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10/24/2012
What Selfishness Can Do to a Marriage The thing I love about marriage is there seems to be someone for everyone. We're all different, and finding that person who gets us (or tolerates us) is a feat in itself. More >>

Tags: BehaviorDatingMarriageRead On-AirRelationshipsSelfishness
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10/23/2012
Cold Feet Before the Wedding I don't know if everyone experiences cold feet for at least a moment before their wedding, but I think it was healthy for me to have a brush with it. My fiancé and I had been dating over a year and a half, and we were wildly in love. More >>

Tags: DatingPre-marital CounselingRead On-AirRelationshipsWedding
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10/23/2012
I Tip More than My Friend My friends and I tip 20% in restaurants, and when the check comes we look at the bill, calculate (silently in our heads) what we ordered and tip accordingly. More >>

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10/23/2012
Video: I Tip More than My Friend When dining out with several friends, many people split the tab. But what should you do when one of these friends disagrees on how much to tip? More >>

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10/19/2012
Letter to Grandpa The following letter was written by his grandson, who is currently a student at Oxford University, and couldn't be at the service, but wanted all to know the impact of his grandpa... More >>

Tags: GrandchildrenImportance of FathersMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationshipsRelatives
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10/18/2012
Wedding Day Cold Feet? Dr. Laura received many responses to her question: Do you think getting cold feet before your wedding is just a natural part of the process, or is it a bad omen for the marriage? Here are just a few... More >>

Tags: AttitudeDatingDivorceHappinessHealthRelationshipsSpouseWedding
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10/18/2012
A Wonderful Surprise I was born on Christmas Eve. To dilute my birthday further, my older brother was born Dec. 21st. While my mom was great and always made me feel special, my parties were always overshadowed by one of those two elements... More >>

Tags: ChristmasFamily/Relationships - FamilyFriendshipFriendshipsHolidaysRelationshipsRelatives
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10/17/2012
Marriage Takes Care and Feeding As my 'marriage mentor,' I just had to share with you a tender exchange I had with my husband this morning...His job has been really stressful lately - layoffs left him understaffed and now he works in his office, all day, by himself... More >>

Tags: DatingHusband's GirlfriendRead On-AirRelationshipsThe Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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10/17/2012
Help for Families with Children Who Have Sensory Processing Disorder I am the mom of an almost 9-year-old boy with SPD - he is sensory 'defensive' to tactile (touch), oral (texture and temp) as well as auditory (sounds hurt his ears). It is difficult to deal with some days. More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - FamilyHealthParentingRelationshipsRelativesResponse To A Call
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10/17/2012
Shacking Up Does Not Lead to a Stronger Marriage Remember this little ditty?: 'First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage.' Nowadays, this rarely happens. For a lot of adults it's, 'First comes love (maybe), then comes 'shacking up,' then comes a heartbreaking split involving children'... More >>

Tags: DatingFamily/Relationships - FamilyLiving togetherMarriageParentingPremarital CounselingRelationshipsRelativesShacking Up
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