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The mess of mixed messages

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The mess of mixed messages
The mess of mixed messages
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The mess of mixed messages
August 12, 2018

In any relationship, mixed messages are the key to diminishing trust and certainty. When communication is based on deception to make others think one thing while you do or say another, you introduce confusion and sometimes even a bit of insanity.

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Communication, Deception, Emotional Abuse, Lying, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Toxic Behavior Tagged With: husband keeps giving me mixed messages, says one thing means another

Want More Intimacy and Connection in Your Relationship?

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My girlfriend and I went on a road trip to Indiana for a music festival. It was a 10-hour trip that took about 12 hours to complete (you know, rest stops, gas, food, etc).

When we arrived we experienced the perfect storm of bad luck:

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Filed Under: Ask Paul, Communication, Connection, Intimacy, Marriage, Relationships Tagged With: bonding through challenges, Growing closer in your relationship, how to have more intimacy in my relationship

The Top 10 Components of a Satisfying, Healthy, and Happy Relationship

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A romantic relationship is supposed to bring you happiness. It’s supposed to be healthy, satisfying, and especially loving.

If your relationship is suffering in any of those areas, maybe it’s not the right relationship for you. Or maybe you just don’t know what to do to make it any better.

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Filed Under: Communication, Divorce, Healthy Thinking, Marriage, Passion, Personal Boundaries, Relationships, Sex Tagged With: How to be happier in your relationship, Steps to a Happy Relationship

Handling a Rejection – Combining logic and emotion – Leaving doesn’t mean not loving

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Handling a Rejection – Combining logic and emotion – Leaving doesn’t mean not loving
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Handling a Rejection – Combining logic and emotion – Leaving doesn’t mean not loving
January 28, 2018

Segment 1: How do you handle “no”?

Do you suffer hoping the other person would follow you to the ends of the earth, or do you welcome the opportunity to be free of someone that didn’t want to be with you? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Abandonment, anxiety, Communication, Divorce, Human Potential, Marriage, Rejection, Relationships, Thinking Tagged With: Combining logic and emotion, Handling a Rejection, Leaving doesn't mean not loving

Stupid questions that heal – Dealing with the Sociopath – Endless codependence

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Stupid questions that heal – Dealing with the Sociopath – Endless codependence
Stupid questions that heal – Dealing with the Sociopath – Endless codependence
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Stupid questions that heal – Dealing with the Sociopath – Endless codependence
January 21, 2018

Segment 1: Asking yourself stupid questions may be the path to healing and moving through the hard stuff in your life.

We often have choices when it appears we don’t – stupid questions may lead to more choices (full article here).

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Filed Under: Codependency, Communication, Control, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Triggers, enabling, Family, Human Potential, Manipulation, Marriage, Narcissism, Negative Emotions, Thinking, Toxic People Tagged With: Dealing with the Sociopath, Endless codependence, Stupid questions that heal

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