Jien raġel ta’ 26 sena u ili 6 xhur noħroġ ma’ mara ta’ 41 sena. Nammetti kemm ilna flimkien, kull darba li semmejtha ma’ tal-familja qatt m’ghidtilhom kemm għandha żmien għax naf li ma jiħdux pjaċir. Sfortunatament 3 ġimgħat ilu … Read more
Meet the In-Laws
The commitment between two people in a couple relationship brings with it a number of what I like to call ‘sub-commitments’. These ‘sub-commitments’ are all other meaningful things, events and people in your partner’s life that he or she would … Read more
Il-partner imsiefer
Il-partner tiegħi ftit ġimgħat ilu siefer biex jistudja l-Italia għal sena. Wara li ddiskutejna ftit konna ddeċidejna li nibqgħu flimkien għax avolja nkunu ‘l bogħod fil-verità sena tgħaddi u t-tnejn li aħna investejna ħafna fir-relazzjoni tagħna. Pero’ avolja kulma addew … Read more
L-għarusa poliamoruża
Jiena tfajla ta’ 23 sena, u xahrejn ilu bdejt noħroġ ma’ waħda. S’issa sejrin sew pero’ l-aħħar darba konna qed nitkellmu waqt li nixorbu żewġ cocktails u staqsietni kif inħossni dwar li ninkludu waħda oħra fir-relazzjoni tagħna. Għal-ewwel tħassibt għax … Read more
Ma nafx nistax naċċettah
Jiena tfajla ta’ 21 sena u ftit tax-xhur ilu bdejt noħroġ ma’ ġuvni ta’ 19. Huwa bniedem passjonat u ġentili – kwalitajiet li nħobb ħafna f’ħaddieħor. Inħoss li mmorru tant tajjeb li narana nqattgħu il-kumplament ta’ ħajjitna flimkien. Xi drabi … Read more
Weħel fuq l-eks tiegħu
Ili noħroġ ma’ ġuvni kważi 3 xhur u għadu s’issa jsemmi l-eks tiegħu. Naf li m’ilux wisq, xi 7 xhur, li ħareġ mir-relazzjoni ta’ qabel, u milli naf kienu ilhom flimkien ftit mhux hażin, kważi sentejn. Għal bidu li bdejt … Read more
Irid bilfors li dejjem inkunu flimkien
Jiena mara u għalija l-karriera hija importanti. Ilni miżżewġa mar-raġel ftit iktar minn sena u nofs, u konna minn qabel ma żżewwiġna tkellimna fuq il-karriera tiegħi u kien aċċetta li għalija waħda mill-prioritajiet; anzi kien qalli li hekk għandu jkun. … Read more
Conflict resolution between couples – Part 2 of 2
As we saw in the previous blog, in order to try and compromise in a relationship and resolve a conflict, it’s important to use I statements, not generalize with word such as never and always and focus on the real … Read more
Conflict resolution between couples – Part 1 of 2
Conflict and a difference in opinion is normal in any relationship, what we need to keep in mind is how we try to resolve them and learn how to compromise. In the next two blogs I will identify 10 ways … Read more
How do I let this go? – Forgiveness in relationships – Part 1 of 2
In this blog, which I have divided into two parts, I wished to share a few reflections around the theme of forgiveness in relationships. Many of us have experienced moments in our lives where we were wronged by others, such … Read more