Category Archives: love
Love letters – How to introduce yourself on a dating site
I thought I’d share these letters that a paid for dating site sends me. I really do love them all, they press good buttons and if there was an iota of truth in any of them they would probably have … Continue reading
Psychology in the research of Love
In our times we know that the majority of marriages fail, either ending in divorce and separation and/or devolving into bitter dysfunction. Only thirty percent of marriages remain in healthy, happy marriages. Psychologist Ty Tashiro points out in his book … Continue reading
The rules of the game – stay happily married
Ruti Mizrachi – an Eshet Chayil with over 30 years of experience and clearly the wisdom handed down by generations – shares generations of advice on her blog post suggesting 10 simple steps on how to stay married. She humbly … Continue reading
How do you know when you’re in love?
Ok – Dr Seuss may not have been a yid – he is a great writer and this does make sense (maybe lust included): “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than … Continue reading
Marriage habits
According to Dr Mark Goulson these are the ten habits of happy couples, I tend to agree. (republished from Psychology today whose website is not easily accessible) What does it take to be happy in a relationship? Go to bed … Continue reading
Hey Rabbi’s – be there before it gets to the Beth Din
I am writing to appeal to you to please speak to your Rabbis about the issue of adultery. Since adultery is legal in many countries – as opposed to murder – our entire society tends to sweep it under the … Continue reading
Love is… very healthy!
It’s not the freshest news.. although there is really nothing new under the sun. I like what Barbara Fredrickson (the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and… author of the book on love, and student of positive psychology) – “Love 2.0: … Continue reading
Divorcees and Widows – share the same pain
I’m a divorced man and I’ve been engaged to a widow (of 6 years), so when I read David Wolpe publish his ex-wifes notes on divorce, I felt a desperate need to share it. Most touching indeed and in case … Continue reading
That tingly feeling – hormoans
“What causes that initial hormonal explosion? Falling in love is actually one of the most thoroughly investigated and well-understood phenomena in the relationship field. When we meet a person of the opposite sex, we are mentally sizing them up to … Continue reading