We’ve all heard those old sayings, “Actions speak louder than words” and “Reading someone else’s body language.” But what do they really mean? How can we see those ideas as real satisfaction indicators within relationships?
All humans are social creatures at their core – even if those hermit-like people among us don’t realize it. As social [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships
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Also tagged attachment styles, attunement, commitment, communication, emotions, empathy, feeling felt, feelings, Marriage and Comunications, marriage crisis, passive aggressive, Relationships
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Is it possible to test how committed you are in a relationship? New studies are suggesting it is, but we’re not talking about couple’s “Survivor” or anything extreme like that. Instead, there’s new evidence that tells us how people learn to love and stay in love, how commitment depends on mutual feelings, and why some [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships
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Also tagged attachment, attachment styles, commitment, communication, marriage, marriage crisis, passive aggressive, Relationships, studies and research, trust
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January 27, 2011 – 10:44 am
What does it mean, that someone is difficult?
Every day, we come into contact with people that are walking emotional bundles. They carry the weight of past experiences with them, framing their present experiences as well as whatever wrong assumptions about life they have gained from those hurts.
Their previous experiences have conditioned them, from childhood on, [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Anger Management, Emotional Abuse, Healthy Marriage, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships
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Also tagged anger, attitude change, conflict, conflict resolution, control, critique, frustration, humiliation, negative emotions, rejection, resentment, Resistance
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December 2, 2010 – 12:38 pm
What is the connection between being able to manage conflict, our own and others’ anger, and confront negative attitudes such as passive aggression and this wholesome character trait named resilience?
Very easy:
Resilience is what you develop when you learn to confront all those interpersonal obstacles with good solutions.
It is very easy to use “fighting fire with [...]
August 10, 2010 – 10:01 pm
There are two ways of doing life:
a) Living life as it happens, in a naive way, adapting yourself to what life dishes out to you ( as the facts of family of origin; level of poverty/wealth; educational possibilities; personal health, etc), being resigned to your circumstances and seeing yourself incapable of changing anything.
b) Having a [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged anger, appreciation, conflict, confrontation, critique, Emotional Abuse, forgiveness, Healthy Marriage, healthy relationships, recognition, Relationships, respect, Self-Esteem
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