70 results for tag: Couples Counseling
Sex Makes You Beautiful and Healthier
Sex makes you beautiful. It's true, not just a cliché. But the question is why? Why does enjoyable, consensual sex make you even more beautiful?
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... Thanks For Sharing – Sex Addiction, Obsession and Compulsion
Sex addiction. Those two words sitting together by themselves often stir a range of emotions. Sex addiction has all kinds of stigmas, myths, and stereotypes associated with it. There was a time when alcoholism carried many social stereotypes and stigmas. Alcoholism does not express the same degree of reactions that sex addiction, sexual obsession, and sexual compulsion produce.
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Drop Dead Gorgeous Syndrome – Curse, Blessing or Both?
As a teenager, I was convinced every "pretty girl" had the perfect life. All they had to do was smile. I was not an attractive teen and felt cheated by life. Little did I know about this thing called the Drop Dead Gorgeous Syndrome. The drop-dead gorgeous syndrome is when a super-attractive woman loses herself and becomes addicted to and enslaved by her physical appearance. Her identity depends on what we think of how she looks at any given time, not her achievements, intelligence, character, talents, or sense of Self. I will not lie; I hated drop-dead gorgeous girls when I was younger. It is an embarrassing admission but real. I was jealous and felt like I had no chance to ever be with one of the "pretty girls," and this made me feel less masculine. Fortunately, I do not think this way today. The following experience is based on an actual event that happened many years ago. I have altered some facts to hide the identity of the woman involved out of respect for her and her privacy....
Providence Dating Success Series – How We Date Now
If this is how we date now, dating has changed. Everything has changed, so why not dating as well? I was reading the following article, This Is How We Date Now, and found it stimulating and disturbing. I do not have direct experience with this world of dating. My relationships, past and present, are not on display on Facebook, Twitter, or anywhere else. Even before the Internet, I have never been one desiring to create happy, shining photographs posing with fake smiles. The fact that I have never felt moved to do so does not mean I do not understand the need to document life as positive and happy. My denial expresses itself differently....
