Pride: Its Impact and How to Overcome It

December 6, 2017

Pride can take two forms. When pride is positive, it is showing joy over the behavior, a relationship, or deed of you or someone else. When pride is negative, it is showing a steadfast allegiance to one’s views, opinions, and... Continue reading →

Are You Speaking the Same Love Language?

November 1, 2017

The novelist George Sand said, “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.” Although I find her narrowing of happiness in life down to “only one” to be limiting, I would agree that in relationships,... Continue reading →

He Said She Said – Gender Communication

October 4, 2017

There are many differences between genders, not just physical, but mentally, emotionally, and behaviorally. It may be surprising to learn that men and women communicate differently. Before proceeding, I feel it is important to say that not every male or... Continue reading →

Long Distance Relationships

August 29, 2017

Someone once said, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder,” while that quote may be true, it does not make a long distance relationship any more appealing. You and your significant other may find yourselves in a long distance relationship (LDR)... Continue reading →

The Friends

July 31, 2017

Do I have to like his friends? I’ve heard many women contemplate this question. In most cases, when you begin dating your significant other he already has a fixed group of people with whom he hangs. If you are not... Continue reading →

Healthy Dialogue – Happy Relationship

June 26, 2017

Dialogue is an important aspect of human connection. It is through conversation that people get to know one another, bond, build trust, show sympathy or support, and laugh among other things that assist in the construction of a relationship. Since... Continue reading →

Hindsight 20/20

May 30, 2017

In the movie, ‘When Harry Met Sally‘ starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal there is a beautiful ROM-COM quote that Harry (B.Crystal) says, ” When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the... Continue reading →

Why Won’t He Commit?

May 1, 2017

When you type the word commitment into Google search two definitions are provided the first, “the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.” The second definition Google provides, ” an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom... Continue reading →

You are the Best Thing, that ever Happened to Me!

April 2, 2017

My husband Bernard and I spent this weekend celebrating the marriage of two of our good friends. Weddings are my favorite; there is always so much hope, love, and happiness in the air. Watching two people who love each other,... Continue reading →

Finding Solitude and Being Okay

March 6, 2017

I felt inspired this week to write a post about loneliness and being alone. The inspiration was derived from my impending aloneness this weekend while my husband Bernard was away for a bachelor party. However, to be comfortable with being... Continue reading →

Pearls of Prudence

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