We don’t seek out companions to feel alone. We don’t give ourselves to someone special to feel ignored. We enter into relationships with hope and expectation- with the deep belief that finally we will experience a sense of belonging and understanding. Even those of us with healthy families and happy childhood memories look forward to the opportunity to share what …
Three words can revitalize, and even save, your relationship
When we are caught in a conflict words can become our greatest obstacle. Either there are so many that we can never feel satisfied that we have expressed all the hurt and anger we have experienced or we struggle to even begin to describe the pain and fire that burns inside. We may alternate between floods of recrimination and defense …