Are you being lied to? A recent study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that your best chance of finding this out is if you get away from the moment and distract yourself with some other task and then come back to your thoughts. Those in the study accurately picked out the[...]

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“I love you. You… you complete me.” That quote from Jerry Maguire and it’s a bunch of hooey! The problem with couples today is they see movies like Jerry Maguire, and actually believe that kind of malarkey is the stuff of true love. I’m done with the Irish colloquialisms, and I’m done with Hollywood’s idea[...]

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What has your spouse done lately that really hurt you? Were you ignored? Rejected? Feeling controlled? Maybe disconnected? My encouragement for you today has nothing to do with your hurtful spouse. My encouragement is…”What are you going to do with the hurt?” Nelson Mandela said, “Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will[...]

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SCRIPT My favorite news show by far is CBS’s Sunday Morning News. I love it because 90% of their stories have nothing to do with the government, the latest kidnapping, natural dasters, death, or shark bites. Recently I heard Dr. Dennis Charney, Dean of Medicine at Mount Sinai in NY, share his research on how[...]

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Do you want to know something that could change the course of your relationship forever? Be warned! It’s not going to sound profound, complicated, or magical. But if you do this one thing, it will make a major difference in your relationship. Make a list of 5 things you really love about your partner. That’s[...]

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New research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology examines who says “I love you” first and then how it’s received. The vast majority of study subjects believed that women normally say “I love you” first, about two-months into the relationship. Surprise: In more than 62 percent of relationships, the man said it[...]

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In today’s show you will….find out once and for all if you’ve made a major mistake and married the wrong person and the 3 things you can do to turn it around. SPECIAL OFFER SmalleyTV.com special offer, 20% off with coupon code: smalleyradio Did I marry the wrong person? It’s gotten annoying Not the same[...]

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With Mother’s Day this weekend…you did remember it’s Mother’s Day, right?…we want to give you the opportunity to brag on your mom! What’s the best piece of advice she’s given to you? What have you learned from her? What kind of legacy has she left? Share your stories, or just say “Thanks mom!” as we[...]

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I heard a father recently tell this story: He had just given his son some teddy grahams when the son came back and asked for more. The father says, “I just gave you teddy grahams.” The son looks back at the father and without hesitation says, “No you didn’t.” If that sounds all too familiar,[...]

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A friend has a joke, “Why are the people with the worst breath always the closest talkers?” Maybe those close talkers are your pet peeve, or how about noisy eaters…chew with your mouth closed already! Those are some common personal pet peeves, but what do we do about the relational pet peeves we have with[...]

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