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  • How to Prevent Financial Fighting

    One of the most common reasons couples fight is over money. If you and your partner have different values regarding money and different spending habits it is only a matter of time before your ideas clash and an argument ensues. So how can you avoid any money related fights in the future? Below are some tips: Finding Middle Ground If you and your partner have different spending habits, then it’s going to help you get on the same page when...

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  • Making Long Distance Relationships Wor...

    You’ve just found out that your partner is being transferred to a new location or has to head overseas for school, business or family. What do you do? If you cannot all relocate or if the move is only temporary, then you will have to make things work through a long distance relationship. This can be trying in the best of times but it is completely possible to make it work and even strengthen your relationship in the process. Absence...

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  • Bringing Back Romance To A Relationshi...

    Where’s the romance gone you ask? Not sure if you took it out with the last bucket of nappies or if hubby just wiped it off his shirt with all that baby vomit? Filling your cup with romance while the kids run around trying to knock it over is challenging. It’s certainly not that you don’t love each other anymore, it’s more that there hasn’t been many times where the stars of mutual randi-ness, not feeling too frazzled, and all...

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  • Pros and Cons of Living Together Befor...

    In years gone by it was considered scandalous for a couple to move in together before tying the knot.  These days it is quite unique to find a couple who haven’t!  In Australia, moving in with a partner is seen as a normal and natural progression for a committed couple.  So common, that according to statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, nearly 4 out of every 5 couples (78.6%) who married in 2010 cohabited before becoming husband and...

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  • Fighting Fair – How to Argue the...

    All couples have arguments – it is completely normal and healthy to disagree on topics and to discuss your different opinions.  But do you find that most difference of opinions turn into World War III? Do arguments tend to end with one person storming out of the room or with tears, screaming or the silent treatment?  It is really easy to fall into unhelpful communication patterns at the best of times, but add in feeling stressed, tired and emotional and...

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  • Sibling Rivalry

    It can be extremely taxing for everybody if the household is in dis-chord, especially if it’s due to sibling rivalry. How do you determine what to do? Do you get involved or let the kids work it out? As a parent it can be frustrating and hard to deal with. It begins so young and for many it may continue well into adulthood. Although common, it’s more likely to occur if children are close together in age or of the...

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  • I Tried Speed Dating

    I Tried Speed Dating I tried Speed Dating last weekend, apparently it has been around for awhile, so I was introduced to it by a lovely friend who didn't want to go by herself. So what does a support person do at one of these things? They join in of course! This is a scary concept for some people, especially if you are new to the single life after a years of being in a relationship. I have found a way...

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  • Socialising After Separation

    Socialising After Separation  Socialising after separation or divorce is not something that people think about especially, since this time is one of the hardest for families to go through. However, if you or your partner is unhappy in the relationship then often it’s best to split up before the fighting gets any worse. There is no right or wrong time to start going back out on dates but there are a few things to keep in mind. Even if dating...

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  • Divorce and Exit Strategies

    Divorce and Exit Strategies When husband I decided to work FIFO (fly in fly out) we declared that there was no secrets. None. That everything must be talked about and so we talk about EVERYTHING. We decide and discuss everything together whenever possible. The big things are discussed kids, education, dreams, death and divorce. Divorce is one of the biggest things we talk about; every good marriage should. What will happen if we separate and eventually divorce? Currently one in three...

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  • Why Won’t He Propose?

    Why Won't He Propose? Men aren't stupid, they know what us women want. It’s is still a socially expected standard that woman grow up to get married and have children. Ask any little girl and she will tell you that despite wanting to be an astronaut, a teacher or a zookeeper, it is a pre-determined fact that eventually she will get married. Humankind is programmed, whether it works out this way or not, to believe that life is “on hold” until we...

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