Relationship Rx

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Experts weigh in on starting, ending and improving the relationships in your life

By Kathy Megan
Here are some tips for people with relationships on their mind — whether it’s ending, improving or starting one.
Is it over?
If you’re feeling fear, distrust, contempt or a lack of respect, major work is in order, says Donna Ferber, a psychotherapist [...]

Getting Back Out There

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Following a divorce, getting back into the dating scene is always a bit daunting – especially when you’re a new single parent. A fellow post-divorce singleton shares her experiences and advice…
By Diane Mapes
As much as we’d love for them to last, marriages sometimes come with an expiration date. After that comes a court date. And [...]

OnLove: Psychologist-author Robert Epstein says love isn’t accidental

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By Ellen McCarthy
Robert Epstein believes that someday, in the not-too-distant future, many Americans will share his philosophy on relationships. And his philosophy is this: You can build love deliberately and choose whom to do it with.
All of this “falling” stuff, he thinks, will become passé.
Epstein is a psychologist and author whose previous research has focused [...]

Cheating? Hello, you’ve got e-trail

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Technological gains may render one person extinct in adultery: The blindsided dupe
By Monica Hesse
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Cheating scenario, 1989:
There were errant signs. Like the times you phoned the office and it rang and rang (”I was in the conference room,” he said), like the matchbooks from places with names like the Candlelight [...]

Relationships 101: Blending families

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August 19, 2009
By: Gina Heyen
Source: examiner.com
The effects of divorce linger for both children and parents long after the disintegration of the family unit.  When divorced parents begin dating again they will most likely experience resistance from their children.  Children will not willingly give up the dream of their parents someday reuniting.  They will also experience [...]