Family Relations

     I know communication can be so difficult. Sometimes you might say something in person that just doesn’t come across the right way or you may say something with the right words but your body language doesn’t convey positive feelings. Your mind communicates what words you use, the tone of voice that you use those words with, and how your body and facial expressions appear all together within under half a second. What you say and how you say it can determine what happens next in your life, literally. Communication is such a crucial part of a marriage and I know that is said a lot, but I don’t think people really understand just how crucial it is.      When we have a conversation with a loved one, or anyone for that matter, we have a thought or feeling that is being processed immediately. Our mind takes that thought or feeling and encodes it making it truly our own. We decide very quickly on how we are going to convey those feelings either by using more wo...

     I grew up in a very big family. I am the oldest of seven children and with that being said, I am the queen of recognizing different stressors that can occur within the family. I grew up witnessing people getting hurt, people struggling with finances, people struggling with addictions and relationships. I hate to break it to you, but practically everything can become a stressor. But what really determines if they are small stressors or big crises is dependent upon the resources that are available to the people experiencing the event in their life and how they respond to it.      Like I stated before, addiction can become a huge stressor within the family. To expand on this idea, I want to state the obvious. When someone focuses solely on whatever they are addicted to, they begin to form a relationship with that substance whether it is pornography, drugs or anything that is unhealthy. When that person forms this new connection with the substance, the oth...

     I found this topic specifically interesting. I grew up with a father who always told his children that men were created to have sex and women were created to bare children. While this does ring some truth, it does not define a man and a woman, but there is scientific reasoning as to why some men feel the way they do and why women may feel the way they do.      There are many reasons why some couples may participate in sexual intercourse with each other. They might be trying for a child, might want to feel passion, or may want to experience pleasure. But what is the cause for sexual intercourse deep down to the core. Women will have sex with their husband when they feel safe, close and warm. Men will have sex to feel safe, close and warm.      There are four stages of human response during sex; the excitement stage, plateau stage, orgasm stage, and resolution stage. During the excitement stage, men will experience physical arousal through...

     Being married is a beautiful thing. When you decide to marry someone, you are fully intending on loving that one person romantically, supporting them financially, and emotionally. It is the biggest commitment one can make to a person. But that doesn’t mean that it is easy. Have you ever thought about the changes marriage takes? When you get married, you are completely exposed to your partner. Not only are you creating your own family, but you also become a part of your partner's family and they become a part of your family. Your responsibility as a crucial player in your relationship is to cater to your partner's needs and the same thing applies to them.      Why do people get married today? Back in ancient Greece and Rome, people got married for political reasons. The middle class got married for economic reasons. But as time moves on, marriage has been more for love. Men have focused on being intimate with their wives instead of mistresses and women ...