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28 Christmas Date Ideas For Holiday Cheer All Season

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28 Christmas Date Ideas For Holiday Cheer All Season

We love this time of year! From snow-capped trees to lights glistening in the moonlight, it’s the most romantic time of the year. It is the perfect time to cuddle up with your partner and roast marshmallows over a warm open fire while sipping on hot toddies into the night. However, if lovey-dovey is not your forte there’s always room for some holiday adventures to keep the excitement jingling all the way. Here Is Our Christmas Date List This Year: 1.Drive around the neighborh

Coaching Versus Therapy The 7 Benefits

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Coaching Versus Therapy The 7 Benefits

We get asked a lot, how is coaching different from therapy? Growing up you may have played sports or perhaps you were on the dance team, either way, you had a coach. Each week you went to practice and learned new skills to become the best at your favorite activity. You were in it to win it, not only as a team but for yourself. The more you practiced, the sharper your skills became giving you that excitement of feeling unstoppable. And, every scheduled practice you had a coach

Positive Affirmations Can Change Your Mindset

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Positive Affirmations Can Change Your Mindset

Daily positive affirmations are a powerful tool you can use everyday to help you heal from past traumatic experiences. They keep you moving forward by unlocking your conscious and unconscious mind to achieve your goals. This simple technique will give you confidence to push forward during uncertain times as well as keep you thinking positively when deprecating thoughts begin to consume your mind. If you find yourself feeling sad, lonely, stuck, anxious, or living in the past,

5 Simple Steps To Resolving Conflict In Your Relationship

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5 Simple Steps To Resolving Conflict In Your Relationship

Conflict is inevitable in your relationships. However, it doesn’t have to leave you in tears of frustration if you have the skills to communicate in a constructive way that diffuses the emotional discord immediately. When conflict occurs in a relationship, it’s typically because it’s an ongoing problem that hasn’t been addressed properly by getting to the root of the issue. Or, it is because you and your partner are evolving as individuals so the relationship needs to go thro

Why Expectations Will Ruin Your Relationship

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Why Expectations Will Ruin Your Relationship

Do you place expectations on a partner? Expectations are bound to have you falling short when it comes to reaching your love goals. This is because you are left with unsettled emotions of worry, anxiousness, hopelessness, and even guilt when what you envisioned didn’t come to fruition with a partner. Falling in love with your imagination is a dangerous place to be when desiring love. The next thing you know, insecure thoughts begin to stir in your head holding you back from h

Should I Stay Or Should I Go? The Most Trustworthy Relationship Checklist

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Should I Stay Or Should I Go? The Most Trustworthy Relationship Checklist

Every relationship has pluses and minuses. Whether you have been dating for a few months or married for many years, your relationship will evolve over time. When each partner evolves, this requires the relationship to experience a revision as well as reach new heights. This can definitely can be a great thing for growth or it can cause you and your partner to encounter an impasse. If you are currently experiencing a gridlock, it doesn’t necessarily mean its a bad thing. It me

Does He Like Me? 15 Signs He Is Serious About You

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Does He Like Me? 15 Signs He Is Serious About You

One minute things are hot and he is all about you, then the next he is distant. You’re beginning to doubt whether or not he likes you. And, you’re even starting to question yourself and where your life is headed. Wondering if you’re worthy of a healthy relationship and why he isn’t being consistent. Your insecurities are slowly creeping in and destroying your inner peace. But…the truth is when a guy is giving mixed signals it has nothing to do with you and most likely everyth

11 Surprising Ways To Keep The Spark Alive In A Relationship

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11 Surprising Ways To Keep The Spark Alive In A Relationship

Happily committed, but worried the chemistry will fade… Long-term relationships can become stagnant after you have been with your partner for a lengthy period of time. The relationship has entered a nice and steady flow and both of you are feeling quite comfortable with each other. Even though everything seems great, you are worried about how to keep the spark alive for a lifetime. But, there’s no need to doubt your connection, as all relationships go through their ebbs and f

Are You Abandoning Yourself?

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Are You Abandoning Yourself?

Do you struggle with trusting yourself to choose the best partner? Do you get overwhelmed when you don’t get what you want in the exact moment? Do you neglect parts of yourself that don’t live up to your standards based on your feelings, beliefs, or relationship goals? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are abandoning yourself and preventing from getting your needs met. Self-abandonment keeps you from living a fulfilling lifestyle and attracting the love

Biggest Fear Each Zodiac Sign Has In A Relationship

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Biggest Fear Each Zodiac Sign Has In A Relationship

It’s written in the stars. Sometimes facing struggles within your relationship is more than just a communication glitch, it’s actually innate to your zodiac sign. Knowing your zodiac sign and your partner‘s sign can help you understand one another by minimizing additional stress on the relationship. When you and your partner both know what the other needs to feel secure, this can help deepen the bond and increase your alignment with one another. Here are the biggest insecurit

3 Proven Ways To Save Your Relationship From Self-Sabotage

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3 Proven Ways To Save Your Relationship From Self-Sabotage

Protect your relationship from self-sabotage. Self-sabotage is one of the worst things you can do in relationships, so if you want to know how to save a relationship from falling apart by your own hands, it’s time to brush up on your communication skills. You’re dating someone new and things were going great. He said he would call. But, then… he didn’t. Now, you are feeling on edge and ready to unleash your inner feelings of disappointment. But, you know that starting a fight

7 Best Dating Tips For The INFJ Woman

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7 Best Dating Tips For The INFJ Woman

Dating as an INFJ can come with challenges. The thought of letting someone enter your inner world of safety and comfort zone can be terrifying, to say the least. There can be a lot of questions and concerns, knowing you may have to let them go if things don’t work out after sharing your secrets. As an INFJ, you are not okay just casually dating anyone. A potential partner has to meet your high standards, yet also have the ability to uncover your guarded heart. You want the on

How I Manage To Do It All As An Entrepreneur

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How I Manage To Do It All As An Entrepreneur

How to Manage It All: Relationships, Career, Self-Care, And Living A Balanced-Lifestyle It seems there is never enough time in the day to complete everything on your to-do list and having it all. No matter how passionate you are something or someone, it is like you have to give something up in the process to keep it afloat. And usually, it is yourself, neglecting your emotional and physical needs. Time management is vastly under practiced, causing huge amounts of stress on to

Why Being High-Maintenance Is A Bad Thing

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Why Being High-Maintenance Is A Bad Thing

Do you challenge him to see what he is willing to do for you or see how far he will bend over backward to lavish you with gifts and vacations? If so, this high-maintenance way of thinking is likely to lead him to resent you before long. A worthy man will find it disrespectful and emasculating to his manhood. He will not want to be treated like a servant. He will want respect and appreciation for what he brings to the relationship, not his financial resources. Relationships ar

How To Take Back Your Power And Cut The Toxicity In Your Relationship

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How To Take Back Your Power And Cut The Toxicity In Your Relationship

I was once in your shoes… I have dated the narcissistic man one too many times, often leaving me emotionally paralyzed. Twisting and turning every encounter only to fall victim to his charade. If he wasn’t the center of attention, then he would soon find a way. My needs were never important to him, only to myself, which is clearly not a partnership. But, I stood by his side because I thought we were in this together? Man, was I wrong… No matter how many times I expressed my c

How To Get Him To Finally Commit To You

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How To Get Him To Finally Commit To You

Attracting noncommittal men is like last year’s trend. Getting a man to commit can seem like a foreign language, especially if you don’t speak his language. Every man thinks they have an infinity of options but are those options really of high-value? Being high-value increases your chances of standing out in a bevy of women when it comes to winning his heart. It takes strategizing and patience, but completely doable for any woman who wants to tap into how a man thinks and get

Signs He’s Using You And You’re In A Toxic Relationship

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Signs He’s Using You And You’re In A Toxic Relationship

Love is blind. Being in love is not an easy thing to decipher. Emotions are flying high left and right when things seem to be going well. But then, you are hit with a ton of bricks. You find out your partner is betraying your trust. You start to question what is really going on between you and the person you love. With no resolution in sight, they begin to emotionally shut down and shut you out. With a stomach full of knots, you are feeling blindsided by their act. The love y

How To Resolve Conflict In Your Relationship

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How To Resolve Conflict In Your Relationship

Is your partner stonewalling you when conflict arises? Not getting your emotional needs met? The vicious cycle can go on for days…if not years. Having a fight with your partner can feel downright painful to the point you sense things aren’t turning around. We want to let you know a simple fight is resolvable when you take time to understand your needs and your partner’s needs and work through it for the better good of the relationship. Conflict is beneficial to your relations

Why Rejection Is The Best Thing For You

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Why Rejection Is The Best Thing For You

Who’s been rejected? I have Who’s been rejected numerous times? Again, I have Who reached her relationship goals? I did, I got married! But…I didn’t get there overnight I can’t tell you how many times I have faced rejection in relationships, social engagements, or business affairs. It’s happened so many times, that I stopped counting years ago. And, since it was something I continued to face over and over again, I took the time to learn about myself and how to handle it appro

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Sexual Attraction

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Sexual Attraction

Yes, it’s hot. But will it last? Find out. She is like a drug. Having a strong sexual attraction can be undeniably intoxicating. You are hooked on her like an addict. The sensation is so suspenseful and gratifying that you can’t walk away from her. She is the blood that keeps your heart pumping. You constantly find yourself looking her up and down, fixating on her eternal glow. You are so delightfully infatuated, you forget about anything other than your sexual desires. You m

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