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Returning to Wholeness – Relationship Building and Mindfulness in Love

The Joy of Sex Itself: What Are the Sexual Differences Between Men & Women?

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:May 13, 2023
  • Post category:Dating/Health and Fitness/Joy/Love/Relationships/Self-care/Sex/Spirituality

The entire act of having sex, of sexual foreplay, sexual teasing, sexual arousal, is even MORE FULFILLING than orgasm.

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Removing Connections: Giving Up On Closure

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:May 11, 2023
  • Post category:Dating/Love/Relationships/self-awareness/Self-care

Maybe we would feel something. Perhaps we would experience regret, joy, sadness, and other deep feelings. It's okay not to want to dip back into it.

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What You Need to Learn About Relationships, How Online Dating Helps

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:April 30, 2023
  • Post category:Dating/Drinking/relationship building/Relationships/self-awareness/Self-care/Single-Dad

Only through learning from past mistakes will you be able to evolve into the dating partner you want to become.

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Dear Lover, Now That You’ve Arrived We Can Begin

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:April 26, 2023
  • Post category:Dating/humans of divorce/Joy/Love/Married Life/Parenting/relationship building/Relationships/self-awareness/Single-Dad

Not everything needs to be worked out all the time. And, for the most part, I can trigger unhappy feelings for you, but the deep sadness or anger you feel, is probably not because of me.

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Love is the Goal, Discover Your Own Path

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:March 29, 2023
  • Post category:Dating/Love/relationship building/Relationships

Crave them when they are not with you. Enjoy and savor them when they are with you. And feel the complete fullness of life when you have been satiated by them.

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How Do We Keep Love As a Priority in Our Busy Lives?

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:March 20, 2023
  • Post category:Love/mindfulness/relationship building/Relationships/self-awareness

If you've got time ahead, and you're committed to the partnership, you have plenty of time to get the details right, if you stay on the path toward togetherness and building the "WE."

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There’s a Problem with Divorced Moms: One of Perspective and Balance

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:February 28, 2023
  • Post category:Anger/Co-Parenting/Divorce/humans of divorce/Married Life/Money/Parenting/Single-Dad

It's as if Fox News got in the business of divorce, marriage, and relationship advice. You'd better check your sources.

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A “Girlfriend” at 60 (What’s the Best Alt to Wife?)

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  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:February 22, 2023
  • Post category:Dating/Health and Fitness/relationship building/Relationships/self-awareness/Self-care/Sex/sexual chemistry/Single-Dad

Get your love and your friendship right and sex will follow along nicely. Start with sex, and you've got a lot of the "friendship" part to work out.

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