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When Your Wife Won’t Talk to You

7 Ways to Respond When Your Wife Won’t Talk to You

  • Laurie Blossoms Laurie Blossoms
  • November 8, 2019November 8, 2019
  • Communication, Marriage, Reconnecting
  • 27 Comments

The only thing worse than living with someone who won’t stop talking is being married to a wife who refuses to communicate! What do you do when your wife won’t talk to you?

Ways to Make Conversation With Your Girlfriend

10 Easy Ways to Make Conversation With Your Girlfriend

  • Laurie Blossoms Laurie Blossoms
  • November 8, 2019November 8, 2019
  • Communication, Dating, Relationship Advice
  • 14 Comments

“I love my girlfriend but I don’t know what to say to her,” says Sam. “I don’t want to talk about marriage or kids or the future. I just want to have a good time, an interesting conversation. What do I talk about with my girlfriend?”

trapped in marriage because of money

When You’re Unhappily Married and Financially Trapped

  • Laurie Blossoms Laurie Blossoms
  • November 5, 2019November 5, 2019
  • Money, Separation & Divorce, When to Break Up
  • 278 Comments

How do you leave when you have no money? Maybe you’re trapped in marriage because of money or you feel financially stuck in a relationship. These tips and ideas won’t magically unlock the door to freedom, but they might help you think differently about how much money you need.

How to Get Over Someone Who Cheated and Lied to You

Help Getting Over Someone Who Cheated and Lied

  • Laurie Blossoms Laurie Blossoms
  • November 1, 2019November 2, 2019
  • Breaking Up, Emotional Affairs, Physical Affairs
  • 35 Comments

Breakups are painful; infidelity and affairs are worse. Being cheated on is an emotional, physical, and psychological betrayal that doesn’t just heal overnight. How do you get over someone who cheated on you and lied about it – especially if you loved a man or lived with your husband for years?

Breakup Tips for Guys From a Divorced Dad

10 Breakup Tips for Guys From a Divorced Dad

  • Laurie Blossoms Laurie Blossoms
  • October 29, 2019October 29, 2019
  • Breakups, Separation & Divorce
  • 1 Comment

These breakup tips for guys are a refreshing change from my usual “She Blossoms” advice for women! A divorced dad left valuable advice on one… Read More »10 Breakup Tips for Guys From a Divorced Dad

I can't live without him

How to Be Happy Without Him in Your Life

  • Laurie Blossoms Laurie Blossoms
  • October 29, 2019October 29, 2019
  • Breakups, Separation & Divorce
  • 12 Comments

First, the good news: you can be happy without him even though right now all you can think is “I can’t live without him.” I have more good news for you! You get over him. You’ll never be the same, but your heart will heal and you will be happy again.

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