Finding Your Best Friend in Your Romance
We are so accustomed to being able to instantly take a picture, see how it looks on our screen as we are taking it, and delete 1,000 photos, because it took 1,001 to get the "right" selfie. Yikes! Let's mix it up a bit! I am all about unplugging from our phones and media, to give our …
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Even though the physical side of your relationship slows as you spend time apart for business trips, family get-togethers, or friends' weddings, you can still do things to stay emotionally connected. These times provide opportunities to learn to grow closer even when it seems more inconvenient. Today is for those who are the ones traveling, …
Continue reading Don’t Let Travel Get in the Way: Stay Connected even when you’re apart
All the seasons bring their adventures, but fall has a way of bringing people together. From Halloween, to Thanksgiving, and gearing up for Christmas, fall is the perfect time to double up with other couples. Don't get me wrong, one-on-one time still holds priority, but seeing how your date will do with your family and …
I have yet to meet a person who has not felt their heart break--whether it came with trials in their family, with friends, or especially with a person they were dating. Over the past few years I have thought a lot about this idea of heartbreak, and how the world reacts to it. Culture screams …
Relationships and life as a whole seem to function best when there is a sense of balance. With personal time, balance is especially crucial! An important piece of relationships is "me-time" or time for yourself. As a whole, "me-time" is incredibly diverse. For some, it could look like going to the gym and listening to …
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Today is for the ladies, sort of. 🙂 (But gentlemen, feel free to read and comment below!) Best loves are something very special. Whether you found one, are finding one in your spouse/significant other, or you're in that incredibly important process of patiently navigating the dating world, this is for you. You can try one …
Maybe it's different for you, but when I hear the word "arguing" my stomach churns a bit and I get uncomfortable. Media bombards us with couples fighting on modern reality shows and movies, and it either ends with being just as passionate physically, or forming an unsurpassable gulf between the two. I don't fully appreciate …
Priorities can shift, and should, as we go through different chapters of life. But our relationships should always be on our top priorities, right? Yes, it is easier said than done, but keeping the first things first is a lot about planning and perspective. How much do you really value time with your best love? …
Continue reading Short and Sweet: Top 12 Dates for when you only have an hour or less
Love, love, love, love.....it is such a funny thing. 🙂 We seem to fall into it, and now society says that we can also "fall out of it?" We talk a lot about vision, and preparation, and finding that Best Love, but what if you already have a love? Maybe you don't feel like they …
Trust me, the cashier, the mailman, the gal working the drive thru, and your coworkers all have something to do with your dating life. 🙂 They can even help you find your best love! The other day I went to the store with a friend, and as I was checking out first, he went back …
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