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		<title>Are You Demanding? Do You Hate Demands?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;If you ask something of someone and you are upset over their response, then it wasn&#8217;t a request, it was a demand.&#8221; &#8211; Michael E. Angier Most of us hate being demanded of. We don’t like being put in the position of feeling we have to say ‘yes’ in order to not run into another’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Divorce The Answer For You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you contemplating divorce? Reading this article may help you decide what is right for you. In my work with individuals and couples for the last 43 years, I’ve had two very different experiences regarding people who have divorced: One group of people are happy that they finally left a marriage where they were very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Having Sex Mean to You?</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/what-does-having-sex-mean-to-you</link>
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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>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/how-do-you-make-others-responsible-for-your-painful-feelings</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dumping feelings]]></category>
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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>
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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>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/stop-taking-the-bait-of-projection</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/stop-taking-the-bait-of-projection#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[crazy-making]]></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>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/feeling-disconnected-from-your-partner</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/feeling-disconnected-from-your-partner#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional connection]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[existential feelings]]></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>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/why-dont-you-speak-up-for-yourself</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/why-dont-you-speak-up-for-yourself#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/5-reasons-why-you-might-want-to-end-your-relationship#comments</comments>
		<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>
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		<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>
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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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