How can you improve your relationship

In this link- they picked three expert answers to improving your relationship. I picked my favorite answer but you can read the article yourself.

Lisa Oz answered:

Well, I do not think a long, in-depth self-therapy session is practical with every interaction, but there are a few key insights that are broadly applicable. To start is the idea of genuine presence. One of my favorite quotes is, "Wherever you go, there you are" from the movie Buckaroo Banzai. It has that delicious quality of being totally silly and shockingly profound at the same time. Realizing this fact, and living it, is probably the most important thing we can do to improve our relationships. Far too often, although we are physically with a person, our mind is somewhere else. Whether we are on the phone, listening to the radio, watching TV, or just caught up in our own thoughts, when we are not present in the moment - with the people next to us - we cheat ourselves and them of an pportunity to make a real connection.
Another important lesson is the necessity of practicing self-awareness, especially during conflict. The next time you find yourself in an argument, ask yourself what you really want and how your behavior is helping to meet those needs. The answer might not come to you during the heat of passion, but at some point, before you make yourself and someone else miserable, take a moment to create a safe place where you can be really honest with yourself. Once you have a clue about why you are choosing certain actions, see what changes you can implement to achieve your goals, regardless of what the other person is doing. Remember, it is all really about you.

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Wedding Dresses

In today's modern world of brides, the wedding gown is still one of the most held traditions. However it was not so long ago, before the white wedding dress was popularized in the 1800s among women of wealth, most brides just wore whatever dress was their best. Wealthy ladies had gowns designed for one wearing, but most people of merchant and commoner classes seldom had the money for such luxuries, so the bride simply wore the nicest thing she had, or had a new dress made that she intended to wear again.

The tradition of wearing white wedding gown came from Queen Victoria who chose to wear a white wedding gown, not because it symbolized purity, but because she wanted to show her people that she would run the country in an economical way.

White was a much less expensive color to make than the colors typically popular for wedding dresses at the time (red, black, and purple). Plus, it gave her the option of using some lace that she already owned, rather than having something specially made.

So now our modern brides are breaking with tradition- to an extent -and are removing the typical white for other colors that match who they are as a woman, a bride and future wife.

Colors, textures and cuts all fitting the bride and bringing out the glow and essence of femininity.

This photo of our beautiful bride shows the wedding gown she picked as a one shoulder, chiffon, gold color, short dress.

This dress flowed in the gentle ocean breeze and was a complete compliment to her skin tone and her legs!

PS-

White is not the traditional color of purity. Blue is. It's the veil that represents virginity.