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Brandi Simon - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Brandi Simon is first and foremost a wife and mother. On her second marriage Brandi has decided to make this one work no matter what the naysayers have to say. As an affair survivor Brandi feels a personal obligation to assist those that are going through the pain of infidelity. Since the last affair Brandi and her husband have managed to bring their marraige back from the ashes.
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- What to Do When You've Been Wrongly Accused of Cheating
[Relationships:Affairs] When you've been accused of cheating, your first reaction may be to go on the defensive. It's very common and completely natural to feel as if you are being attacked when your partner thinks you're having an affair. After that initial reaction, take a step back to examine your relationship.
- Quality Time - The Art of Growth in Your Marriage
[Relationships:Marriage] One of the most talked about phrases of our generation is quality time. We've all heard the phrase often but do we really know what it means? As the phrase implies, it relates to time and since we use it most often in relation to our family we can assume that it implies time spent with our family but, it really goes much deeper.
- Throw Away Marriage - When You Shouldn't Take Out the Trash
[Relationships] We live in a throw away society. Your TV breaks so you put it out with the trash and buy a new one. You reason that it will cost just as much to get a new one as it will to fix the old one so why not just upgrade to a better model. Sound familiar?
- Pregnancy Conditions - Placental Abruption
[Home-and-Family:Pregnancy] A placental abruption is a serious potentially life threatening condition. It can be very scary and once you find out you have a placental abruption you may not have time to process it.
- Pregnancy Signs and Symptoms
[Home-and-Family:Pregnancy] You think you might be pregnant and the first thing you want to know is what are the signs and symptoms of pregnancy. I know I sure did. So, what are the signs and symptoms of pregnancy and how early can you really tell if you're pregnant or not.
- Resolving Conflict without Tearing Your Spouse to Shreds
[Relationships:Conflict] There are few things that can damage a marriage or any relationship for that matter than lack of conflict resolution skills. How can we resolve our conflicts allowing both partners the opportunity to speak without interruption and without being beaten to a pulp by our words? There is one technique
- Yours, Mine, and Our Emotional Needs - The Marriage Makers and Breakers
[Relationships] A common theme in my articles, on my website, and in my coaching practice is on needs. For our purposes we define a need as a condition requiring relief. There are quite obviously many needs that you meet on a daily basis. Hunger may be one of the first things to come to mind when we think of needs, however, this is more of a physical need and we want to focus on our emotional needs!
- Marriage Musts - Owning Your Problems
[Relationships] My husband cheated on me multiple times. It's really easy to get bogged down in thinking that because of his terrible actions that all the problems in the marriage are his fault.
- Marriage Musts - The Hard Part
[Relationships:Marriage] A common misconception among young married couples is that the hard part was dating. Every where I turn it looks as if these couples said their vows and then quit being their best possible self's. They get married and then say a big sigh of relief because they can finally show their faults.
- Marriage Musts - Couple Time
[Relationships] When you were dating you carved out time for each other, no matter the pressures of everyday life. You could not fall in love without that time together. This begs the question; don’t you think to sustain that love that you must also make time for one another even now?
- Tips for Men: The Need to Talk
[Relationships] Gentlemen, I'm going to let you in on a little secret about the women in your lives! Women not only love to talk but they actually NEED to talk. For many women this need is just as great as your own need for sex.
- Tips to a Great Marriage – Their Needs
[Relationships] The number one thing you can do to have a great marriage is such a simple concept but it’s really something that is hard for most people to implement. You spend the majority of your time focusing on what you need and want. I want my husband to do this but he doesn’t, I need for her to show me more affection. The list is endless!
- Tips to a Great Marriage - Expectations, The Relationship Killer
[Relationships] Expectations are relationship killers. I bet you’re thinking that I must be batty, you have to have expectations of your spouse otherwise they won’t do the things that you want them to do or they might turn into somebody that you hate.
- Love is More than a Feeling
[Relationships:Love] I would not be married today if it were not for the choice that I made after I found out my husband had been cheating on me. You see, I'm one of those people who take their "marriage" and "wedding vows" very seriously. In the days following my discovery I was an emotional wreck
- Steps to Rebuilding Trust After an Affair: Transparent Honesty
[Relationships:Affairs] I recently read an article tooting the reasons why a person who committed an affair might not want to tell their spouse about the indiscretion. It seems that some "experts" share the belief that the truth may do more harm than good and that the motivation for telling the truth is most often to get rid of a guilty conscious.
- First Steps to Rebuilding Trust After an Affair - 24 Hour Accountability
[Relationships:Affairs] One of the first things an adulterer can do to assure his spouse that he is serious about making the marriage work is to be available 100% of the time to the injured spouse. This is by far the best way to start rebuilding the trust that has been destroyed in the marriage.
- Live Like You Were Dying: Help for Overcoming an Affair
[Relationships:Affairs] In the recovery phase of my husbands last affair I was having a really difficult time letting go of the pain and offering forgiveness to my husband. I was doing a lot of work on “me”, attempting to better myself so that I could get my self-worth back but none of that mattered when the triggers surfaced.
- How to Tell If Your Boyfriend or Husband Is Cheating On You
[Relationships:Affairs] The word infidelity brings with it fear to every woman I’ve ever had the opportunity to speak with. While many make the claim that their spouse would never cheat on them they realize that is false hope and that it could very well happen to them.
- How to Find Out If Your Wife or Girlfriend Is Cheating On You
[Relationships:Affairs] What drives a woman to cheat may look a lot different than what drives a man to cheat however; it’s really not very different. Most extramarital affairs happen because of unmet needs in the relationship.
- Romantic Tips - Gift Giving
[Relationships] I believe that we have all heard of the standard romantic gifts. Chocolate, flowers, and jewelry, but there is something to be said for the man who thinks out side the box when gift giving holidays roll around.
- Romantic Tips - Keeping Romance Alive
[Relationships] You’ve been in a relationship for quite some time and you notice that the romance that was so abundant in the early days is fading fast. You know that you’ve got to act fast because your relationship is heading for disaster. What can you do to bring back that romantic flare?
- Steps Toward Divorce
[Relationships:Divorce] When you’re faced with the possibility of divorce it’s important that you make sure you and your children (if you have any) are taken care of. Before you even visit the attorney you’ll want to assess your financial situation. Income, expenses, child support, credit, they all play a part in your decision.
- Did He Think of Me?
[Relationships] What does the betrayed partner really want to know when they ask the question, "Did he/she think of me?"
- Grieving the End of Your Marriage, as You Know it
[Relationships:Divorce] The pain of finding out that your partner is cheating on you can be the worst pain you'll feel in your entire life. What is happening to you, you may wonder. You are grieving. You are grieving the loss of your marriage as you know it, of the spouse as you knew him or her. You know that although you may heal that nothing will ever be exactly the same.
- Lists, Lists, and More Lists
[Relationships] Every person that thinks something is amiss in their relationship wants to know, what are the signs that my partner is cheating on me. Well guess what! These signs can leave you with more doubts than anything else. You've seen some.
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