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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

I don’t let anyone get close to me

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I don’t let anyone get close to me
I don’t let anyone get close to me
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I don’t let anyone get close to me
May 27, 2018

How much are you willing to risk to have the greatest relationship you can have? How much emotional connection do you want?

It seems the higher the reward, the more you have to risk. In this episode, I talk about how staying emotionally closed up or closed off takes away most of the human experience and keeps everyone you want to love at a distance.

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Divorce, Emotional Withdrawal, Family, Fears, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: I am emotionally closed off, I don't let anyone get close to me, I keep people I love at a distance, I want more emotional connection

When your parent doesn’t make you feel worthy

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When your parent doesn’t make you feel worthy
When your parent doesn’t make you feel worthy
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When your parent doesn’t make you feel worthy
May 20, 2018

Where does your self-worth come from if it isn’t instilled in you from your parents or caretakers? There is a path to a higher sense of self-worth and self-esteem. It may not be an easy path, but it does exist.

In this episode, I read a message from someone who’s father prefers his new family over his old one.

Filed Under: Abandonment, Ask Paul, childhood, Children, Divorce, Family, Insecurity, Marriage, People Pleaser, Podcast Episode, Rejection, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: My dad doesn't love me, My father loves his new family over his old family

Are you capable of emotional abuse?

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Are you capable of emotional abuse?
Are you capable of emotional abuse?
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Are you capable of emotional abuse?
May 13, 2018

Would you know if you were being emotionally abusive? There is a question you can ask yourself to determine if you are being emotionally abusive or not.

Once you know the question, you can change how you communicate with anyone.

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    Important: If you are hurting someone you care about and want to change that about yourself while also giving your relationship the best chance at healing, click here to start your free lessons right away with the Healed Being course.

    For more on emotional abuse, control, and manipulation in relationships, visit loveandabuse.com.

    Filed Under: abuse, Ask Paul, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Family, Manipulation, Marriage, Narcissism, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: Am I capable of emotional abuse?, How do I know if I am emotionally abusive?

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