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By: Lessons from Power Couples — theFreshXpress.com — The PULSE of Young Black America

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:58:57 +0000

[...] to let your boyfriend/girlfriend be your boyfriend/girlfriend—while you can both enjoy it.[ORIGINALLY POSTED HERE]Tagged as: Marriage, power couple Article by Kaneisha GraysonKaneisha Grayson is the Queen CrazyGirl [...]

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Friday Linky Love – via Mexico | Small Hands, Big Ideas — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:02:53 +0000

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By: Kaneisha

Kaneisha — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:23:00 +0000

Hey Karyn! I’m so glad you both like it! Nothing like a Power Couple stamp of approval!

By: Karyn Folan

Karyn Folan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:27:13 +0000

Thanks, Kaneisha. I read this post to my husband and we both found it both true and inspiring!

By: Kaneisha

Kaneisha — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:31:42 +0000

The Crazy Girl tactic I used was letting him go! Here’s the post about it: http://crazygirlnation.com/2009/11/how-to-get-your-ex-back/

By: K

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:27:29 +0000

you got back together with your boyfriend? what crazy girl tactic did you use to get back together?

By: Kaneisha

Kaneisha — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:54:42 +0000

These are great suggestions! The one about visioning separately is very important. We Crazy Girls can be a little overbearing sometimes with our visions of what we want our lives to be–and then we delude ourselves into thinking that our guys share that vision. It’s scary to think of doing that with my boyfriend though! What if our visions are really different? I guess it’s better to find that out through an activity than through living it!

We’re still looking for our shared activity. Right now, it seems to be eating new cuisines and watching and discussing thought-provoking films, but I know he loves to run as well. I’ll try that soon. Thanks for the great advice!

By: Andrew and Sue O'Brien

Andrew and Sue O'Brien — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:22:19 +0000

Great post. The importance of shared vision is fundamental and there are two issues we would like to raise that support this, one “before” and one “after”.

First of all before developing a shared vision each partner should prepare their individual vision as this helps avoid false commitment and a shared vision that is actually one partners vision imposed on the relationship.

Secondly finding at least one activity to do on a regular basis that both really enjoy. As an example we love to run together and use this time for talking about the challenges we face, planning the future and so on. The activity chosen should allow time to talk and be free of distraction so as to create quality time together.