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Reconnecting after a Painful Breakup; Can It Be Better the Second Time?

Submitted by Margaret Ruth on Sun, 2011-06-26 11:43

An answer to an email question about reconnecting after a painful breakup. -MR

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The Best and First Dating Decision

Submitted by Margaret Ruth on Thu, 2011-03-31 09:26

Hi Margaret Ruth,

I've been wanting to talk for a while now. I was dating this girl for 3 weeks. She already has 4 kids. I have 2 kids. She says she wants 1 more within the next year and a half. I really like her a lot, but a total of 7 children is just way too many in my opinion. Any advice? - Doug

Three Break Up Coping Tools

Submitted by Margaret Ruth on Sun, 2010-08-01 21:50

Hi Margaret Ruth, I just wanted to let you know that I really respect you and your work. Do you have anything on dealing with heartbreak when a relationship with mutual love breaks up for other reasons? I'm really in a low spot right now and any words would be helpful. I've been through this enough to know it's just as immediate and painful each time, but that there really is an end in sight, however things end up going.

Four Beliefs That Will Sabotage Your Relationship

Submitted by Margaret Ruth on Sun, 2010-05-16 23:41

We might all be aware, thanks to the plethora of relationship advice available in our culture, of the multitudinous ways we can mentally, physically and psychologically mess up our most important relationships though our words and actions. For instance, I was intrigued by a recent Cosmopolitan article (It was for research purposes. Really!) that listed some common relationships saboteurs and these were interesting and possibly even helpful.

What Would Your Warning Label Say?

Submitted by Margaret Ruth on Mon, 2010-02-08 11:59

 Recently, I commented on Facebook that my Kleenex box announces that it is “Now Softer and Stronger!” which sounds pretty enlightened to me. My friend Traci responded that it was too bad that people didn’t come with obvious announcements like that. In this area I have a small (almost unnoticeable I think sometimes) advantage because I read people professionally. It is an interesting idea though.

There Are Only Three Things Necessary for Fulfilling, Authentic Relationships

Submitted by Margaret Ruth on Thu, 2009-09-17 19:36

Psychic Margaret Ruth answered a reader's question about how to finally experience really great, long lasting relationships.

Margaret: First of all thanks for the great advice! I like reading your blog and your postings here a lot! So I had a question about friendship. I see people with lifelong friends and friends that have been around forever, but I have never experienced that. So I'm wondering: how I can make my relationships with friends more permanent? Thanks - C.C. Salt Lake City, UT

Reading Male/Male, Female/Female, or Female/Male Couples is Not That Different

Submitted by Margaret Ruth on Wed, 2009-07-29 21:42
You usually answer relationship questions without breaking down specific recommendations for male/male, female/female or female/male combinations. I think it would be interesting to see how advice might be different for these. What do you think about doing that sometimes? – C I think I would be very interested in seeing that too, and I am smiling as I type that. One reason for my interest is that I am gender stupid. I mean it. I can read personality really, really well (am damn accurate is what I am saying), but cannot usually tell the gender.

It Takes Two Healthy Joyful Whole People to Make One Healthy Joyful Whole Relationship

Submitted by Margaret Ruth on Sat, 2009-05-30 18:37
There is an American myth that two halves can come together in a loving relationship and become whole. However, contrary to cultural myths, close intimate relationships are not additive, where one half plus one half equals one. Close relationships are actually multiplicative. It is the whole Jerry McQuire myth problem: “You Complete Me!” This is all utter nonsense.