If you want to keep your love, passion and intimacy alive and growing over the years, communicating about the “tough” or “touchy” stuff has to happen. If you don’t, resentments build and you either bicker and argue a lot over “little” things (skirting around the REAL issue) or you completely withdraw from each other, leading [...]read moreTouchy Subjects Survey Results: The Most Difficult Subjects to Talk About…
If you’ve ever driven a car, you know what we’re talking about… You’re driving along and want to switch lanes. You look in your rear view mirror, you don’t see another car so you put your blinker on and pull over. Just then you are startled by loud honking and you suddenly see the car [...]read moreAssumptions and Seduced by the Blind Spot
When we asked this question awhile ago in a survey… “What’s the biggest question you have about how to create more love, passion and connection in your relationship and your life?” Many wanted to know what to do about their relationship getting stale and growing apart over the years. Here’s what one person asked and [...]read moreMarriage Advice When Growing Apart
“You’re better looking than you were in high school!” When Paul, the most popular boy in our high school class, said this at my 60th class reunion recently, I wasn’t sure if it was a slam or a compliment. So I had to ask myself this question–Why did he think I was better looking at [...]read moreBeing Love at 78 or Any Age
I unlocked the secret codes of life, connected to my partner’s soul, and jumped dimensions alongside a teenage mutant ninja turtle, all in 57 minutes. It sounds like a scene from an incoherent sci-fi movie, but no, it was what I experienced during my first time trying ketamine therapy. And it might have just shifted [...]read moreI Tried Ketamine Therapy, This is What Happened
Misunderstandings are so common in relationships and also can be so deadly. Randy had been searching for a new job off and on for awhile and he seemed to be in turmoil about what kind of job he even wanted. Sally, his girlfriend for the last couple of years, wanted him to take some tests [...]read moreMaking Sense of Misunderstandings – Susie & Otto Collins
Think about this for a moment: What if, when it comes to dating, what you don’t do matters more than anything else? Let’s say you want to get into shape and adopt a healthier lifestyle. To achieve this you not only need to workout regularly (To-do List), you also need to cut junk food off [...]read moreThe Not-To-Do List that will Change your Dating Life
The question of how to truly forgive is usually where someone lands who has been deeply hurt but wants to repair the relationship and move on–but doesn’t know how. Forgiveness is tricky because of all the emotions swirling around that can range from hurt, anger, resentment, regret, revenge and so much more. These emotions are [...]read moreHow to Truly Forgive – Susie & Otto Collins
In an interesting paradox, heterosexual single men have been lonelier than ever whereas heterosexual single women are happier than their male counterparts. Women aren’t settling anymore. Psychologist Greg Matos caused a social media uproar in last month when he published an article on the rise of single, lonely men and a big contributing factor is [...]read moreThe Rise of Happy, Single Women: A reason why men need to upgrade their relationship skills
Cliff was fed up, disappointed, hurt and felt like a fool for trusting too much once again… And his father was the reason. After years of rehashing the same argument about Cliff going into the ministry instead of pursuing a career in what he loved–music… Cliff was done. He was tired of believing that finally [...]read moreHow to Know if You’re Trusting Too Much…