We've GOT to Stop Meeting Like THIS!

The last time all of my family was together was 2 yrs ago on my grandmother's deathbed.

Before that was my mother's memorial service.

Now it's for my father's memorial service.

We are ALL saying, "We've GOT to stop meeting like this!"

Yes, in the face of death, we still maintain our sense of humor!

The GOOD news is, the NEXT time we will all be together is for my dear brother's WEDDING!

Yeah!

A HAPPY occasion for us to meet!

As an Online Personals and Online Dating expert and coach, I am so glad that he and she are engaged and happy, and indeed, I used a lot of my relationship coaching skills and communication teaching skills with them for building their relationship and working THROUGH things rather than letting them be the point for ending the relationship/breaking up.

I'm thinking of a number of my friends who are in successful long-term relationships, whether married or not.

And indeed, the greatest indicator for long-term success?

Great communications skills.

Now in that COMMUNICATION, once it is TRUE, it is SO important to say, "I love you."

Right now in this stage of the grief, amongst my siblings we are SO careful to say, "I love you," whenever we sign off with each other, whether in person or over the phone.

In fact, well, you know how even saying, "I love you," can start to get perfunctory?

So, we are PAUSING with each other, "really, you know, I love you." And we get it and we CONNECT.

Because we really want the other to know.

Because you never know when it's going to be the LAST TIME you see them or the LAST TIME you GET to TELL them, "I love you."

So, indeed, like James Taylor sings to us, "Shower the people you love with love. Show them the way you feel."

And we are.

How about you?

Are you telling the people YOU love daily and often, pausing to connect and look them in the eye, "I love you?"

God bless!

April Braswell
Dating Coach, Romance Coach, Relationship Coach, Dating Articles,