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Hope keeps you stuck in a bad relationship
August 26th, 2011 | 
Author: Is hope keeping you stuck in a bad relationship? Do you keep rushing into a new relationship, perhaps with someone you barely know, crossing your fingers and simply Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Marriage, Musings about Relationships, Relationships | 
Tags: balance in marriage, creating happily ever after, creating happiness in marriage, dealing with marriage problems, fix my marriage, give and take in marriage, help my marriage, hope and marriage, hope keeps you stuck in bad relationship, I hope he will change, marriage advice, marriage harmony, marriage help, marriage solutions, Michelle Vasquez, relationship advice, relationship coaching, relationship coaching in Huntington Beach California, should i give up hope, should I stay or go? | 
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Sexual dry spells in men…stress related?
Does your man have less interest in sex than he did when you first got together? Have you made advances only to be rebuffed by him? Before you jump to the conclusion that he is having an affair, take a deep Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Marriage, Relationships, Sexuality | Tags: balance in marriage, creating happily ever after, creating happiness in marriage, dealing with marriage problems, decreased sexual desire, fix my marriage, give and take in marriage, help my marriage, marriage advice, marriage harmony, marriage help, marriage solutions, men and low sex drive, men and sexual problems, Michelle Vasquez, relationship advice, relationship coaching, relationship coaching in Huntington Beach California, sex drive and stress | No Comments »
Bad relationships gone good
I was divorced at age 27 from a good man. Would you be surprised that despite having completed a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology, I knew next to nothing about Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Marriage, Musings about Relationships, Relationships, Seven Deadly Habits | Tags: balance in marriage, Choice Theory, controlling behavior, controlling each other, controlling your spouse, creating happily ever after, creating happiness in marriage, deadly habits, dealing with marriage problems, fix my marriage, give and take in marriage, help my marriage, marriage advice, marriage harmony, marriage help, marriage solutions, Michelle Vasquez, relationship advice, relationship coaching, relationship coaching in Huntington Beach California, William Glasser | No Comments »
Lessons From Buffy, My Persistent Kitty
Every morning between 4:00 and 4:30 a.m., without fail, my cat Buffy jumps on the bed, intending to wake me up so she can get me to feed her. You may wonder how I know my cat’s intentions. Well, animals are great communicators if you know how to tap into what they are telling you.
When I get up, Buffy runs out of the room and toward Read the rest of this entry »
Stop psychoanalyzing me!
No one likes to be told they do something because of some particular reason. It’s great to read self-improvement books and to learn to Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Communication skills, Conflict resolution, Marriage, Relationships | Tags: balance in marriage, creating happily ever after, creating happiness in marriage, dealing with marriage problems, diagnosing your spouse, fix my marriage, give and take in marriage, help my marriage, junior psychologist, marriage advice, marriage harmony, marriage help, marriage solutions, Michelle Vasquez, relationship advice, relationship coaching, relationship coaching in Huntington Beach California, stop labeling me, stop psychoanalyzing me | No Comments »
Win the argument, lose the relationship
Even if you are right, are you willing to risk winning the argument only to lose Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Communication skills, Conflict resolution, Marriage, Relationships | Tags: balance in marriage, being right in a relationship, creating happily ever after, creating happiness in marriage, dealing with marriage problems, fix my marriage, give and take in marriage, help my marriage, marriage advice, marriage harmony, marriage help, marriage solutions, Michelle Vasquez, relationship advice, relationship coaching, relationship coaching in Huntington Beach California, the price of being right, win the argument and lose the relationship | No Comments »
Squirrel obstacle course; are you as persistent?
Do you have what it takes to create a lasting marriage? Do you give up at the first sign of difficulties? People who are “stubbornly Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Marriage, Musings about Relationships, Problem solving, Relationships | Tags: balance in marriage, creating happily ever after, creating happiness in marriage, dealing with marriage problems, fix my marriage, give and take in marriage, help my marriage, marriage advice, marriage harmony, marriage help, marriage solutions, Michelle Vasquez, persistence in marriage, relationship advice, relationship coaching, relationship coaching in Huntington Beach California, squirrel obstacle course and persistence, stubborn persistence in marriage | No Comments »
Recovering backseat driver
As I was learning Choice Theory, by Dr. William Glasser, I realized that I had a problem with self-control Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Seven Deadly Habits, Uncategorized | Tags: backseat driver, balance in marriage, controlling behavior, creating happily ever after, creating happiness in marriage, dealing with marriage problems, fix my marriage, give and take in marriage, help my marriage, marriage advice, marriage harmony, marriage help, marriage solutions, Michelle Vasquez, recovering backseat driver, recovering control freak, relationship advice, relationship coaching, relationship coaching in Huntington Beach California | No Comments »
Princess and the Pea: a Very Sensitive Girl
Do you remember the story of The Princess and the Pea? A prince wanted to marry a real princess. The way the queen mother determined if a particular young maiden was a real princess was to place a pea under 20 mattresses and the put 20 feather beds on top of the mattresses.
In the morning, the queen asked the princess how she Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Marriage, Relationships | Tags: balance in marriage, creating happily ever after, creating happiness in marriage, dealing with marriage problems, fix my marriage, give and take in marriage, help my marriage, love advice, love tips, marriage advice, marriage harmony, marriage help, marriage solutions, Michelle Vasquez, relationship advice, relationship coach in Huntington Beach CA, relationship coaching | No Comments »
Examine your thoughts; change your feelings
More about how your feelings are a result of your thoughts and not the other way around. Some people have a habit of “emotional thinking” which is Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Communication skills, Creative thinking | Tags: balance in marriage, change your thoughts and your feelings change, creating happily ever after, creating happiness in marriage, dealing with marriage problems, fix my marriage, give and take in marriage, help my marriage, marriage advice, marriage harmony, marriage help, marriage solutions, Michelle Vasquez, relationship advice, relationship coaching, relationship coaching in Huntington Beach California, your thoughts create your feelings | No Comments »
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