Like those big words? It is my fancy answer to this question I was asked: How does commitment play into relationship success? My theory is that commitment is a synergistic multiplier. Committed couples have twice the energy, twice the creativity, and twice the intelligence. They feed off of each other, enable each other and encourage each other. They give each other the boldness to do and go where they probably wouldn’t go alone. They stand behind each other and contradict enemy…
As a contributor on Loveishere.com I was asked this question… Get an Oscar, get a divorce? University of Toronto study shows that women who win an Oscar are more likely to get divorced. How can couples in high performance careers keep their relationships on track? Here is my answer… Oscar winners like Sandra Bullock are not the only ones who are busy. If you have children in your home you are a high performance couple! Last week my husband was out…
As a contributor on Loveishere.com I was asked this question… Get an Oscar, get a divorce? University of Toronto study shows that women who win an Oscar are more likely to get divorced. How can couples in high performance careers keep their relationships on track? Here is my answer… Oscar winners like Sandra Bullock are not the only ones who are busy. If you have children in your home you are a high performance couple! Last week my husband was out…
At least that is what a survey of young adults conducted by the Pew Research Center and Time Magazine says. A number of young adults were asked, “Is marriage becoming obsolete?” Nearly four out of ten survey respondents (39%) said that it is. TIME magazine posed this question to registered voters before, in 1978 and only 28% agreed. Apparently, young adults do not believe love is doing well in marriage. Ahh, this makes me sad. The romantic in me wants…
There is a mild obsession in our culture about having a soulmate. Books are being written about it. Celebrities are gushing about having found it. And divorce papers are being filed because somehow people have lost it. A better question is what in the world is a soulmate? Here is what Dictionary.com says about it: A person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond. According to this definition I think I may have…