When tough times hit women tend to turn to shopping to feel better. Men generally look to other things such as exercise or a night out with the guys. Can shopping save a relationship? What about those special shopping days such as Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Not only are they typically extra special on the savings but they kick of the holiday times when folks pay more attention to what matters such as caring for one another.
When a woman, it can as easily be a man but that is less common, takes off to make purchases of the heart during the super sales of Holiday retail kick-off of Black Friday how does it really affect a relationship that is strained or in trouble? I think we can all agree that the actual purchases can make a major difference. Self-serving buys such as jewelry and clothes probably won’t do much to repair or grow a relationship but there are a few that can really make a difference.
What if the purchase was something that could benefit both partners? What if a purchase could help change the life of not only the relationship but each individual. I am referring to a purchase such as a Vitamix Black Friday. Now this is the kind of purchase that can make a woman feel really good about herself but it can also take a relationship to a new level. A new level of improved health and well-being.
The point of all this is that yes, spur of the moment shopping can be beneficial to any relationship especially when it takes into consideration the whole of the relationship and the betterment of each one’s health and quality of life. So don’t say NO to a Black Friday or Cyber Monday shopping spree. Just take a moment to consider what you are buying and to what ends it can contribute to the relationship beyond the “feel good”. And don’t worry, if you missed the big sales, you can still purchase a health altering blender with a Vitamix promotion code.
Happy Healthy Shopping!
Mayra Valenzuela: “I have been with the same man for 10 years and all along I have had difficulties with him because of his lack of communication. I have tried not to be judgemental and harsh when evaluating a situation and making peace with him during disagreements. For our 10 year anniversary I sent him a text message and he did not answer it so I thought that he would say something or bring me something when he got home. None of the above was true and when I asked him if he had received the message, he said he had and that was the end of that. As of today he has not wanted to get married and when I ask him why, he states that he still needs time. Recently I asked if he was ever going to decide if he had enough time to think about marriage and he stated that we would be married before the end of this summer. 
For men who are having relationship problems with their better half, you should understand when you’re with someone you shouldn’t have to jump through hoops trying to convince them of how you feel. If they don’t believe it then I think the issue is more on them then it is on you. If she is basing the direction of your relationship on others and what they’re doing then how will the rest of your marriage (if you were to marry) go? She comes home one day wanting kids because someone at work is pregnant and everyone is fussing over them, or taking trips, doing whatever. Imagine her telling you that in order to convince her you love her then you have to do what everyone else is doing, buy her a bigger diamond then her co-worker, have kids now, jump through a hundred and one hoops. You get my drift.
You have and will continue to do very well in life I think. Effective communication is the ability to cross layers, to speak to different layers at once, to leap from the general to the specific, to pass the needle from the side of thought to the side of feeling.
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