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Love & Relationships

September 20

Why You Should Delay Arguments With Your Spouse?| Smart Parenting

A family expert says delaying discussions is a mindful and intentional way of resolving disagreements.

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where a discussion with your spouse has suddenly escalated to a full-blown argument? It happens to the best of us, especially when discussions are unplanned. The other party may be caught off-guard or simply
Love & Relationships

September 21

How Billy Crawford And Coleen Garcia Deal With Their Differences

Are dads from Mars and are moms truly from Venus, or is there a way to meet in the middle?

In this episode of Smart Parenting’s Usap Tayo, Billy and Coleen Crawford talk about how they deal with their differences. The celeb couple, married since 2018 and parents to baby Amari, who just turned 2, get honest and give us an intimate
Love & Relationships

September 17

Vilma Santos Gives Advice To Parents-To-Be Luis And Jessy

The supportive grandparent advises parents-to-be on the next chapter of their lives: parenting "Peanut" and still being loving to each other as husband and wife.

Vilma Santos has been the most supportive “momskie” to Jessy Mendiola and Luis Manzano, especially now that the celebrity couple will soon welcome their bundle of joy (a baby girl whom they nicknamed little “Peanut," btw).In a vlog posted on September 11,
Love & Relationships

September 7

How Do You Deal With The Silent Treatment From Your Spouse?

While the right silence can help your marriage in some situations, silent treatment hurts couples in marriage.

How “often” and “open” do you and your spouse fight? While most couples are aware of their love languages where both express and receive affection, not everyone is aware of their fight languages. Some people prefer to confront their partners with words
Love & Relationships

August 3

Flirtproof Marriage: How This Couple Deals With Flirty Co-Workers

"Flirt-proofing" your marriage is part of your daily checklist as husband and wife.

Have you heard of “woman’s instinct?” It’s the ability of a woman’s to read facial expressions, body language, or even motives of people even before they make the next move. Is it always right? It depends on how clouded the emotions can
Love & Relationships

September 12

Boundaries Of Friendship With The Opposite Sex

It's all about boundaries.

Kung kasal ka, may ka-live in, or may boyfriend or girlfriend, puwede ka nga ba mag-confide sa isang kaibigan of the opposite sex "as a friend"? Sa tingin ko, madaming considerations at depende sa level ng friendship ninyo.Kung wala sa inyong dalawa
Love & Relationships

August 26

Online Therapy Sessions: How It Can Help Your Marriage

They say couple fights are healthy, but how do you know when it is hurting your relationship?

Like any relationship, Sara* and her husband, Rex* would have couple fights. “It was a clash of personalities,” Sara admits to SmartParenting.com.ph in an email. “I’m a kind, calm, and positive sort of person. On the other hand, my husband is short-tempered,
Love & Relationships

October 11

Marriage Counseling Events in the Philippines

Kailangan niyo ba ng tulong ni hubby?

Aminin man natin o hindi, dito sa ating bansa, kadalasan ay hindi option ang marriage counselling kapag nagkakaroon ng problema ang mag-asawa. Kalimitan, sa mga kaibigan o hindi naman kay ay sa kamag-anak tayo humihingi ng tulong kapag hindi maganda ang takbo
Love & Relationships

October 26

Marriage Is a Choice You Make, Not Just in Front of the Altar, But Every Day

It's about sharing a life together.

On my wedding day, my sister teased my husband: “Good luck with her cooking…and making her obey.” I learned how to cook, but obey? Never. To be fair, my husband knew what he was getting into when we got married. We were friends
Love & Relationships

November 9

This Book Says It Can Help Affair Proof Your Marriage

"Affairs don't just happen."

“Anita was devastated when she discovered that her husband was having an affair with her best friend. She was naïve and trusting, thinking that their friendship was all innocent. After all, her husband got along with all her friends, teased and treated
Love & Relationships

September 12

'Protector of Feelings' in China Help Wives by Ending Their Man's Affairs

Chinese wives are hiring, uh, specialists to get rid of their husband's mistresses.

While divorcing one's unfaithful spouse is an option in China, there is another alternative that seems more conducive to rebuilding a marriage. A company called Weiqing ("protector of feelings") has "mistress hunters" ready to help embattled wives take down their rivals--without resorting
Love & Relationships

July 15

7 Movies That Show Us How Marriage Can Be Messy and Complicated

And, funnily enough, these movies still make us believe in the promise of forever.

Yes, marriage has been on our minds lately. You can't avoid talking about it when celebrity news has been dominated lately by stories of failed relationships (the latest casualties as of this writing: the marriages of Donita Rose and Sunshine Dizon). But
Love & Relationships

October 6

What You Should Know About Your Rights as the Legal Wife

Got a legal problem with the hubby? Here's what you should do.

With the sheer number of movies and teleseryes about extramarital affairs these days, it’s starting to seem like marital woes are becoming more and more like a natural occurrence. It’s something that really makes us sad, but that’s how the world works
Love & Relationships

February 18

Watching Romantic Movies Helps Save Failing Marriages

Suggested as a possible alternative or pre-couples therapy treatment

Is your marriage on the rocks? Well, if you’re considering trying couples therapy, you may want to opt for a simpler and more enjoyable activity that may just save your relationship: watching a romantic movie together.Photo by Richard foster via flickr creative commonsAccording to

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