A Religious Discussion
If your betrothed attends worship services or a religious class of some kind, ask to go along. Depending on the religion, you can join in the elements of the service as much or as little as you wish. If there is ... [... more]
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Breakfast In Bed
The Set Up. Be sure to plan it all out ahead of time instead of trying to whip up a meal from things you happen to find in the fridge. And check that you have the right equipment to present your meal. This will ... [... more]
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Conversations Before A Marriage: An Introduction
Mediation is a voluntary method of dispute resolution which has proven extremely successful in resolving interpersonal disputes. In mediation, parties settle their own disputes with the assistance of a mediator who ... [... more]
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Conversations Before A Marriage: Children
Some therapists feel sharing adult problems with children burdens them with responsibilities for which they are not yet ready. I once co-mediated a custody dispute with Jessica Nagler, a MFCC from Santa Monica, ... [... more]
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Conversations Before A Marriage: Communication Tips
The Paranoid fantasy might be considered a cousin of the "I" message. As a communication tool, it helps the speaker bring up subjects, which may feel unsafe, difficult or embarrassing to discuss. This technique, and ... [... more]
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Conversations Before A Marriage: Failed Relationships
The first is that during the marriage, the couple lacked the communication and problem solving skills to constructively handle damaging behaviors and misunderstandings. Resulting feelings, insecurity and resentment ... [... more]
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Conversations Before A Marriage: Friends And Relatives
If a member of your birth family has an opinion or judgment that runs counter or is disrespectful to your partner, how will you handle that situation? How will you feel and behave under circumstances that may include ... [... more]
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Conversations Before A Marriage: Handling Conflict
It may be based on an interpretation of events or intentions which is affected by perception as well as what happened. It is a state of physiological arousal leading to fight or flight in a particular context. ... [... more]
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Conversations Before A Marriage: Leisure Time And Travel
Are you uncomfortable or fearful of any kind of travel? Do you have a fear of flying, or a fear of being in unfamiliar places or among unfamiliar cultures? ... [... more]
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Conversations Before A Marriage: Marriage Then And Now
The first lesson in mediation training is to understand the many meanings associated with the word "conflict": Con (from the Latin) means "with." Flict means "in transformation" or "in the struggle of transformation. ... [... more]
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Conversations Before A Marriage: Matt Kramer's Biography
When he discovered the profession of mediation, he recognized that collaborative negotiation techniques as used in mediation were very similar to his innate style of working with people. These days, he still keeps a ... [... more]
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Conversations Before A Marriage: More Communication Tips
According to Dr. John Lee, a Dallas psychologist, a statement, joke or sarcasm that causes embarrassment or pain is often a symptom of buried anger. Lee specializes in helping adult children of alcoholics learn to ... [... more]
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