I was invited to a couple’s hang out a few weeks back, we played this game where we were all asked to pick a small card from a bag and whatever word was written on the card, we were asked to explain a recent time our spouse displayed that trait. One of the men at […]
We conclude our study of the four communication patterns that lead to the demise of a relationship. Click here www.obleteworld.com/blog for previous articles. STONEWALLING; This is shorting down in the middle of a conflict discussion and refusing to respond but verbally and non-verbally. Predominantly, men are the users of this communication style, (about 85%). Stone
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We continue our study of the four communication patterns that lead to the demise of a relationship, we will be considering the third deadly communication pattern. DEFENSIVENESS: Criticism and contempt often trigger a person to defend themselves against an attack. People defend themselves when they feel attacked, they feel unjustly accused and may withdraw, act
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We continue our study of the four communication patterns that lead to the demise of a relationship, we have discussed criticism. CONTEMPT: Contempt is like taking criticism to a whole new level, it expresses a feeling of dislike towards somebody, it implies that the other person is worthless or undeserving of respect. The contemptuous partner
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We are in one of the most exciting times in history, for the first time we have a research-based understanding and specific ingredients that every couple can use to build a strong marriage relationship. Secondly, we can say for certain the kinds of relational patterns that leads inevitably to the death of the relationships. Increasingly,
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So far, we have looked at three factors that affect the rate of sexual satisfaction in a marriage relationship. The factors we looked at where: The health of the relationship itself. Trust Communication The forth factor that determines the rate of sexual satisfaction in marriage is previous sexual experiences. Contrary to the believe that having
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Last week we looked at two factors that affect sexual satisfaction in a marriage relationship. The two factors we looked at where; The health of the relationship itself. Trust Today we will be looking at yet another factor; Communication; communication plays a huge part in sexually satisfaction, one\’s partner may be unaware of what he/
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Growing up, I consistently heard from people I respected that they hadn\’t had conflicts in their marriages. I began to believe that a conflict-free marriage was a successful marriage. Thank God, I learned the error in this belief before getting married. Otherwise, I would have judged my marriage bad or not right because we have
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Sex is regarded by many as one of the two most sensitive issues in marriage, as a result, we find many articles and videos advocating that people become more proficient in lovemaking/sex, they advocate and promote different sex positions and styles, they sometimes suggest the use of sex toys, pornographic materials and masturbation as ways
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Me: since I was caught up with what your sister was doing, is there a way you could have got my attention without screaming? Daughter: I don\’t know Me: think Daughter: I could have come close and touched you Me: beautiful, what else? Daughter: mummyyyyy! Me: what else, just one more Daughter: I could have
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