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A healthy relationship takes effort, including good communication, conflict resolution, and stress management.

Long-term, committed, intimate relationships are a source of joy and well-being for many people. People in healthy long-term relationships report higher levels of happiness, fewer health problems, and longer life spans. Their children also do better, with lower rates of substance abuse and greater success in school and in their own adult relationships. Although an estimated 45% of marriages end in divorce, remarriage is common and support is available for couples and their children going through this transition.

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    • "The pain that comes from deep love makes your love ever more fruitful.”

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8 Ways to Honor Yourself

  • By: Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway

    • Although we may think of low self esteem as something that teenagers suffer through, it can impact us at any stage and age.

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Many Acquaintances, Few True Friends

  • By: Brenna Berger

    • I’m challenging myself to let my guard down and be open to new friendships.

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Does the Internet Promote or Damage Marriage?

  • By: Therese Borchard

    • Although the internet and social media can foster intimacy in a marriage, it seems to do more harm than good.

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Are Facebook Friends Real Friends?

  • By: Therese Borchard

    • I don’t think I realized just how insecure I was until I joined Facebook two years ago.

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The Relationships Behind The Healing

  • By: Craig Boyd Garner

    • Local hospitals use the network of relationships to continue their focus on providing care to the community.

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Do You Correct Your Partner in Public?

  • By: Suzanne Phillips, PsyD

    • Corrections couples make of each other may be conscious or unconscious, controlling, competitive, playful, mutual or invited.

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The Quirks of Marriage

  • By: Brenna Berger

    • So what’s our secret? As boring as it sounds, we like each other and enjoy being together.

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