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When you want sex and they don’t

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Sex doesn’t start in the bedroom. It doesn’t begin when clothes come off or when you climb under the sheets.

The foundation for a fulfilling intimate life is built in every moment you’re not thinking about sex at all in the grocery store, during dinner, while watching TV, and in how you speak to your partner when you’re tired or stressed.

What happens outside the bedroom creates the bigger picture of your relationship, and that bigger picture is exactly what you bring into your most vulnerable moments together.

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Filed Under: Intimacy, Marriage, Personal Boundaries, Relationships, Sex, Vulnerability Tagged With: I feel like my needs do not matter in the bedroom, My partner does not seem interested in sex anymore, Sex feels like an obligation instead of connection, We argue all day then my partner expects intimacy at night

What you don’t bring up will come up

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What you don't bring up will come up
What you don't bring up will come up

If you’ve ever felt like you’re holding back in love because of past fears, it’s probably affecting your current relationship.

If you’re worried you might be hurt, you may just prevent love from reaching its fullest potential.

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Filed Under: Emotional Triggers, Fears, Relationships, Vulnerability Tagged With: Everything feels great but I'm scared to be honest, I don't know if they love me as much as I love them, I'm afraid to tell them how I really feel, Where is my relationship going?

Are your feelings wrong?

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Are your feelings wrong?
Are your feelings wrong?
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Are your feelings wrong?
April 23, 2023
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In Any Relationship, You’re Either Contributing to It or Taking Away From It.

When you take away from it, you are pulling out the main ingredients of what makes a relationship healthy and enjoyable. When you are contributing to it, you are strengthening it you are giving it the life and vibrancy, it needs to stay healthy and last long.

One of the things I’ve learned over the years is that the more you show up as your true self with almost everyone in your life, life becomes a lot easier.

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Filed Under: Emotional Healing, Emotional Triggers, Empathy, Identity, Personal Boundaries, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic Behavior, Vulnerability Tagged With: Invalidation in relationships

Does vulnerability increase love and connection?

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Does vulnerability increase love and connection?
Does vulnerability increase love and connection?
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Does vulnerability increase love and connection?
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What does it take to feel love and connection?
What does it take to show love and connection?
Is vulnerability the path?

Can you have a strong, loving relationship without the need to be so exposed emotionally? I do my best to answer these questions in this article.

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Filed Under: Marriage, Negative Emotions, Relationships, Vulnerability Tagged With: How to be vulnerable, Vulnerability is a strength

How to Make Your Relationship Last Almost Forever

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Do you value what your partner values? If not, you may be in for a rude awakening when they suddenly get upset with you for seemingly no reason.

What’s important to you may not be important to them, and vice versa, but it might be a good idea to make what they value important to you since your relationship’s longevity may depend on it.

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Filed Under: anger, Divorce, Fears, Marriage, Personal Boundaries, Relationships, Values, Vulnerability Tagged With: Valuing your partner's values, what's important to your partner?

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