For seventy years, their love has increased.
Like many young couples of the World War II era, my parents were in love, my dad was in the service, and they both knew he might not return. So on February 14, 1944, Dad proposed and Mom said, “Yes.” [...]
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Does this sound familiar? Your husband or boyfriend says he wants to make you happy but when there’s a problem, he seems oblivious.
When you ask for his input on a decision, he says, “It’s up to you” [...]
With Valentine’s Day near, it’s appropriate to talk about love.
When people think about Valentine’s Day, their thoughts often veer in the direction of romantic love. Who doesn’t want chocolate, red roses, candlelight, and romance? [...]
A little over a year ago I took a self-imposed exile from dating.
After years of binging on men, flirting, and relationships, I finally had an emotional hangover that just wouldn’t go away. At first I thought I would implode from loneliness [...]
Put a ring on it!
Hey guys, are you ready for this? If you’re thinking about proposing this New Year’s Eve, JenningsWire queried the romance pros and asked for their best ideas on how to pop the question on New Year’s Eve.
Note from [...]
October was an odd month for me, it was at it’s a core a month of remembrance.
Early in the month, I was contacted via FB by someone who was seeking out an Alison he once knew and based upon our subsequent heartfelt, albeit short-lived, correspondence [...]
The official close of my year-long hiatus from dating was on October 5.
I raised a glass of bubbly and gave a toast on self-respect, changing one’s pattern, and the history of masturbation. I redecorated my apartment—between dinner parties [...]
One key to avoiding the doldrums in your long-term relationship is to honor its uniqueness.
The best relationships are custom jobs, which take the distinctive traits, needs, concerns and idiosyncrasies of each partner into consideration. For [...]
Most relationships have a set of “built in” rules.
These rules define your relationship “default position”; such as, what can and cannot take place between you and your partner (and others in your life) and what constitutes that which [...]
When you first start out in relationship, everything is new and exciting.
It’s an infinitely fresh journey of exploration with your significant other.
As you grow together, the relationship goes through many phases, challenges, and triumphs.
After [...]
It’s an age-old challenge: how do couples keep their relationships fresh over the span of many years and the daily routine of everyday life?
The best opportunities for couples to get away from the routine are during shared time off, so why [...]
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Mia Carroll, the author of What Every Girl Should Know about Boys and Relationships wrote the book as a gift to her five nieces. She wanted to share her dating experience with them to help them avoid making the same mistakes.
What [...]
Practically everyone has experienced it.
Everyone whose been in a serious romantic relationship with all of the deliciously intense and passionate feelings that go with it, have at one time or another experienced jealousy, which is really the [...]
Most humans, just about all of us, are addicted to a variety of maps we assume necessary for our happiness.
Having worked with people on successfully creating positive personal transformation for a couple of decades, I have found this to be [...]
Giving 15 minute, free, mini reading and healing sessions for animals and humans is a deep, fulfilling journey.
Names are changed to respect confidentiality.
It began last week. 44 people signed up. I welcome more.
The process brings me deeper [...]
Happiness is not something you buy at the mall.
This comes from within yourself.
What dreams, desires, feelings or needs of your own have you pushed aside for others?
You own your life and as you travel down your pathway you can make choices.
The [...]
When I was invited to a New Year’s Eve party several years ago, I did what any 45-year-old divorced woman would do.
I rented a costume complete with velvet gown, a jeweled crown, and ornate scepter and went as “The Queen of Everything”.
There [...]
The mistake that most people make is that they assume other people like and want the same things that they do.
Hence the high rate of marriage. And then when they realize the other person has interests quite different from theirs and they [...]
As Juliet once said (via Shakespeare’s quill), “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet.”
The Romeo and Juliet heroine is suggesting that it’s not the names of things that matter, [...]
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Bill Farr is the author of “The Power of Personality Types in Love and Relationship,”which is a self-help relationship book, for people who are looking to find the right match for their personality type, or to improve the [...]
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Cheryl Therrien is a bestselling author, blogger & trainer who is on a mission to put the ‘GRAND’ back in grandparents.
She is the author of Letters From Grandma: Before You Were Born a collection of letters from a first [...]
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Relationship Coach, Ida Greene Ph.D. is the author of 20 books and her latest is Looking for Love In All the Wrong Places.
Dr. Greene’s philosophy about life is “if it can be done, I can do it”. She feels there [...]
Ever thought about the power of gratitude, seriously?
We should be thankful for all that we have.
If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never have enough to be happy.
For years, I thought and read about gratitude but never [...]
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Ethlie Ann Vare says the latest neuroscience research shows us that falling in love affects the brain exactly the same way cocaine does, and can be just as addictive.
Ethlie Ann Vare, author of LOVE ADDICT: SEX, ROMANCE AND [...]
Let’s face the facts; many of us are very possessive of our love interests.
What is really going on when we feel like this? You need to know. Why? Because it is absolutely not mentally healthy.
When we feel possessive we are really [...]
People come to me to heal hurt hearts from family dynamics (both human and animal).
Heart-openings begin with tenderness toward what one finds in his/her own self!
Occasionally, someone assumes I will “fix” their animal or spouse! Somebody [...]
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Selena Templeton, who after a long string of failed relationships, began to recognize a pattern. She was always dating men who were unavailable, either physically or emotionally.
In her JenningsWire blog, Romantically Challenged, [...]
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Amy Sherman is a Therapist, Relationship Coach and the founder of the Baby Boomers’ Network.
She is the co-author of 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Dating After 40, 50 and Yes, 60! and has worked with individuals [...]
JenningsWire blogger, Dr. Laurie Moore, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has helped countless people heal from broken hearts, no matter how deeply torn inside they felt.
In this podcast, Laurie discusses “The Broken Heart’s [...]
“How can I attract more love in my life?”
This is a question I’ve been asked a lot recently – from coaching clients who are looking for their soulmates, and from a good friend whose recent divorce left a void in what used to be a very [...]
First, say bye-bye to the black on black outfits and hello to the colors of love.
Next, what’s the one tip that is so amazing it will truly change your life? It’s all in this post!
JenningsWire queried Dating and Romance experts [...]
Communication and intimacy.
You’ve heard the expression; it’s not what you say but how you say it!
How true and how profound. Why is it so important to learn how to express our feelings, our emotions and our view on certain topics?
The [...]
Do not simply walk blindly along the path you are on.
Take a moment to pause and examine with discretion and with love where the path will lead and all the choices you have made in life to get there.
If you are brave and inspired by your inner [...]
In general, women have no idea of the incredibly negative impact their words can have on the man in their life.
I have worked with hundreds and hundreds of men over the last fifteen years who have all consistently complained about the same thing [...]
From Chasing the Almighty Dollar to Finding Meaning and Purpose in Mid-Life
When I was in my 30s I had a well paid sales and sales training position. I worked hard and made good money. In fact, most of my waking efforts were devoted to increasing [...]