When you are feeling discouraged in your marriage (and we all do at times), it is easy to desire one quick & easy fix. Unfortunately, as the saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day. Contrary to what the film industry has been telling us for decades, happy marriages don’t just happen. You […]
How not to compare your marriage to somebody else’s – when you first hear that, it sounds so simple, so clean. Yet, I am sure you’ve heard it said — comparison is the thief of joy. And what strikes me about comparison in our high-tech, plugged-in age is that this thief sure is […]
There’s lots of advice out there on how to give an apology that has lasting impact: an apology that results in a restored relationship. Whether the process requires four steps, or eight steps, one of the things that rings most true to me is the need to own your responsibility for the injury […]
How Do You Know You Are in Love? — The Original Question I came across that headline the other day when searching for something completely unrelated. I couldn’t stop but think – is that really a question that we need to be asking ourselves? Doesn’t every young heart know that it happened when it […]
Does marriage counseling work? How often have you heard those same words in one sentence being directed at you? It’s the million dollar question, right? How does one even get to answer given that every couple’s life experience is different and combining that with the makeup of any given therapist, you would get […]
Alright, so we first talked about what the five love languages actually are. [The initial posts in this 3-part series may be found here and here. I divided them into two parts – give yourself some time to review that before you go on here. Much of this will NOT make much sense if […]
What ARE the 5 Love Languages? We are continuing our conversation about what love languages are and why it matters. [If you would like to see the first part of this, click here. This is the second of three parts, the last may be found here.] What Are the 5 Love Languages – No. […]
Every so often, whether it’s in my marriage seminars, or in session right here in my office, I run into people that give me a puzzled look when I say something about the 5 Love Languages. Sometimes I even stumble upon it during an ordinary conversation with a friend. So, I decided today that I would put together […]
Pet Peeves. You know what I am talking about, those tiny little things that make you want to cringe. EVERY time. They ALMOST go unnoticed, but they don’t. We all know what ours are and maybe even have somewhat of a clue what our partner would say theirs are in return. The question […]
I am not one to often repost articles that circulate on the web. This one, though, by Emma Jenner, had gotten enough of my attention to – at the least – pat this woman on the back and say: ‘This is so right on’. I don’t work with kids per se, but having […]
