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Reality Check: What’s fair in love and chores?
A recent study by a Norwegian researcher generated headlines with its conclusion that couples who share housework equally are more likely to divorce than couples where women do most of the household chores. Almost simultaneously, a British study concluded that … Continue reading
Reality Check: Optimism or Pessimism: Can you choose?
If pessimism has a hold on you, the idea that you can choose optimism instead won’t sound very realistic. What is optimism, anyway? Reality therapy says that behaviour has four aspects: thinking, feeling, action, and physiological effects. You can “feel … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing Behaviour
Tagged choosing actions, choosing thoughts, making choices
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Reality Check: To be belittled, or not to be…
When Sonja met Harry, she found a man who seemed almost too good to be true. Kind and generous, Harry was genuinely concerned about Sonja’s welfare. And unlike Sonja’s previous relationship, Harry demanded no changes on her part. In this … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged choosing actions, dissatisfaction, perception
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Reality Check: Not Every Battle
When Marie met Darcy, she immediately fell in love with his kind heart. Darcy never said no to any good cause, and as there are plenty of good causes, his practical skills and good nature kept him in high demand. … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage
Tagged "should", dissatisfaction, guilt, making choices
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Reality Check: Facebook Envy?
Progress has given us enhanced opportunities to connect with each other. Whereas a phone call could be perceived as an interruption, email (much like an old-fashioned letter!) can be read at leisure. Social networks, such as facebook, contribute another interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged dissatisfaction, need satisfaction, perception
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Reality Check: Does thinking make it so?
“.. for there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” Shakespeare’s famous line elegantly expresses that different people perceive things in different ways. In this case, Hamlet expressed that he perceived Denmark as a prison; others … Continue reading
Posted in Perception & Reality
Tagged choosing thoughts, need satisfaction, perception
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Reality Check: Speak up or stand down, continued
We’ve already looked at a couple who had neglected to share important aspects of their lives with each other until it was almost too late. It is important to recognize when it’s time to speak up about what you are … Continue reading
Posted in Helping Others
Tagged choosing actions, improving relationships
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Reality Check: Speak up or stand down?
We each have our special qualities, yet groups of us share characteristics, such as whether one is an introvert or extravert. In her book, “Gifts Differing,” Isabel Briggs Myers states that there are more extraverts than introverts, with extraverts being … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged choosing actions, improving relationships, perception
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