It’s Valentine’s week and couples are absorbed in making plans and dinner reservations, shopping for jewelry and flowers, her favorite chocolates, his favorite lingerie. Deciding how you will celebrate Valentine’s Day can be challenging and fun. I’d like to challenge you about how you celebrate your love every day, not just on Valentine’s Day. [...]
You want to be happy and have a relationship you are proud of. You have great friends, your kids are happy, and you are in a committed relationship, but does it have to feel so challenging? The tug-of-war for control, the constant sniping, and the aching loneliness are wearing you out. So you’ve talked to [...]
Women file for divorce twice as much as men do. Is it because they have a lower pain threshold? Do they give up easier, are they somehow weaker? No. Women are more readily disappointed when the reality of marriage does not live up to their expectations. Women on the whole are far better communicators [...]
When you’re in the midst of an argument with your partner, do you ever think about how your tone, words or actions are affecting the kids in the household? Are you being overheard with raised voices and harsh words? What is the impact of marital problems on kids? Let’s take a look at how [...]
