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• Foreplay: Do it Every Day
  When you hear the word “foreplay” do you automatically think of sex? Most people do. Fact is, foreplay comes in many different sizes, shapes, colors, and flavors. You see, foreplay isn’t just about sex. It’s also those things you do that make your sweetheart over-the-moon happy that he or she hooked up with you. It’s those things that make your sweetie feel […]
• Give Him a Night He (and You) Will Never Forget
  Okay, this one is for the ladies’ eyes only but, in the end, it’s for the guys, too. So, girlfriends, when was the last time you planned to seduce your guy, and set the stage for a night of wild abandon? If it’s been a while (or even if it hasn’t), here’s an idea that will have him eating out of the palm of your… Read the rest Continue reading → […]
• Four Principles for Having a Great Marriage
  Last week I was fortunate to sit at the knee of Jack Canfield and learn about the principles of success.  Jack is the amazingly successful co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul, a book that began a phenomena in the publishing industry. Just the evening before, Jack learned they had sold a half billion books—500 million books and, yeah, baby, that pretty muc […]
• How to Give a Genuine Apology
  You screwed up. You inadvertently stepped on your sweetheart’s toes. Or you were in a foul mood and behaved accordingly. Or you were a knucklehead and said or did the wrong thing. Now it’s time to make amends. You know from experience that simply saying, “I’m sorry!” doesn’t cut it even if you really are sorry. So, how do you express regret in… Read the rest […]
• What a Cold Shower Taught Me About Communication
  Back when Dale and I were first spending nights together at my home, I gave him the guest bath to use. One morning, as we were getting up to prepare for our day, he asked, “Can we shower at the same time?” I said, “Sure!” and headed off to my shower, hopped in, got the temperature just right, and was ready… Read the rest Continue reading → […]
• What Arnold and Maria Can Teach Their Children
  The greatest gift we bestow upon our children is to live an exemplary life, one they can emulate. But let’s be honest. Who among us hasn’t at one time or another done something we regret and that we hope no one will ever discover. We are all guilty of poor judgment—driving while drunk, walking out of a store without paying for a candy bar, doing… Read the re […]
• Dating While Married
  “Dating” is to marriage what “foreplay” is to sex. Dating is the seduction phase of a relationship, the equivalent of the human mating dance where every move is designed to seduce the object of your adoration into loving and wanting you as a mate. In short, once the sparks begin to fly, you intuitively understand that if you’re going to “seal the deal”… Read […]
• Dancing with the Stars – or Seeing Stars – It’s up to You.
  I have years of conflict resolution under my belt. In my prior life, as an estate attorney, I watched families nearly come to blows over who would get the beaten-up old armoire, and I’ve seen others peacefully divide diamonds and fortunes. Those who learned how to handle day-to-day conflicts are definitely better at the really big issues that life inevitably […]
• Fun and Games and Sweetie-Pie Sexy Madlibs
  Making a list and checking it twice.  Sadly, most of the lists we create aren’t the type that end in a pile of gifts wrapped in silver and gold.  When it comes to our relationship, they’re usually honey-do lists, or worse, a long mental list of grudges and annoyances we carry around like a bag of rocks. And to make matters worse, as most of… Read the rest Co […]
• Date Night Won’t Keep the Spark Alive
  You’ve heard it said that familiarity breeds contempt. Taken literally, that means the better you know someone, the more contempt you’ll feel for that person. I dunno.  I know my husband really, really well and I’m not contemptuous of him at all.  I think, however, that in a relationship, familiarity can breed boredom and laziness. Nobody knows for sure what […]