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Does a Beautiful Partner Increase or Decrease Your Odds of Having a Successful Relationship?

November 20, 2014 By Melissa Leave a Comment

Loving For Keeps marriage cartoon – how to save a relationship: generosity

What makes your partner attractive to you? Is it really his or her physical beauty? The media keep telling us that attraction is about being young, thin, in good shape, etc. We think that we have to look a certain way in order to be sexy and our partner does, too. But, most of us don’t fit the criteria. Since we don’t meet the beauty requirements, does that mean we can’t have a thriving long-term relationship?

Filed Under: Loving For Keeps Blog Tagged With: Personal Growth

Some Ways To Revolutionize Romance

November 13, 2014 By Melissa Leave a Comment

Relationships, especially long-term ones, always need infusions of out-of-the-ordinary. When my students ask me what they can do, I tell them to use their creative imagination, but sometimes they want some suggestions to jumpstart the process.

Filed Under: Loving For Keeps Blog Tagged With: Sex and Desire

Is It Important What You Call Your Partner?

July 14, 2014 By Melissa Leave a Comment

Loving For Keeps marriage cartoon – how to save a relationship: you were ignoring me

What’s in a name? Does it really matter how you refer to the person with whom you’re having sex and creating a life together? In the English language we don’t have any adequate words. They all fall short, even the ubiquitous word partner.

Filed Under: Loving For Keeps Blog Tagged With: Love, Personal Growth, Relationship Dynamics

Infuse Love With Power and Power With Love

May 30, 2014 By Melissa Leave a Comment

Loving For Keeps marriage cartoon – how to save our relationship: male boldness

Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Power without love is reckless and abusive and love without power is sentimental and anemic.” The ideal is empowered love. So how can you enjoy the synergy of the two in your relationship?

Filed Under: Loving For Keeps Blog Tagged With: Love

How Not To Be Single

March 19, 2014 By Melissa Leave a Comment

The perennial question for singles is — “How can I meet Mr. or Ms. Right if I can’t even get a date?” Singles of all ages are sick and tired of online dating sites. According to my eighty-year-old friend who has been married and single on and off throughout her life, the most important advice is to be proactive. What does that mean? Read her suggestions here.

Filed Under: Loving For Keeps Blog Tagged With: Love, Personal Growth

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Want a vibrant and happy relationship?

You can have it!Find the passion in your marriage with Melissa Smith Baker My name is Melissa Smith Baker. I am a relationship teacher, author, and speaker. My blogs, newsletters, books, classes, and talks use humor and real-life examples to illustrate the challenges inherent in every long-term relationship. Since 2002 I have helped transform thousands of relationships, including my own. And I can help you, too.

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