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	<description>Advice on life and love from Offra Gerstein, Ph.D</description>
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		<title>Turn your daughter-in-law into a daughter-in-love</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 06:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mothers-in-law have been the butt of many jokes and unkind depictions. Mark Twain summarized the common disdain for mothers-in-law quite succinctly, “Adam was the luckiest man; he had no mother-in-law.” Yet, the relationship between mothers-in-law and their daughters-in-law can become [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The wonders of altruism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 05:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent acts of heroism seen immediately following the Boston marathon explosions may have rekindled our public amazement at the courage of untrained strangers who put themselves at risk to aid others.  What is the source of these altruistic acts [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Help your senior parents be kinder to each other</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 05:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people assume that age and familiarity help long-term couples develop a kinder, gentler and sweeter communication style. When elderly pairs fight, bicker or argue their adult children often feel uneasy and are bewildered about how to best handle these [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Can a good relationship with in-laws endanger your marriage?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 05:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newlyweds usually hope that through their union each of them is gaining an additional set of loving, supportive parents. They may be concerned that disharmony could affect their connection but rarely imagine that a good relationship with their in-laws may [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How to decide what is best for your child</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 05:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though many books, classes, articles and parenting experts teach methods of effective parenting, most parents still struggle, at times, with determining which option would best serve their child in any given situation. In her book “Peaceful Parent, HAPPY KIDS”, Dr. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Detecting deception in intimate relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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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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