Families and Love

Love is a serious issue and special care is needed to cultivate it and to keep it growing

Category: Relationships

Why Trust Needs To Be Built Into The Foundation Of Your Relationships

 Why Trust Needs To Be Built Into The Foundation Of Your Relationships                                             Trust Defined According to Oxford Languages. Trust is, “a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something,”. “Relationships have to be built on trust”.                     Trust is one of the Most Important Aspect of a...

What You Need To Know About Mature Love vs Immature Love

What You Need to Know About Mature Love vs Immature Love  Mature Love vs Immature Love The Puppy-Love Stage Puppy-Love Mature love vs immature love begins to develop during the teen years. I remember the term "puppy love" the negative connotation used by my mother. Unfortunately, when I came home from school telling her I was in love. However, to me, it felt real, it made me feel so good inside. Therefore, I couldn't think about anything else,...

What Are The Dangers of Gossiping?

            How Is Gossip Defined? The dangers of gossiping are clear in this definition. Oxford Languages defines gossip as "a casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people. Typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true".     Admitting to Gossiping Spreading Lies   Time to admit that I gossip with one person. I am having a difficult time stopping this horrible habit. I'm getting...

Why Trust is Vital in a Relationship Part 3

      We are the ones who Have Lost the Trust   We are the ones who have lost the trust of another person. And perhaps we have lost the trust of most people we know. The people who we love and who love us, and now we need to rebuild that trust. Know that it will not happen over night. When we hurt a lot of people with our lies and let downs, we have a lot of repair work to do. Therefore, there is a need to be committed to...

Why Trust is Vital in a Relationship Part 2

  Why Trust is Vital Building Trust Takes Time   Why trust is vital and how to build it. Building trust takes time especially when we have been hurt in the past. However, it is an essential part of any good relationship and an integral asset to a good mental health. Trust begins in infancy, babies need to experience being loved, cared for, cuddled, fed etc. They need this if they are to grow and develop in a healthy fashion. People...

Why Trust is Vital in a Relationships Part 1

            Trust is Vital to a Relationship Trust is vital to a relationship and I happen to know what a relationship is without trust. It's never ending misery. Every time my partner went out the door, I never knew for sure where he was going. Even when he told me where he was going I wondered, was he really going to work. Was he really working late, was he even at work? And if he wasn't at work, where was he? If it...

Why Laughter is a Benefit to our Lives. Part 2

Laughter Benefits our Lives Laughter benefits our lives and laughter almost always makes me feel better. It just feels good to laugh, and it keeps me feeling good long after the laughter subsides. Perhaps due to the release of endorphins. It helps me to keep positive and relaxes me. When a conflict arises in a relationship, laughter helps everyone to lighten up. It adds joy and helps us to let go of our defenses, it’s easier then, to share...

What it Means to be Sisters. Part 2

  What it Means to be Sisters. What it means to be sisters, is so unique to everyone and I have my own unique story. The sister closest to me in age was the one I didn’t get along with. We fought a great deal although I hardly remember what the fighting was about. She was daddy’s little girl until I came along and I think it was difficult for her to accept. To make matters even worse, she had to baby sit me. Somehow I felt closer to...

What it Means to be Sisters. Part 1

What it Means to be Sisters. I Have Two Older Sisters. What it means to be sisters is unique to everyone, therefore, there are no rules. I have two older sisters, and, as a result of the age difference they were rarely around as I grew into my teen years. There are memories of them being around when I was a little kid, but there are only a select few. They have told me that they babysat me when I was just a baby and I believe they resented it...

There is no Love in Manipulation.

        There is no Love in Manipulation.   There is no love in manipulation because it is a vicious act that people use to get their own way. Manipulation, is way of getting others to do for us what we want them to do, in a sneaky, nasty and /or aggressive manner. All of us are vulnerable to the manipulator and we may, in fact be the manipulators in our relationships. We need to know and understand the traits of the...