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	<description>marriage enrichment with the help of a pastor and a sex therapist...</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Number One Killer of Marriages in the U.S.?</title>
		<link>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/03/01/nyt-to-be-married-means-to-be-outnumbered/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Tyndall</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[window.document.getElementById('post-29').parentNode.className += ' adhesive_post';According to research from the University of Denver, the biggest killer of marriages in this nation is not the sliding economy, lack of sex, yours/spouse&#8217;s in-laws or actually even that Blackberry/Iphone.  It is NOT LISTENING.  No kidding.  Read that again so we know you are&#8230;
Anyway, Tom and Betty are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the matter with marriages today</title>
		<link>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/28/what-is-the-matter-with-marriages-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Tyndall</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[How about this&#8230;. church people now lead the way to the divorce courts!  More than 1.1 million people get divorced every year.  Research now tells us that a person of even nominal faith no longer marries with &#8220;guaranteed: no divorce.&#8221;  Also, &#8220;the matter&#8221; with marriages is that many who enter now into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Ways to Crank Up Your Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/28/five-ways-to-improve-your-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Tyndall</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Listen. Actively.We&#8217;re not kidding here.  Research from PREP, Inc. says THE Number One Killer of marriages today is NOT LISTENING. Ever heard your spouse say, &#8220;Honey, you&#8217;re just not listening&#8221;? Then you are a carrier of this killer (so are Tom and Betty by the way). Even if you just ask your spouse, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What if my spouse is addicted to Internet porn?</title>
		<link>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/26/what-if-my-spouse-is-addicted-to-internet-porn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/26/what-if-my-spouse-is-addicted-to-internet-porn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Tyndall</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the biggest emerging secret that is destroying marriages.  Usually the addicted spouse is male, but women seem to be addicted more to the chat rooms than the XXX rated pictures. 
Pornography, says the latest research, is affecting lots of people of faith, particularly as much as 70% of Christian men and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can you detect early on if a marriage is falling apart?</title>
		<link>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/26/how-can-you-detect-early-on-if-a-marriage-is-falling-apart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/26/how-can-you-detect-early-on-if-a-marriage-is-falling-apart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Tyndall</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A troubled marriage doesn&#8217;t mean we go for divorce as the first choice.  No, you certainly don&#8217;t stay in an abusive marriage, but a recent Gallup poll of 1,213 adults found that only 5% of people who divorce say that the problem was physical abuse.  Adultery was mentioned by 17%, but 47% said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Marriage Mistakes</title>
		<link>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/26/7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Tyndall</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Concealing rather than revealing
It is easy for a marriage to stall when we say to ourselves, &#8220;I just won&#8217;t bother him/her with this&#8230;.&#8221; and we begin to conceal or keep from our partner information or feelings that preoccupy us.   One solution is to begin talking about what safety and acceptance feel like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can my spouse and I enjoy sex when the children are around constantly?</title>
		<link>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/25/how-can-my-spouse-and-i-enjoy-sex-when-the-children-are-around-constantly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Tyndall</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here could be the chief sex-stopper in lots of marriages (why are the products of sex the first ones to shut it down?).   Answers to creative-sex-scheduling range from the very serious to very silly. 
First, if you need very serious help: to all spousal sex-seekers, get a deadbolt lock for your bedroom door [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Have a Marriage Retreat</title>
		<link>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/21/how-to-have-a-marriage-retreat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/21/how-to-have-a-marriage-retreat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Tyndall</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s what we have found both in speaking and observing other groups that makes a successful retreat, even if you don&#8217;t invite the TYNDALLS:
1. The best planning occurs when two couples take the leadership, two couples with different abilities but similar vision.  Clergy, counselors and others do better at speaking and arranging topics.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can I deal with a spouse who ignores me?</title>
		<link>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/14/how-can-i-deal-with-a-spouse-who-ignores-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/14/how-can-i-deal-with-a-spouse-who-ignores-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Tyndall</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If the ignoring spouse is male, what IS he paying attention to?  Other women?  Then (easy way out) take a look in the mirror and see if clothes, makeup, hair or other appearance items need work.  (Harder) Get him to tell you what he is paying attention to.  If he is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What practices can create a healthy marriage?</title>
		<link>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/14/what-practices-can-create-a-healthy-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatmates.org/index.php/2009/02/14/what-practices-can-create-a-healthy-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Tyndall</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Simple stuff, but if you make the time, amazingly, here is what works well.  
1. Regular times to check in with each other as spouses.  Betty encourages a weekly &#8220;Date Til You Die&#8221; where you do what you did BEFORE you were married (remember the excitement, passion, anticipation?).  Plan and look forward [...]]]></description>
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