Knowledge Bank for Couples

Selected content from past issues of Partners in Life Couples News

“Ask Our Coaches” questions:

Each question features three or more responses from RCI coaches providing real-world advice for relationship challenges submitted by our readers.

• My Partner is Addicted to Spending!
• Do I Have to Go to My In-Laws for the Holidays?
• Keeping My Opposite Sex BFF a Secret- Good idea or not?
• After the Affair is my Marriage Over?
• Waking Up to Reality. What Do I Do Now?
• Should We Live Together?
• We've Reached a Stalemate. What Now?
• Trouble With His Teens. Should I Move On?
• Are Engagements a Preview of What's to Come?
• I Love Her But I Want to Leave Her
• How Do We Move Towards Marriage?
• How can we handle our issues?
• Getting Married... or Maybe Not
• A Good Neighbor or Not?
• What Do I Do About Him (he doesn't want marriage)?
• What Do I Do? He's still at home.
• How Do I Reconnect with my Husband?
• Will he change? Am I asking too much?
• Managing Our Differences Over Money
• Partner lied. Now feeling Abandonment, Jealousy, Lack of Trust
• Can I Get Him Back?
• How can I be sure about him?
• How to resolve our power struggle?
• Living Apart Together
• Co-parenting Our Children
• In love with a man who says he is not ready
• What about my feelings?
• How Important is Chemistry?
• Should I Move On?
• Is it fair for her to want a baby now?
• Spending Time with an Opposite Sex Friend
• How to deal with unwanted parenting advice from relatives
• Unmarried and pregnant
• Handling the truth when it's finally revealed
• How should I deal with his ex-girlfriend?
• How can I do something really different and romantic on Valentine's Day?
• How do I assert my boundaries?
• How to we handle our political differences?
• I have a new baby and my husband comes and goes as he pleases
• Is our breakup a mistake?
• How can I handle my partner's anger?
• I want to make our marriage sizzle this year
• I met and like a man with psoriasis- what do I do?
• My partner's prior romance - the thoughts trouble me
• My boyfriend didn't invite me to his family holiday gathering!
• Are we ready to commit?
• How important will our different religions be if we marry?
• After all this time, she still can't decide about commitment
• My husband doesn't trust me to balance the checkbook
• How can I be married and not financially dependent?
• I like the house quiet; he likes noise
• I'm thinking of having an affair
• Is it a mistake to tell her everything?
• Valentine's Day - why do I have to prove I love her every year?
• He expects us to do everything together

Feature articles:

Practical, informative articles written by RCI staff and coaches

• Your Most Important Investment: Your Relationship
• What is Compatability?
• A Primer on Wedding Vows
• Four Ways to Bring Back Romance
• Coaching Couples
• Healthy Communication Tips
• Affairs- What You Need to Know
• To Win You Must Surrender
• David Steele Gets Married and Reveals All
• The Three Rings of Life
• The Chemistry of Love
• The Five Senses of Connection
• Long Distance Lovers
• Loving After 60
• Criticisms, Complaints, and Requests
• The Honeymoon's Over- Keeping Love Alive When Reality Sets In
• Engagements- What You Need to Know
• The Power of Appreciation
• 10 Ways to Keep Your Spark Alive!
• The Most Important Relationship Skill is Not Communication
• Commitment: New Rules for the New Millennium
• The Mystery of Attraction
• Top Ten Actions for Healthy Relationships
• Top Ten Principles of Romance
• Six Tips for More Romance
• Find Lasting Love By Experiencing Your Experience
• Secrets of Great Relationships
• Rules of the Road
• Top Five Characteristics of Relationship Requirements
• The Twelve Steps for Anyone Who Wants Them
• Confusing Infatuation with True Love
• The Journey to Mature Love
• Reasons to Have Sex When You Don't Feel Like It
• A Relationship Code Of Honor
• Checkbook Battles
• Dealing with the Truth
• The Power of The Familiar
• Restoring Safety in Relationships
• Happiness Comes from Your Meanings
• Ambivalence
• Relationship Advice: N is for Neglect
• How to Inflame or Diffuse a Conflict
• Do You Talk With Your Ears or Listen With Your Mouth?
• When Playfulness Can be Hurtful
• Living Apart Together: Questions to Ponder
• Evolving Marriage into a Spiritual Path
• Getting Both Parents on the Same Page
• Relationship Red Flag Tips
• Reasons Men Won’t Commit to Marriage
• The Mystery of Attraction
• Ten Principles of Romance
• Exercises to Renew Emotional Connection
• Seven Keys to Effective Communication
• Getting Out of a Relationship Rut
• Validate Your Mate
• Listening: The Key to Communication
• Solving Problems "In the Crease"
• Adult children of divorce: challenges and opportunities
• Seven secrets of successful Couplepreneurs™
• How to Reconnect with Your Mate
• Relationships and the Human Brain
• Secrets, Communication, and Trust
• I’m Upset: Say It With High EQ
• Can You Revive Lost Feelings?
• What happened to my Valentine?
• It's The Little Things That Count
• Four Rituals of Connection That Matter
• Discovering a New Perspective
• Long Distance Relationships
• The Magic of Allowing Influence
• Is divorce the answer?
• Four Stages of Relationships
• Got The "Right" One?
• Anger: Resource Or Relationship Killer?
• Moving Towards Love: from "Falling Awake"
• The Rule Of Three In Relationships: Stop, Look, & Listen
• How To Create Relationship "Sizzle"
• Commitment-Phobia or The Truth?
• Underlying Commitments
• Challenges In Interfaith Marriages
• Commitment: The Path to Relationship Happiness?
• Is Love The Answer?
• Self-work In Committed Relationships
• Self Esteem And Relationship Esteem
• Ten Steps For Difficult Conversations
• Five Steps To Win-win Problem Resolution
• Six Steps To Building Your Financial Future Together
• Partnerships need regular care and upkeep
• Top 10 Practices Of Enlightened Partners
• To Have An Affair
• Emotional Intelligence Is The Key
• Where Did Our Love Go?
• Suggestions For Keeping Your Love Alive
• Authentic Happiness