Have you ever wondered if there is a special someone made just for you? Does God run a dating service or are we attracted to certain people based on subtle patters that inform our lives? In this epis

How do you know if she or he is the one? Is this true love or something else? Discovering the boundaries and qiualities of your relationship requires patience, insight and an open heart. Alvean and

The full title of this episode is Loving Relationships expand our hearts. Nothing could be more true. In this episode, Alvean and Doug talk from their hearts about their own experiences--how we can

Who we choose as our role models speaks volumes about them and about us. In this episode, Alvean and Doug talk about their own experience and offer counsel on our choices. A full transcript can be fo

Surely one of the most difficult traits to surmount is a passive/aggressive personality. Relationships require trust and honest communication to flourish. A passive aggressive partner presents a diff

Among the many forces which can strengthen or torpedo a relationship, social media looms large as a potentially dynamic or destructive mechanism. In this episode, Alvean and Doug explore the ways in

It's been said that parenthood is the last of the unskilled occupations. In truth, we are almost always unprepared for parenthood and the many changes it makes in the way we live, and in our relation

That important moment where one of you moves in with the other can be a wonderful next step in your relationship or lead to difficulties down the road--even your eventual break up. Knowing how and wh

Perhaps you have heard about love languages before. In case you haven't it is a way of characterizing the ways in which we express our feelings for another and how they show theirs to us. Are you so

Alvean and Doug take on a difficult topic--identifying traits that may make you an enabler of others' bad behaviors or habits. It can be hard to tell the difference between tolerating and enabling, b