June 16th, 2010
Expectations Don’t Work In Marriage Jim Hutt, Ph.D. What would you think if I told you there is no place in a healthy relationship for expectations? Well, that’s exactly what I’m telling you. You may, or may not, have heard the adage that goes like this: an expectation is a resentment under construction. And here’s […]
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November 11th, 2008
Immediately Reduce Conflict By 50%–Here’s How In the physician’s office you’re not likely to query your doctor about his/her ailments. If you did, your own problem might not be adequately addressed. When you go to a physician, you go to explain what it is YOU are experiencing–where YOU hurt–what YOUR problem is. You do that […]
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