Are You A Survivor?

Our whole world are filled with extraordinary people, people who are considered heroes, fighters, over comers and people just like you, a survivor. Are you one of those who has survived something you were not supposed to? If so you have probably made it through your ordeal only to find that you have come out [...]

How to Cope with Emotional Abuse

Emotional or physical abuse is an all too frequent occurrence for many children and women. Surveys indicate that as many as a fifth of all women are verbally abused at some time during their marriage, and at least 10% of them are abused on a regular basis. When raging, some men will use [...]

Death In Their Eyes

“Death in Their Eyes” Mary is a 51 year- old mother of 3 who will be officially divorced this week after 22 years of marriage. Her road to life without abuse similar to millions of others in her situation will continue to be difficult. This morning as she was moving into her new home, [...]

Physical Abuse in Marriage: 20 Causative Factors

Physical abuse in marriage is the act of inflicting pain on a partner in order to assert control over him/her. More cases of physical abuse in marriage involve the male partner as the aggressor than the female. Every year in the US, 2 to 4 million women are assaulted by male partners as against [...]

Predictors of Physical Abuse in a Relationship-15 Known Factors

The following factors increase the likelihood of a partner being abused in a relationship: A woman who was abused as child can feel it is normal to get abused in life and so would not negotiate to be treated with respect by the husband. A husband with violent temper and who is very possessive [...]

Emotional Abuse in a Relationship

Emotional abuse is the first stage of domestic violence. You find yourself in a romantic relationship that begins with our new partner being extremely attentive. He is willing to do anything for you. Things progress quickly, though, perhaps faster than your comfort level. He talking about marriage and kids and your not ready to [...]

Financial Abuse in Marriage

Anna Quindlen wrote a gripping novel a few years ago about a woman who tries to escape from her husband who is abusing her. Because her husband is a cop, she fears he will find her with the same techniques he uses in his detective work. The case of Drew Peterson, a policeman in [...]

Common Law Faq

Constitutional law?Like my other question, I need a one sentence definition for this term. Wikipedia doesn’t make it very clear what they mean. ‘ law that relates to the constitution, as a permanent system of political and juridical government, as distinguished from statutory and common law, which relate to matters subordinate to such constitution. [...]

Passion and Marriage: 4 Mindsets That Can Destroy Passion

If I asked you who your best friend is, many of you would point to your spouse or partner. Close friends share a strong emotional bond, enjoy spending time with each other and often have a lot in common. However, there are important elements of a romantic relationship that set it apart from a [...]

How to Deepen Intimacy Through the Power of Empathic Listening

“I hate having to compete with the TV or computer for my husband’s attention. He used to be such a wonderful listener. I feel like I’m not important enough to him anymore.” ~Jennifer “It’s really frustrating. I’ll tell my girlfriend something and by the next day, she’s forgotten what I said. I’ve given up [...]

Next Page »