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	<description>Advice on life and love from Offra Gerstein, Ph.D</description>
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		<title>Detecting deception in intimate relationships</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a truthful and honest relationship with a partner is a basic expectation of pairs. Most partners believe that they know their beloved well enough to detect lying or deception, should it occur. When they discover that the mate had [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Can your partner make you a better person?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some individuals credit their mates with making them better beings. Though this attribution is very flattering, is it accurate? Can people actually alter others’ essence and conduct? Being a better person often means transitioning from a primary stance of self-interest [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Can you make your spouse happy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is common for people to believe and state that their spouses make them happy. Can anyone actually make another person happy, and if so, how can you do it? In the late 1990’s Psychologist Martin Seligman of the University [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Why some men leave their wives</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commonly cited and accepted explanations for why some men leave their wives include: The allure of restored youthfulness offered by a younger, adoring female, the appeal of feeling omnipotent and powerful; the seduction of forbidden sex; and the avoidance of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do we shame the one we love?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shame is a profoundly painful emotion aroused within us in response to our internal negative assessment of our conduct or being. Since it serves to safeguard our moral conduct it is harsh and punitive. Knowing how painful this emotion is, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with your, or your partner’s neuroticism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we are unable to understand another person’s behavior, attitude or demeanor we may label it as ‘neurotic’. This term is synonymous with a self-defeating, inexplicable conduct stemming from internal dysfunction.  We are usually perplexed about how to respond to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Is love mostly sweet?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Falling in love with that “special” person is a highly desirable goal for most people. It is a glorious experience that is shrouded with mystique, magic, and elation that affirms our uniqueness and desirability. But, is love always that sweet, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How to be the best adult child to aging parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents are taught how to raise their children and youngsters are instructed to treat their elders with respect. Yet, when the roles of the generations get reversed many adult children are uncertain about how to relate to their aging parents. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How to deal with a narcissistic partner</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Partners of narcissistic individuals may not know why their relationship is so unrewarding. Their mate initially appeared outgoing, appealing, conversant, intelligent, sociable and desirable. It is only with time that mates of narcissists begin to experience loneliness, lack of connection, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>An effective decision-making model for couples</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making decisions is a hard process for individuals and even harder for couples. The mass of information, possibilities, hazards and potential outcomes are difficult enough for any person to sort out. Adding personality variances of pairs and their individual needs [&#8230;]]]></description>
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