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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/akoshia-yoba/self-worth_b_1679290.html You say you want "it" -- now the question is, do you feel worthy? Whether it is a loving relationship or the house of your dreams, we can only attract and manifest what we believe we deserve.

A Lesson in Affection: So You Say You Want it -- But Do You Feel Worthy? - The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/relationships-menopause_b_1271915.html Who you spend time with and the quality of your relationships not only says a lot about who you are as a person, but it has a tremendous impact on your health . A now classic study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that -- even after controlling for risk factors like smoking, poverty low socio-economic status, alcohol consumption, lack of exercise and obesity -- lack of social relationships, personality dispositions, and acute stress, including the stress of racism were better predictors for increased risk of death and disease.

Mark Hyman, MD: Relationships, Menopause, and Health

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Dr. Fran Cohen Praver: How To Get Your Needs Met In Marriage

"I'm so angry with Sam. He still doesn't think about my needs, only his."

Dr. Louis A. Tenaglia: Moving Children Into Mindful Living

How do we become people who live mindful lives? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-louis-a-tenaglia/children-mindfulness_b_1213053.html
Recognizing that our relationships are our most gentle teachers in life is a great way to approach the work involved in staying with them.

Wendy Strgar: Top 10 Tips for Healing Your Love

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Dr. Irene S. Levine: Rachel Bertsche Talks 'MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/irene-s-levine/mwf-seeking-bf-women-friendship_b_1179119.html You might call Rachel Bertsche a serial dater. But that doesn't quite capture her unique adventure.
The kind of separateness we are discussing here does not mean indifference or isolation from others, and it does not mean avoiding intimate relationships either.

John Tsilimparis: Creating a Healthier YOU: The Power of Separateness

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In this, our third article about relationships, we'll once again begin by sharing the single greatest relationship myth in recorded history. And why do we keep repeating ourselves? Well, as one of our USM students remarked in a large group sharing, "My boyfriend says I don't listen to him. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drs-ron-and-mary-hulnick/relationship-advice_b_1134490.html

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Author encourages people not to limit their definitions of love or families. Amy Bloom describes the many looks that real love can have The Ozzie and Harriet model suits some families, but the anglerfish and tamarin way works too "There is no kind of love and no kind of family we should ever turn our back on," Bloom says http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/06/23/real.love.o/index.html?iphoneemail

Add variety of love to your life

It's easy to care so much about people that you forget to love them. Martha Beck explains how to love without caring "You can achieve a given emotional state even if a loved one doesn't conform to your wishes," Beck says Advice: Stop controlling your loved one's behavior and start creating your own happiness

Want to love more? Care less!

Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: How to Create a Conscious Relationship: 7 Principles, 7 Practices

As we write this blog we are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. Early in our relationship, we set some big intentions: We wanted to get free of the old patterns that had plagued us in past relationships, such as criticism, blame and secret-keeping. We wanted to create a relationship that ran on positive energy instead of up-and-down fluctuations of negative and positive.

MeiMei Fox: The Secret to Turning Your Relationship Into a Romance

I never was a romantic. That doesn't mean I wasn't sentimental; I cried at the expected moments during chick flicks and even the occasional TV commercial. I enjoyed celebrating anniversaries of first dates and bringing unexpected gifts home to my partner for no reason.