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With apologies for the title, this post should say when one person in a relationship earns more than another, because as we know this issue is a common source of potential imbalance in a relationship that can lead to a number of issues.  We do hear about a fragile male ego, but the truth is while that may have something to do with some couples’ clashes it is really about self imposed and societal expectations of roles within a relationship that is the cause of the division.  Alvean and Doug discuss the traps we might create for ourselves and how to find a healthy balance that recognizes the value of the contributions both partners bring to each other.  Hint, it isn’t only about the cash!  For a full transcript of this episode, click here:LL08

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I just can’t seem to find the right man; every woman I meet is ……..; there are no good men left.  Do these and similar statements seem familiar to you? If so, the problem may not be with the universe but with you.  Alvean and Doug discuss the ways we may be sabotaging our dating life, creating unreasonable expectations , seeking impossible perfection, or revealing our own insecurities.  Relationships may look easy from the outside or in the first blush of affection and chemistry but they take effort to succeed over the long term.  Find out more about how you score in the relationship game.  A full transcript of this episode can be found here: LL07

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Let’s face it, breaking up, as the song says, is hard to do.  Unless you are callous or exiting a toxic relationship no one wants to consciously hurt another person.  There are ways to help a former lover to gain appropriate closure and free them and yourself to move on.  It still hurts, but these approaches which Alvean and Doug discuss are not only the right way they are the kind way to help you both through a difficult passage.  For more and a complete transcript, click here:LL06

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Is there such a thing as a soulmate?  Are we destined to find our true love, a match made literally in heaven? Alvean and Doug explore these beliefs and the truths behind real and lasting relationships.  You’ll be surprised.  Learn about couples who have life long commitment, who pass from this life within minutes of one another, who seem to defy the odds against life long happiness.  How do they do it?  This and more in this episode.  For a full transcript, please click here: LL05

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Sometimes it is hard to know if what you feel, or what your significant other is expressing are genuine emotions.  What is real–true and likely to last? Alvean and Doug discuss the ways in which we can explore our hearts and plumb the depths of others’ feelings. For more, click here: LL04

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Some say love can break your heart but Alvean and Doug talk about how loving relationships expand our hearts, however they may turn out.  For a full transcript of the episode, click here: LL03

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How it all began.  When Alvean and Doug first met they knew at once they wanted to work together and out of that meeting the Love Life podcasts were born.  In this first episode they talk about how they met, and give some background on their life stories.  For a full transcript of the episode, click here:LL01-

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She is suddenly cool and aloof.  When you ask what’s wrong she says nothing but you know that isn’t the case.  That is passive aggressive behavior.  He agrees to do something together but sulks all day–passive aggressive behavior is at work.  Alvean and Doug discuss how to recognize and deal with a partner when they are consciously or unconsciously displaying passive aggressive tendencies.  To learn more and for a full transcript of this episode, click here: 68-The Passive-Aggressive Partner

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Jokingly it has been said that parenthood is the last of the unskilled occupations.  There is some truth to this.  How we learn to parent has a great deal to do with how we were parented and that may be for the good or bad. Parenting requires abundant patience, compassion and listening skills as well as some good model.  Find out more in this episode as Alvean and Doug talk about what makes for good parenting.  For a full transcript, click here: 65-Parenthood

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For many people, social media is where they play out their relationship dynamics.  It is not usually a healthy outlet for what should remain a private and personal expression of feelings.  Alvaen and Doug discuss the dangers and pitfalls of social media and how it can be come a corrosive element–the third party in a relationship of two.  For a complete transcript of this episode, click here: 64-Relationships and Social Media