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Monday, August 6, 2007
Relationship therapy
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As we age, we all learn (I hope) from our previous relationships and past mistakes. And many of us are very independent when it comes to how to conduct our lives because we simply refer to our own experience.
But there’s still that person you always go to when you see something negative looming on the horizon of a relationship or when things have already gone sour.
Sometimes you go just to vent, sometimes you go for wise advice, and sometimes you go just to hear what you already know you need to do. Whatever you go for, it’s the person whose advice always seems wise beyond his or her years (even if they don’t follow their own advice!).
For me, that person is my friend Angel, who has never failed to give me constructive, honest dating advice. She’s seen me in really desperate situations, but she’s also given me feedback when everything seems to going great in my dating life.
This year she brought me back down to earth when I was hanging on to something I thought would develop into a serious relationship, but she could see from the outside that it never would. I was just hanging on to the idea of someone, and she snapped me back into reality.
Who in your life gives the best dating advice? Friend or family? Distantly removed co-worker or nail technician? Do you know people who give great dating advice but don’t seem to use it for themselves?
Have you ever received excellent relationship advice from (gasp!) a book, the radio or a TV show?
Speaking of the radio, here’s a plug from one of the AJC editors:
Do you have a relationship dilemma? Is your significant other driving you nuts? Or perhaps you just want to make your great relationship even better. Dr. Richard Blue, Star 94’s radio therapist and author of “Dr. Blue’s Guide to Making Relationships Work,” is going to help a few lucky readers. Email your specific relationship questions to Elizabeth Cobb (ecobb@ajc.com) by noon on Monday, Aug. 13.
Happy Monday!
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