Tag marriage
Single or Married; which is better?
Single or Married; which is better? Good question perhaps, but does it have an answer? Research comparing the physical and mental health of people who are married with those who are not appears to indicate that there is an answer…
Statistics about marriage
Just thought I’d share a few comments on statistics about marriage compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2013. It appears “living in sin” is no longer a big issue for Australians, as 77% of couples live together before…
Videos about marriage-relationship-couple counselling
Earlier this year a young woman from Korea came to interview me on the subject of Love, and how couples can be helped to have more quality in their relationship. Her name is Suyoung Kim, and in 2011 she went…
Passive abuse in your relationship?
There are many forms of abuse that may occur in a relationship. Most abuse is recognised as “active abuse,” but there is another, less recognised form of abuse too; “passive abuse,” which can be equally destructive to relationship quality. The…
The relationship team
This is the June 2012 issue of the Integrating Awareness Newsletter. The theme for this issue is The Relationship Team, with articles about: Formulating your wedding vows, so that they can help in times of difficulty; The four fundamental steps…
The Ultimate Wedding Vows
Many wedding vows that couples use have a long tradition behind them; perhaps they have been mandated by the church or another institution for establishing marriages. Perhaps they have been passed down from one generation to the next within a…
Loving Relationship Intimacy
When the intimacy goes missing in your relationship, it is important that you understand the true meaning of intimacy, in order to know how to revive it. Sweet talking until dawn Have you ever been in love? Of course you…
Relationship Arguing Constructively
When you form a relationship, you form a team, a team of synergy, which can achieve more together than the sum total of what each part of the team could do on their own. Together you can find a solution…
Creating relationship agreements with EASE
There are certain fundamental principles that need to be in place for a relationship to be truly fulfilling. My understanding of these principles are summed up as the Fulfilling Relationship philosophy. The strategies which translate this philosophy into practical reality,…
