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Managing In-Laws – Dealing with Out-Laws

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Written by Ann Robbins How do you know if you're getting into in-law trouble territory? If you're already married, hopefully you've got healthy family relationships on both sides of your family. If...

Tags: boundary issues, healthy family relationships, in-laws

A Valentine’s Day Question for Boomer Singles: What is Love?

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

With thoughts of love and Valentine's day being top-of-mind for many this month, Tara Kachaturoff interviewed RCI Coach Michelle E. Vásquez about love and how to know if it's for real. Written by Michelle...

Tags: affection, boomer, family, trust, Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day Fun for Boomer Couples

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Article Written by Relationship Coaches - Submitted by Frankie Doiron How to KISS on Valentine's Day The best way to celebrate Valentine's Day is to KISS with your partner, meaning Keep It Simple,...

Tags: boomer, gratitude, holiday, romance, Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day for Boomers – Make it Memorable

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

RCI Coach Ann Robbins shares some history, gift-giving ideas, and ways to make this Valentine's Day a special one for you and yours. Article Written by:  Ann Robbins - Submitted by Frankie Doiron Tara...

Tags: couples in love, february 14, gift giving ideas, history of valentine

Dating and New Beginnings!

Posted in: Relationship Center |

Tara Kachaturoff interviews Hazel Palache about dating and new beginnings - how singles can set their sights on what they want most when it comes to finding a great relationship. ******************* Tara:...

Tags: attitude, commitment, courage, fears, new year

Dating and the New Year! Setting My Sights on the Future

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Ask Our Coaches: Boomer Dating and the New Year! Setting my sights on the Future Dear Coaches, My goal for the New Year is to find the love of my life. I'm familiar with getting clear on my vision...

Tags: looking for love, love of my life, new year, potential partners, relationship skills

Marital Conflict: Creating a Marital Emergency Plan

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Feature Article by Michelle E. Vásquez, MS, LPC Some marriages are relatively calm; others are fraught with conflict. No matter which category your marriage falls into, all married people have conflicts...

Tags: earthquake, emergency plan, everyday things, managing conflict, natural disaster

8 Keys to Relationship Success for Boomers

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

The overwhelming majority of people have had very little training in interpersonal skills. Typically, we learn such skills through trial and error from our early relationships and through role-modeling...

Tags: achieving success, competence, listener, overwhelming majority, relationship skills

Meet Our Directors

Posted in: Boomer's Speak & Coffee House Blog |

Seasons Greetings from Boomer-Living.com Meet Our Director FRANKIE DORION We wish you and your family a very happy Holiday Season and a New Year filled with peace and prosperity. Click HERE...

Tags: new year, peace, prosperity, seasons greetings

14 Compelling Reasons to Use a Relationship Coach

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Written by David Steele The coaching relationship is unique and powerful, and really can help you find fulfillment in your life and relationships. Below are some important reasons to use a Relationship...

Tags: david steele, relationship coach, roles of a coach, self discovery, successful boomer relationship

Ask Our Coaches: Boomer Dating and Gift Giving: What to Do

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Dear Coaches, What are the best types of gifts to give to someone you're dating – when you want to indicate you like them, but you're not quite ready to say, "I love you"? Do you have any advice when...

Tags: boomer dating, divorce, gratitude, holiday, new year

Conscious Boomer Dating: A Primer

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Written by Carol Baker Finding and maintaining companionship is one of our most elevated and basic needs. Yet, embarking on that journey can be the most challenging and rewarding quest you'll ever take....

Tags: baby boomers, carol baker, companionship, dating, levels of consciousness

Ask Our Coaches: Relationship Do-Over: Good Idea or Not?

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Dear Coaches, My ex and I were married for 7 years and then we divorced. We loved each other, had a child together (share custody now), but we were having a lot of issues at that time. We were both in...

Tags: communication, couples, emotion, remarriage, successful boomer relationship

Why am I Still Single and What Can I Do About it?

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Written by Michelle Vásquez Five Attitudes That Keep You From Finding the Love of Your Life You want to find a life partner and you wonder why you are still single. You may be divorced, or maybe...

Tags: attitudes, common interests, life partner, love, successful relationship

Ask Our Coaches: Office Romance: Is there really anything wrong with it?

Posted in: Ask Coach Meg & Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center & Wellness Center |

Dear Coaches, I work with a woman I'm really attracted to – we're both single right now, not dating anyone, and we've known each other for a couple of years. She's in management and so am I. She's...

Tags: dating, employment, environment, relationships, romance

8 Tips for Successful Communication with Your Partner

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Written by Katherin Scott, MA Most experts will tell you the number one most important skill in a good relationship is communication. Sometimes they tell you in hundreds and hundreds of pages. You don't...

Tags: eye contact, open conversation, partner time, paying attention, posture

Secrets: What happened in the past, stays in the past – right?

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Ask Our Coaches: Secrets: What happened in the past, stays in the past – right? Dear Coaches, My wife is threatening to divorce me. She's accusing me of having an affair with a woman at work –...

Tags: distrust, having an affair, keeping secrets, sexual history, truth

Ask Our Coaches: How Can I Avoid an Abusive Relationship?

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Dear Coaches, I'm in my forties and ended a 3-year abusive relationship about a year and a half ago. I'm ready to date again as I really want a committed relationship—maybe marriage. I want to prepare...

Tags: courage, dreams, emotional abuse, relationships, self-esteem

Relationship Competency: Are You the Partner You Seek?

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Written by Ann Robbins Many of my clients come to me with a laundry list of things they are seeking in a relationship partner. I am frequently amazed at how easily they are able to recite this list...

Tags: communication, emotion, gratitude, intimate relationship, trust

4 Strategies to Attract Love With Feng Shui

Posted in: Boomer Sexuality & Relationship Center |

Written by Katherin Scott, M.A., who is a Residential and Commercial Feng Shui Consultant certified through the Feng Shui Academe, a dating and relationship coach, author and speaker. Coach Katherin has...

Tags: affection, feng shui, love life, romance

Ask Our Coaches: Can You Fall in Love Again?

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Responses by Relationship Coaches Dear Coaches, I'm 47 and am married to my wonderful wife of 24 years. It's been a time I would never trade for anything. There's just one thing missing—feeling...

Tags: boomers, couples, dance, feelings, love, relationships

Trust and Intimacy

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

by Carol Baxter Trust is the basis of intimacy Sharon and Harry came into their first couples coaching session down-faced. All the passion, joy and enthusiasm they felt for each other seemed to have...

Tags: booomers, happiness, honesty, intimacy, trust

Ask Our Coaches: Not What I Signed Up For – What Should I Do?

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

Dear Coaches: My female friend and I have lived together for 2 years. We keep our finances separate and split all expenses based proportionately on our income – I actually make less than she does....

Tags: family, love, money, relationships, stress

Frankie Doiron

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Boomer-Living's Authors & Relationship Authors |

Frankie Doiron, Boomer-Living.com Director, CBLC, is the President & CEO of Relationship Coaching Institute, an organization dedicated to creating, preserving and improving relationships. She is a...

Core Relationship Competencies for Couples

Posted in: Boomer Relationships & Relationship Center |

The overwhelming majority of people have had very little training in interpersonal skills. Typically, we learn such skills through trial and error from our early relationships and through role-modeling...

Tags: communication, couples, trusr