Magazine - Relationships

Is this you? You’re not as young as you were with the kids reminding you that carefree days of little responsibility are behind you. But you’re halfway attractive, look after yourself and expect intimacy and love. You may even be happy in your marriage, except for one thing - your sex life is non- existent.

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Life is full of many different cycles - autumn brings winter which then gives way to spring. Without one we can't have the other. This morning I was out walking for an hour or so, I took longer today as I was soaking up the images and the warmth from the sun.  I love seeing all the straw bales in the fields, the berries bright red on the branches and the big blue sky.  

What do you do when you look in the mirror? Do you check for faults or do confirm to yourself how attractive you are? According to Mike ‘Freddie’ Gordon if you fall into the former category and you check for faults, then the chances are you’re female and looking for things to repair. If the latter, chances are you are male seeking confirmation you’re good looking.

Picture the scene a large hearth with a huge crackling log fire, flames and smoke shooting up the chimney. The warmth is radiated into the room creating a rosy glow for those gathered inside out of the cold. Over the course of the day and well into the night more logs are added to keep the fire alive and providing the heat to keep everyone warm and content.

It's not just the care of children that divorcees fight for custody over. When it comes to knowing what issues you'll face, you know that there's divorce advice available to deal with the children, the pension, the house, and the financial pot. There's very little attention drawn to man's best friend - the dog.

Leading nicely on from my last piece about how to "tool up" to communicate properly in your relationship, I find myself compelled to mention the wonderful world of non-verbal communication, in particular, texting.

Many of our readers have left relationships that have been punctuated by domestic abuse – be that physical, sexual, mental, or a combination.

If you were about to set sail across the ocean how far would you get by keeping the stern rope attached to the buoy? Often that's exactly what we are doing with people and situations, and the ties are invisible cords.  The effect of these invisible cords is such that it's like trying to fill a bath with water without the plug in.  And that's not only a helluva waste of water but of energy.

Separation and divorce bring many life changes. You may move away from the area you have lived in for many years or perhaps stay in the area but move to a smaller house. Whatever your choice, remember that you have friends and family to consider in your future life.

This is a new board game I was teaching my kids over Christmas. It’s the Relationship’s Bored game.

You know what it’s like just as you’ve made a decision to do something and someone else pipes up ‘Hold on a Minute’? Your heart sinks as more options or objections suddenly start to filter their way into your awareness. The fantastic decision you just made is thrown into disarray, you begin to doubt yourself, you start to wonder how you could have been right with your thoughts in the first place.