How to Handle Conversation Droughts in a Relationship

Posted by shooperman on Mar 1, 2008 in Relationships | 1 comment

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A conversation drought is the inevitable phase of a relationship when the couple basically runs out of interesting topics to say to each other.

It is one of the toughest tests that you can put a relationship on. From a quick survey I made with friends today, most simply don’t survive the challenge.

I am very interested in conversation droughts because I put a premium on having very deep and engaging sharing in a relationship. My 7-year-old relationship has been threatened on multiple occasions and all I can say is that we’ve been lucky to have weathered them.

Today, I am going to embark on a quest to know the formidable nemesis and develop strategies to overcome it.

How to Handle a Break Up

Posted by shooperman on Feb 21, 2008 in Relationships | 1 comment

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An IM exchange last night reminded me about what I did when I reverted to singlehood for a period about 3 weeks.

Dr Helen Fisher, in her book Why We Love, documents that breaking up is one of the most devastating experiences men and women can go through. Different individuals handles these hard times differently.

I just felt like sharing with you what I did during my own lonely moments. In hindsight, I thought I handled it pretty well, erm, at least good enough to share this with you today. I truly hope that you might find the silver lining in between these lines.