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Monthly Recap: February 2012
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What We Expect from Love...
Hello everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful "month of love." If Valentine's Day wasn't what you'd hoped for this year, maybe some of my posts will help you determine if you've set the bar too high for your partner.

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Think about it: most of our grandparents would have laughed in our faces if we'd asked them if their spouses were their lovers AND their best friends AND their co-parenting partners.  And yet that is what we expect our spouses to be. Is this realistic? If not, what to do?

Thanks for all your thoughtful comments this month--what a great discussion!

May you be happy,
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This month's posts about expectations...

You probably expect too much.

Four things you can to do to find out.

 

Nagging is a particular form of unhappiness--for everyone involved.       

 

Maybe your expectations are too high.

Also on the blog in February... 

Podcast: The Power of Romance

Why a little lovin' makes mom happy
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Kids get frustrated, too!

 

Even if we are really busy, parents can still contribute.  

 

 

And a Greater Good video you might have missed...

 

Fred Luskin on Overcoming the Pain of Intimacy  

The director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects explores how to cope with the pain of a fight with someone we love. 

    
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