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06-08-2004, 03:06 PM
June 2004
Redbook
JUNE'S ALL TIME BEST LOVE MOVES
1. Count your blessings
Want a happier and better marriage? Each night record five things for which you're greatful, says University of Miami professor Michael McCullough, Ph.D. "People who keep 'gratitude diaries' notice the change immediately."
2. Say "I Love You" Electronically
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are so enamored of each other that they text message sweet nothings when they're separated by just a crowded room.
3. Marriage myth- Busted!
Pop quiz: Who has more sex, working women or stay-at-home moms? It's a tie, says Janet Shibley Hyde, PH.D., who found that a woman's sex life will be just as greawt whether she works or not. As if you needed a study to tell you that!
4. Give your husband the massage he really wants
Of course he loves getting a back rub from you. "But most men say their wives don't use enough pressure," says Myles Goldin, a a massage therapist at Oasis Day Spa in New York City. So how do you undo your husband's knots without your hands getting cramped? First warm up his back my moving your hands in figure eights. Then slide downward, using your forearms and then your elbows. Rub in a circular motion, Slowly increasing the pressure until you're at a point he likes. You won't get tired and he'll get a great massage!
Redbook
JUNE'S ALL TIME BEST LOVE MOVES
1. Count your blessings
Want a happier and better marriage? Each night record five things for which you're greatful, says University of Miami professor Michael McCullough, Ph.D. "People who keep 'gratitude diaries' notice the change immediately."
2. Say "I Love You" Electronically
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are so enamored of each other that they text message sweet nothings when they're separated by just a crowded room.
3. Marriage myth- Busted!
Pop quiz: Who has more sex, working women or stay-at-home moms? It's a tie, says Janet Shibley Hyde, PH.D., who found that a woman's sex life will be just as greawt whether she works or not. As if you needed a study to tell you that!
4. Give your husband the massage he really wants
Of course he loves getting a back rub from you. "But most men say their wives don't use enough pressure," says Myles Goldin, a a massage therapist at Oasis Day Spa in New York City. So how do you undo your husband's knots without your hands getting cramped? First warm up his back my moving your hands in figure eights. Then slide downward, using your forearms and then your elbows. Rub in a circular motion, Slowly increasing the pressure until you're at a point he likes. You won't get tired and he'll get a great massage!