Dr. Jordan
The following excerpt is from my new eBook entitled: HEALTHY LOVE RELATIONSHIP: LEARN HOW. Excerpt from Chapter 14 “Relearning To be Honest In Love” Imagine, Cupid’s arrow is poised and ready to deliver the emergent feeling of love. But the little guy can’t quite find his target. This is precisely what happens when honesty is…
There are certain freedoms in life we have to protect or they simply slip away. The ability to actively and effectively determine our own present and future is one of them. How so? You see, your past is extremely, and I mean extremely, persuasive. We human beings like to learn things once and keep doing…
This post is about couples who avoid their “couple issues” by over-focusing instead on the children they are responsible to raise. We could say this is an old “defense mechanism” meant to decrease the stress and unhappiness involved in the differences and difficulties that can and will come up between two people. If this is…
Were you ever stood up? You know, you made a date and he or she didn’t show up? What was that about? There is a psychology behind being stood up that requires our attention. We’ll look at this phenomenon from the perspectives of the “person who stands another person up” and the “person who gets…
OK…what type are you? Is there a marrying type? Is there a non-marrying type? Or is this a convenient way of disguising a fear of deeper love and intimacy? My gut tells me it’s the latter. There are plenty of people in the world who dread the idea of marriage. To them marriage is some…
You don’t have to be a “paragon” of mental health to be in love! Thank you universe! This simple fact is one of the greatest gifts to “person-kind” going. Now why? Because being “in love” is a pure and simple experience that emerges from a pure and simple place inside of all of us. We…
OK, you’ve got a very predictable routine. You’ve got a neat little life going that you are 100% in control of. It’s very familiar to you. Not a hair out of place. Now why would anyone be interested in messing that up for love? Love is unpredictable, unusual, messy, out of control (at least at…
Ready for a controversial topic? Whether you agree or not, it’s worth thinking about. Women are changing. The old rules about how to treat a woman don’t seem to make as much sense any more. However, if women change men have to change too, right? In this post I’m going to make a few suggestions…
To answer this question we have to identify what you’ve learned about love growing up, and whether or not is was healthy or unhealthy. If you’re thinking: How do I know if what I learned is healthy or unhealthy? You’re right on target. I suggest you consider the following list of unhealthy love experiences as…