Posts Tagged ‘relationships’
Here is a nice article from best life magazine on keeping things real ( and open ) in your relationships. Did you know that MOST women who leave say it’s because their MAN didn’t speak up? It’s true….and we’ve all been there right? You THINK you’re doing a lot of talking….but it turns out, on HER way out, there’s LOTS of stuff she’s been waiting to hear you say. And of course, by then it’s too late. Check out the full article at the link below!
The Language of Love
Relationships are funny things: One partner can be cruising along thinking everything’s just fine and dandy, and the other can be curling up inside like a poinsettia after New Year’s. One of us is sure we’re on the right track, while the other is wondering, “Why don’t we talk anymore?” And more often than not, it’s the female cohort who’s dying for more—more communication, more intimacy, more verbal acknowledgment that you’re committed to her happiness. The reason is simple: When it comes to communication, women are like tropical plants, and men are like cacti.
Studies suggest that the average woman speaks 7,000 words a day. The average man mutters just 2,000, and half of those are spoken to clients, colleagues, or the electronic image of John Madden. And it’s that discrepancy between our verbal styles and needs that can turn a once-hot relationship into yesterday’s oatmeal.Want proof?
Researchers at the University of Washington say they can predict with 90 percent accuracy whether couples will divorce or stay married simply by listening to them talk for a few minutes. After reviewing data from more than 500 couples in discussion, psychologist John Gottman, Ph.D., of the University of Washington’s Relationship Research Institute, and applied mathematicians James Murray and Kristin Swanson have come up with a mathematical model that can predict likelihood of divorce.
They dub it the “Dow Jones Industrial Average for marital conversation.” A 5-to-1 ratio of positive comments to negative ones indicates a healthy marriage, they say. A ratio lower than that suggests trouble ahead.
Best Life Magazine: Sex & Relationships: The Secret Language of Sex
Tags: love, relationships, lust
Is your wife keeping score? A funny little article on HOW women tend to keep track of where you are on the richter relationship scale of doing good and staying right..:-) A bit simple – but probably very true for most of us, right? You can check out the full story, and see how YOU score at the link below!
At this very moment, I ride a towering wave of relationship points. I pen this while on a plane to the Caribbean, a surprise present to my wife, Julie, and the kids. Seven days in coconut heaven. If ever a man deserved to be smug, I’m the guy.But I’m also in peril, says I. Glebe, author of Points: Women Have Them, Men Need Them. According to Glebe, my points account is fat with "bought points," which are uninsured assets that expire after a few days. Apparently, the gains I enjoyed have long been realized.
In fact, the Royal Bank of Julie may be close to assessing a maintenance fee for low assets. Clearly, a system would help. That’s where Points comes in."Say points and every man in America knows what you’re talking about," explains Glebe, the pen name of Ritch Gaiti, a retired Merrill Lynch vice president. "This code has always existed under the radar, guy to guy. I didn’t invent points. I just codified a system."Think of your points account, says Glebe, "as a tub you’re trying to fill with water. But at any time, without warning or even good reason, she can pull the plug and drain it dry."
Here’s how to keep the account full. As far as how to spend the interest (a fishing trip? a pub night with the boys? a few hours of tangled limbs?)…it’s your money.
Best Life Magazine: Relationships: Playing Games
Tags: relationships, men’s advice, tips for men
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