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Marriage Builders Forums General Discussion Dating and Relationships Relationship growing? stagnating? dwindling? Help

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Re: Relationship growing? stagnating? dwindling? Help Jedi_Knight #2718161 04/08/13 07:42 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,956 Likes: 1 USA L LongWayFromHome Member
LongWayFromHome Member L Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,956 Likes: 1 USA	Originally Posted by Jedi_Knight Originally Posted by LongWayFromHome Here's an excellent thread on how relationships work. It's based on the book by Dr. Harley "Buyers, Renters, and Freeloaders." Here People often say that marriage takes a lot of work. In reality, building new habits that accommodate each other takes some work until one gets used to it. Negotiating through conflicts can be work at first, until one gets used to it. Dr. Harley has said that in relationships like yours, where the man has the children, and the woman comes in with no children, it's often more doable than the other way around. She would not be the disciplinarian; you would. Where does Harley state this? He discusses this topic in his radio archives. I wouldn't be able to locate the specific link. Someone else here may be able to confirm this. Married 1980 DDay Nov 2010 Recovered thanks to Marriage Builders

Re: Relationship growing? stagnating? dwindling? Help LongWayFromHome #2718194 04/08/13 09:50 AM
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BrainHurts Member B Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 20,439 Likes: 4 Moved to Uranus	Radio Clip on Blended Families and Discipline Segment #2 Radio Clip Segment #2 Radio Clip FWW/BW (me) WH 2nd M for both Blended Family with 7 kids between us Too much hurt and pain on both sides that my brain hurts just thinking about it all.

Re: Relationship growing? stagnating? dwindling? Help Jedi_Knight #2718281 04/08/13 04:49 PM
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OP mnbikingguy Junior Member M Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8	Jedi Knight - Thanks for the prayers. I am not asking her to sin. I am at peace with her decision. Just needed to know where the relationship was going. Regardless - she said "yes" and we are betrothed. I am very happy as is she.

Re: Relationship growing? stagnating? dwindling? Help mnbikingguy #2718459 04/09/13 09:11 AM
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Wow777 Member W Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 315 Northeast	Congratulation!!!! Me - BH 49 years old Her - WW 43 years old Married 20 years D Day Jan 7, 2013 3 kids - DS19, DS17, DS12

Re: Relationship growing? stagnating? dwindling? Help mnbikingguy #2718506 04/09/13 10:43 AM
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Pepperband Member P Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 35,996 Shrek's Swamp	Originally Posted by mnbikingguy - she said "yes" and we are betrothed. I am very happy as is she. Excellent news! Congratulations. Begin this journey on the right foot. POJA everything about the nuptials. LINK ~~> Carrot/Stick of Plan A LINK ~~> Buyers/Renters/Freeloaders

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