by Dr. Jackie Black | Feb 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Compromising, not unlike setting boundaries, crafting agreements and honoring commitments, is an essential skill for successful dating relationships as well as long-term, primary love relationships. Knowing how to compromise is absolutely vital to the health and...
by Dr. Jackie Black | Feb 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Relationships are like bank accounts. If you keep pulling money out without making deposits you will go bankrupt. What does the balance sheet of your love life look like? You know, relationships are living breathing entities. Our investment of deliberate intention,...
by Dr. Jackie Black | Feb 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s Valentine’s Day again! Let Valentine’s Day this year be the bell of awareness ringing in your ear, reminding you to carve out the time to connect with the one who stole your heart. Retailers and Madison Avenue would like us to all rush out and buy chocolate;...
by Dr. Jackie Black | Feb 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Is this a day you are looking forward to? Or dreading? In my experience, women are more triggered by Valentine’s Day forgetfulness or inattention than men. So, in the spirit of averting a Valentine’s Day disaster in your relationship, this advice is for...
by Dr. Jackie Black | Feb 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Accept that it’s your job to educate your partner about what makes you feel most loved. Feeling loved, that is feeling respected, valued and celebrated, is the result of hearing your partner’s words and experiencing your partner’s actions consistently over time....