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		<title>What Does Having Sex Mean to You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been counseling individuals and couples for many years. More than half the time, when couples are having problems or the relationship is dissolving, sex is one of the major issues. There are a number of common scenarios: After a long marriage with regular sex, he comes home to discover that his wife has left. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you Make Others Responsible for Your Painful Feelings?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have all learned many ways of trying to avoid or get rid of our painful feelings. Many of these ways are fairly obvious: addictions to substances and activities, staying in your mind rather than in your body, or judging yourself. Another major way we avoid or try to get rid of our painful feelings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Your Next Marriage be Better?</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/will-your-next-marriage-be-better</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[controlling behavior]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discover the surprising statistics about second and third marriages, and why they have such a poor success rate. “It’s time for me to move on. I’ve learned so much – I just know that next time it will be better.” “Our new relationship has a great chance, because we’ve both been married before and have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Taking the Bait of Projection!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[crazy-making]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lovingly disengage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[psychological projection]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know how to take care of yourself when you are at the other end of projection? All of us have projected our own thoughts, feelings, motivations and desires onto others, and have been at the other end of projection. Many of us learned to project onto others as we were growing up, when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling Disconnected From Your Partner?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We can&#8217;t seem to connect anymore.&#8221; This is one of the most common complaints I hear in my counseling practice. We all know that it is generally easy to connect at the beginning of a relationship &#8211; before all the protections and defenses come up. But what do you do to reconnect once you feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Don&#8217;t You Speak Up For Yourself?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[compliance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My counseling clients often complain to me about interactions they had with a partner, friend, parents or co-worker. When I asked the question, &#8220;Why didn&#8217;t you speak up for yourself?&#8221; here are the most common answers I receive: &#8220;I want to keep the peace.&#8221; &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to rock the boat.&#8221; &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Reasons Why You Might Want to End Your Relationship</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/5-reasons-why-you-might-want-to-end-your-relationship</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 19:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I married my ex-husband in 1963, I was determined to create a stable, loving relationship. I wanted an intact family where we could raise our children and share the joys of our grandchildren. We did raise our children together, but ended the marriage after 30 years. We do get to share the joys of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relationships: Do You Have the Same Conflicts Over and Over?</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/relationships-do-you-have-the-same-conflicts-over-and-over</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/relationships-do-you-have-the-same-conflicts-over-and-over#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kari and Rudy consulted with me because they kept having conflicts over the same issues over and over &#8211; primarily money, chores, and child-rearing. They were nearing the decision to separate, believing that they were incompatible. I asked them to pick one of the issues and they picked a recent conflict regarding setting limits for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You and Your Partner Hurting Each Other?</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/are-you-and-your-partner-hurting-each-other</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You and your partner might be hurting each other without realizing how and why you are doing this. Are you aware of how you may be hurting your partner? Are you aware of how your partner may be hurting you? Are you aware of the painful feelings of loneliness, heartache and heartbreak you likely feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Fighting, Start Loving with Inner Bonding®</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/stop-fighting-start-loving-with-inner-bonding%c2%ae</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/stop-fighting-start-loving-with-inner-bonding%c2%ae#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are in conflict with your partner, then it is likely one of you is a taker and the other is a caretaker, neither loving yourself enough to share love with your partner. Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is a best-selling author of 8 books, relationship expert, and co-creator of the powerful Inner Bonding® process &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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