...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 28, 2022Last comment by Deborah, on Feb 1, 2022 at 10:26 am | 2 comments | 6050 Views
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Is Watching Porn Considered to be Cheating?The answer actually is: it depends. If you and your partner have discussed it and agreed that watching porn is okay, then watching porn is not cheating—with...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 21, 2022Last comment by Rashaun Williams, on Jan 27, 2022 at 11:31 am | 11 comments | 7661 Views
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Tips for Couples Working from HomeHere are a few reasons it’s challenging to work at home with your significant other at home: 1. Your partner is busy with work 8-10 hours a day, even though...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 31, 2021Last comment by Fergus15, on Jan 6, 2022 at 12:38 am | 3 comments | 7190 Views
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Grief and the HolidaysEditor's Note: I originally posted this in 2013. Due to the 73,000 people who have read it, I think it's worth sharing again, especially after over 5.34 million...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 17, 2021Last comment by NanaDi, on Dec 27, 2021 at 11:40 am | 6 comments | 9393 Views
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Who can you not live without?Shall you marry someone you can’t live without? Yes, and yet it’s a hairy topic. What I mean by that is if you are in a healthy secure relationship,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 10, 2021Last comment by AMRW, on Dec 10, 2021 at 8:40 pm | 3 comments | 7683 Views
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“Attached.” by Amir Levine, MD, and Rachel S.F. Heller, MAIf you’ve been reading CouplesNet for long, you’ve read about Attachment Theory. Levine and Heller have focused Attachment Theory specifically to help...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 2, 2021Last comment by KG, on Dec 3, 2021 at 8:02 pm | 1 comment | 6598 Views
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"He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away."- Raymond Hull Hull is absolutely correct. Trying to suit your partner is the opposite of living authentically. I should know, because that’s what I did...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Nov. 12, 2021Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Nov 15, 2021 at 7:43 am | 2 comments | 6406 Views
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"All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward . . .that causes all the trouble." - Raymond Hull Yesterday I came up with the “elevator pitch” for my nonfiction couples graphic ‘novel’...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Nov. 8, 2021There are no comments yet. 7584 Views
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