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Choosing Peace Instead of Irritation
Dear Neil: How would you recommend I handle this? My wife of three months is chronically late. She was late to our wedding and late to our honeymoon (we missed our flight, but we were able to get a later flight). I’m one of these super-punctual people, and her persistent lateness ...read more
Categories: Compatability Improving Your Relationship
The “Secrets” of Compatability
Dear Neil: My fiancé and I are fighting a lot with each other, and that’s thrown our wedding—scheduled for later this year—into serious question. Is there a secret for how to know if we can be compatible with each other? We have a lot of common interests and similar tastes in music, ...read more
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Soulmate Relationships
Dear Neil: My girlfriend of two years recently broke up with me. She said that we weren’t soul mates, and that she needed a soul mate in order to consider a future with me. What exactly is a soul mate? Can you create a soul mate relationship or does it just happen? Is there anything I can do ...read more
Categories: Compatability Soulmates
Becoming Soulmates
Dear Neil: Can you tell me how my husband and I can become soul mates?
Jenny P.Toronto
Dear Jenny: Following are the essential ingredients needed for two people to become–and stay–soul mates. These ideas were stimulated by Daphne Rose Kingma’s book “The Future ...read more
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