Archive for the ‘Relationships Blog’ Category
Financial pressures at Christmas
Friday, December 20th, 2013
The message about Christmas from those in the know financially is loud and clear; do not put yourself in debt for Christmas! A dog may be for life and not just for Christmas and conversely Christmas is not for life; it’s just for Christmas. We are all feeling the burden of the current recession but […]
Tags: Children, Christmas, relationships | Posted in Relationships Blog |
Sometimes Christmas Can Be Too Much
Friday, December 13th, 2013
I suppose it’s all the three wise men’s fault. I mean giving those expensive presents and all that. That’s where it all started. Now look where we’ve ended up! Christmas started for me in September when I went into my local supermarket and saw Christmas wrapping paper and Christmas chocolates. Every year without fail we […]
Tags: Christmas, Financial, Money, relationships | Posted in Relationships Blog |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Friday, November 29th, 2013
Somewhere on a rooftop in New York a couple were apparently going through a painful breakup. Their neighbour, who was enjoying the vista of the New York skyline, on overhearing their raised voices and anguished tones decided to share it with the rest of the world by live tweeting the whole thing. #roofbreakup went viral and […]
Tags: gossip, relationships, social media, twitter | Posted in Relationships Blog |
Let’s Talk About Sex… And Your Health
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Our awareness about our own, and others sexual health is lamentable. This is understandable because it is an almost taboo subject, along with many other subjects associated with S E X! If we think that our sex lives are deeply personal, our sexual health issues are even more so. Our sexual health, like other health […]
Tags: relationships, Sex, Sexual Health, Sexual Relationships, SHAW | Posted in Relationships Blog |
Pre-nuptial Agreements Aren’t Romantic But They Could Work For You
Friday, November 1st, 2013
There has been a great deal of talk right across the media and other quarters this week about pre-nuptial agreements legally binding. We in Ireland may think that that is all very ‘Hollywood’ and nothing to do with us. Let’s first look at what lies behind these agreements. It’s basically to try and reduce or eliminate […]
Tags: marriage, Marriage Preparation, Pre-nuptial agreements | Posted in Relationships Blog |
Coping with Financial Uncertainty Can Cause Emotional Turmoil
Tuesday, October 15th, 2013
Coping with financial uncertainty is, to quote the obvious, a major cause of emotional turmoil. It seems that there is never a time when we are financially stable. Money problems and the consequent breakdown in communication are near the top of the list as to why people contact Relationships Ireland. Living with the on-going anxiety of money […]
Tags: financial problems, financial worries, money worries, relationships | Posted in Relationships Blog |
The Impact of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment on Sex and Intimacy
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
For many couples sex and intimacy are important in maintaining the closeness and togetherness that are a key part of an intimate relationship. A diagnosis of cancer and its subsequent treatment has a huge impact on the sexual or intimate side of a relationship. As a result, right at the point where the cancer survivor […]
Tags: cancer, relationships, Sex Therapy | Posted in Relationships Blog |
Managing the Impact of Cancer on Your Relationship
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
Last Friday week we attended a large conference held by our friends at the Irish Cancer Society which celebrated cancer survivorship. The conference celebrated the fantastic achievement of its many members overcoming the toughest of life challenges. A diagnosis of cancer is a huge life-changing event for both the patient and their partner and family. […]
Tags: cancer, impact of cancer on relationship, relationships | Posted in Relationships Blog |
Domestic Abuse on the Rise, But We Can Help
Friday, September 6th, 2013
Domestic abuse is in the news again: the recent Annual report published by AMEN, a support organisation for abused men, highlighted an 18% increase in the number of abused men availing of their services. From AMEN Annual report 2013 “We had 5225 contacts to Amen Support Services during 2012. These contacts include helpline calls, one […]
Tags: Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, relationships | Posted in Relationships Blog |
Are You The One?
Friday, August 30th, 2013
Why do people marry the person they do and why do people marry? There are many answers to this question. The answer I would like to focus on is one that’s not unusual to hear in the privacy of the counselling room. That answer is; “Because I THOUGHT I was in love”. A recent survey […]
Tags: Marriage; Marriage Counselling; | Posted in Relationships Blog |