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10 At-Home Date Ideas

I’m going to help you out, because unless you’re new around here, you know how much I stress the importance of dating your partner - no matter how many years you’ve been together. Today I want to share 10 date ideas that you can do from the comfort of your own home, that take minimal preparation, but will produce maximum connection. So put those kiddos to bed, and create some time and space to date your partner!

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Is your Cell Phone Killing your Intimacy?

Are you addicted to your cell phone? Do you go to bed with it at night, and wake up with it in the morning?

Technology is a part of life, and it can be such an amazing tool that can really enhance your life, but what happens when it starts to do the opposite? Can you tell if you really are addicted, and if it's killing the intimacy in your relationship?

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The Silent Treatment

Do you give the silent treatment?

You know. You're pissed off after a blow up or spat with your partner and suddenly you're super busy - rage cleaning, or organizing something you'd never take the time to do otherwise. 

Staying busy, not making eye contact, and not having to talk lets him or her know just how unimportant they are, right?

But that’s the thing - it makes your partner feel unimportant, among other things.  So stop doing it! And keep reading because I want to teach you what to do instead:

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3 Ways to Improve Communication in Marriage

“We just need to improve our communication!” 

This is hands down, the number one thing couples tell me when they call for a consultation and want to start couples counseling.

So how do you improve your communication? 

Here are three things you can start doing TODAY in order to improve your communication with your partner. 

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