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When children are involved relationships get more complicated and especially when those children are from a prior marriage.  How and when to blend two families is a critical question deserving of patience and tact–especially if there are exes involved who are birth parents.  In this episode, Alvean and Doug take on the many issues surrounding blended families and offer some counsel about how to approach it.  For more and a full transcript, click here: LL09

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Many of us were raised in a traditional family structure and are used to the idea that the man in the family is the breadwinner. In today’s world that assumption can be a presumption as women take their rightful place in the working world and attain positions that compensate them at levels that may be more–even a good deal more than their partner.  In a perfect world that should not be an issue but it can result in some friction if it is not addressed early and both partners have a healthy sense of self esteem. In this episode Alvean and Doug explore the ways in which couples can navigate this arrangement successfully.  For more and a complete transcript click here: LL08

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Maybe you’ve heard a friend say it, or perhaps said it yourself:  Why can’t I find a good man, a good women?  Are they all taken, or are your requirements simply too picky?  Alvean and Doug unpack the question in this episode and explore the reasons we find some people attractive and others not so much–and how we can sometimes sabotage ourselves by finding faults that may or may not exist even before a relationship has a chance of getting started.  For more and a full transcript click here: LL07

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Breaking up a relationship is never easy and it shouldn’t be, after all at one time you both were in love or thought you were.  Regardless of the reasons for ending it, there is a right and a wrong way to go about it.  In this episode Alvean and Doug offer some insight and suggestions about how to minimize the pain for both of you.  For more and a full transcript, click here: LL06