Humor can make even the biggest problem more manageable. It can diffuse the stress and lighten the mood. It can make bad news easier to absorb. And humor helps people to relax, think more clearly, and make better decisions. Couples (or teams) that laugh together can weather greater storms together. More easily. It is worth […]
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Sometimes we are in emotional overload over a situation and we burst with a biting remark. We say it in attempt to make ourselves feel better. When we are feeling overwhelmed with negative emotion (stress, anxiety) before saying or doing anything, we ought to pause and take a breath. Ask ourselves: “What is the outcome
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Don’t harp on the mistakes that your spouse made. (You also want to be cut some slack from time to time.) Saying words like “What were you thinking?” focus mostly on the mistake – made in the past. Many times, you’d do best by just letting the mistake go unmentioned. If you feel it ought
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