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Backsliding

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Today, I want to tackle another of Tammy Blankenship’s challenging questions about assuming love. My husband has gotten better in the past 10 years, but I can’t seem to forget about what an ass he was when we first got married. How do I know he won’t revert back into the jackass he was? You don’t. You can’t. You can Assume Love and verify for yourself that he’s...

The Hard Work of Marriage?

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Lots of folks say a good marriage requires a lot of hard work. I disagree. The hard work comes in when we struggle to provide a spouse with more love by stretching our abilitiies at loving and going beyond what we feel like giving. I applaud the effort, and it’s saved lots of marriages, but I think there’s an easier route. Those newly in love also stretch to do more, learn new ways to...

Broken Promises

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Thanks again to Tammy from Creating Success Stories for this great question.
When we were married, my husband and I agreed that I would take care of the inside of the house and he would take care of the outside…he is lazy and does nothing and I want you to help me do something about it! What should I do to make him do what he promised to?

Meeting Your Own Needs

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Here’s my reply to another question posed by my friend Tammy from Creating Success Stories.
Do adults who practice assumed love live separate lives (since they are meeting all of their own needs, bar one : -}), other than in the bedroom?

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I’ve Apologized Enough

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Don Imus says he’s “apologized enough” for his sexist, racist comment about the Rutgers Womens Basketball team. How many husbands and wives have you heard say the same thing? Imus will have apologized enough when the state of his relationship is acceptable to him. And he hasn’t yet tried the step most likely to rebuild it. A husband or wife is fortunate to have just one...

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