One series accentuates the positive; the other focuses on the pitfalls to avoid. Each series is alphabetical, for example the first "positive" article talks about attitude, affection, and acknowledgment. The first "negative" article talks about absence, afraid, and anger. We have covered the whole alphabet with a few exceptions. The sooner you read these articles the faster you can be building your personal relationships and perhaps spark up your love life.
How to build relationships, commitment and love. The focus is on attitude, affection, and acknowledgment.
Reiss ~Click to read Building Relationships, Commitment, And Love - A Is For..."A is for acknowledgement. Everybody needs it. When you have done something special you want people to know about it. Well guess what. This ..."
How to build relationships, commitment and love. The focus is on absence, afraid, and anger.
Reiss ~Click to read Pitfalls In Building Relationships, Commitment, And Love - A Is For..."...Watch your temper. One little outburst can ruin everything, sometimes literally. I remember a co-worker who was so disappointed that he was never considered replace our boss who moved to greener pastures. It seems (he told me) ... "
How to build relationships, commitment and love. The focus is on being there, balance, boost, and bright.
Reiss ~Click to read Building Relationships, Commitment, And Love - B Is For..."... Put everything into perspective. Appreciate that little problem for what it is, a little problem. Don’t go around making a mountain out of a molehill. And ..."
How to build relationships, commitment and love. The focus is on betray, bickering, and bigot.
Reiss ~Click to read Pitfalls In Building Relationships, Commitment, And Love - B Is For..."...You know the type, the kind of person who always has to be right, even on the tiniest issues. Can you look in the mirror and truly say that’s not you? If like most of us you can’t, ... "
How to build relationships, commitment and love. The focus is on communicate, calm, and concise.
Reiss ~Click to read Building Relationships, Commitment, And Love - C Is For..."... Let him or her know what you want. But when there is a problem it is not necessarily a matter or communications. ..."
How to build relationships, commitment and love. The focus is on control, careless, and condescend.
Reiss ~Click to read Pitfalls In Building Relationships, Commitment, And Love - C Is For..."...Giving up control may require some imagination and compromise. Let’s say that you are a vegetarian. Don’t be surprised that the people around you are tired of going to the only vegetarian restaurant in town. ... "
How to build relationships, commitment and love. The focus is on compromise, care, and character.
Reiss ~Click to read Building Relationships, Commitment, And Love - Continuing With C"... The great thing about compromise is that if you are really clever you can often get what you want while making it look like you have given in. However, ..."
How to build relationships, commitment and love. The focus is on compare, chauvinist, and cynical.
Reiss ~Click to read Pitfalls In Building Relationships, Commitment, And Love - Continuing With C"...One problem with cynicism is that many people will fail to understand your cryptic, clever meaning and take you at your word. Just the other day I ... "
How to build relationships, commitment and love. The focus is on dance, dependable, determined, and debonair.
Reiss ~Click to read Building Relationships, Commitment, And Love - D Is For..."...Of course dancing is a great way to get the object of your affection into your arms early in the game. Dancing can also ..."
How to build relationships, commitment and love. The focus is on defensive, demanding, and dogmatic.
Reiss ~Click to read Pitfalls In Building Relationships, Commitment, And Love - D Is For..."...Don’t pretend that your opinion is the be all and the end all of any subject. This goes for office talk, family talk, or political discussions. Believe it or not, there are other points of view in addition to your own. Even great scientists ... "
How to build relationships, commitment and love. The focus is on earnest, emotional, and encouraging.
Reiss ~Click to read Building Relationships, Commitment, And Love - E Is For..."...You are not a bloodless automaton. You’ve got a heart. Perhaps you even cry in the corner when nobody sees you. That’s a good thing. Because you have an inner self and you are in touch with your inner self ..."
How to build relationships, commitment and love. The focus is on easy, empty, and erratic.
Reiss ~Click to read Pitfalls In Building Relationships, Commitment, And Love - E Is For..."E is for erratic. If you are erratic no one can count on you. You may do a bang up job at work, or bang up your car. You may be up, down, or ... "