What Helps A Couple Build A Long-Lasting Marriage?
Sketch by Vishnu Nair, India After being nearly two decades in a good marriage, and having seen many upheavals in mine and many others’ marital lives, I have almost concluded that there is no foolproof...
View ArticleThe Perfect Sunset: Filled With Romance
Sunsets are enchanting. But at times, when the sun bids adieu, I feel a strange sadness enveloping me—as if it has faded forever and may never rise again. I first experienced this gloom when I left...
View Article3 Reasons Why Physical Touch Is The Most Important Love Language
Embed from Getty Images RSVP to join weekly calls on Love, Sex & Relationships When I first took Dr. Gary Chapman’s Love Languages test, my primary love language was words of affirmation followed...
View ArticleA Sex Ban, Slower Lovemaking, and Exploration Can Regain That Honeymoon...
There is more than one healthy way for men to work at lighting the spark again. — Relationships tend to develop in phases and, like everything else, the most exciting phase is the first one. You may...
View Article6 Telltale Signs: Warning, Toxic Relationship Ahead
— When our intimacy button differs from our partner, we are bound to enter into the “perfect storm” that prevents both parties from getting what they want. It’s like starting a weight loss program that...
View ArticleLife Swap
I unstrapped my four year old, Frankie, from his car seat in the grey mini-van. We were in the parking lot at Noah’s Bagels going for a little father-son breakfast. When I asked what kind of cream...
View Article5 Rituals To Reconnect In Your Relationship
Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW In his book The Intentional Family, Bill Dougherty discusses “rituals of connection” as an important tool for successful relationships. A ritual of connection is a way of...
View ArticleAsserting Your Needs Is Sexy – Not Needy
Can you talk about your needs when needed? Whether married or single, Kyle Benson offers critical advice on the importance of communicating your needs to the one you love. — Far too often I work with...
View Article10 Easy Ways to Make Your Dates Better Now
Embed from Getty Images — “You’re a sweet, smart, sensitive guy. I just don’t have room in my life for that right now.” It’s supposed to be a joke, but with the “nice guy” always seemingly being put...
View Article6 Hours a Week to a Better Relationship
By Kyle Benson All of your relationship problems cannot be solved by reading a book, attending a weekend workshop, or enrolling in couples therapy. With that said, learning what distinguishes happy...
View ArticleBuilding a Great Sex Life is Not Rocket Science
By Dr. John Gottman In an amazing book titled The Normal Bar, authors Chrisanna Northrup, Pepper Schwartz, and James Witte conducted an online study with 70,000 people in 24 countries. They were...
View Article12 Easy Steps For Avoiding An Affair
How to avoid an affair There are no guarantees BUT you can load the dice to reduce the odds of an affair. Steven Lake shows us how to roll and win. — I was staring at the computer screen wondering...
View ArticleLetters to my Sons … about your Mother
And the residual effect of her love… The most important woman in your life is, and will always be, your mother. Yes, you will have girlfriends and lovers, and hopefully a wife or partner, whom I hope...
View ArticleThe Kiss [Podcast]
The Kvetching Professor has no idea what’s going with young people today, but when he was young, kissing was a big deal – especially the “goodnight kiss,” where, on a first date, a guy always wondered,...
View ArticleThe Pleasure Communication
— Touching, kissing, caressing, sensual experience, and sex are all forms of communication. What are you saying in this communication? Is it a conversation, a dialogue, a monologue? How do you listen...
View ArticleA picture tells a thousand words, but it doesn’t necessarily tell the whole...
— This is in response to a writing prompt regarding the photo of the sailor kissing the woman in the iconic end of WW II photo, and his passing away at age 95. A picture tells a thousand words, but...
View ArticleThis Conscious Kiss
— For so many of us kissing is a prelude, something we do that leads to something else. And for some people, it’s something they have to do to get to the next step. Conscious Kissing is its own...
View ArticleFantasm Media Releases The Official KISS Poster Book #2!
With an epic 45-year career that changed music and entertainment forever, KISSwill be hanging up their touring boots at the conclusion of the current multi-year “End Of The Road” tour. To celebrate...
View ArticleTimeless Concert Images and 40 Years of Rock Concert Experiences by Rock...
During his career, photographer Bill O’Leary took pictures of some of rock’s biggest names at the peak of their powers – Van Halen, Rush, Judas Priest, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Queen, Pink Floyd, Frank...
View ArticleCoffee Haiku
— Drink coffee alone without your morning partner where’s that coffee kiss? — What’s Next? Talk with others. Take action. We are proud of our SOCIAL INTEREST GROUPS—WEEKLY PHONE CALLS to discuss, gain...
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