Before you can have a great conversation with your spouse, you need to know what KIND of a conversation it is. That’s the start. Is it logistics? Are we making plans for a vacation? Are we talking about our kids’ behavior and our parenting roles in that (or lack of alignment with it)? […]
We rarely talk about this. But it needs to be talked about. Because, in your marriage as much as anywhere else in your life, your capacity to suck is what propels you forward (Or keeps you stuck in one place.) How do you mean? Great question – I would love to tell you. […]
Remember how I talked about the hidden camera in my office? (And no, I still don’t have one.) You might not – it’s been a while. But I discussed something where it felt like ALL my couples were dealing with ONE THING that week. Almost as if they were passing notes in the […]
Let me start by saying that I don’t ever get bored in my work. Today, I’m sharing a snippet called – What made me laugh. ‘Cause we laugh in here. A couple times a day at least. Of course we get work done too. But it’s not always so heavy. Rulebook – […]
No, don’t worry. You’re not a unicorn. I mean – you aren’t the only one who has been asked by their spouse to open up to them in more ways than one. To up your emotional intimacy game. Maybe you’ve been there, thinking to yourself – I do the best I can. I […]
Today, what I want to do, and you can see it in the title, I’m starting this new series I’m calling: “Don’t be that guy” So this is for you if you’re the gentlemen in our midst. You might want to pay attention. There are so many ways I see this happening. Today […]
Today is going to be the ‘Words of the Wise’ Edition because we’ve not done one in a while. You Want to End Conflict? One of the things I love the most is when in a random book I’m reading the author addresses something marriage-related. It comes out of nowhere yet it […]
I wanted to bring this gem to you today. “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Courtesy of Victor Frankl Read it. Then read it again. Let it sink in. Truly. It’s […]
“We don’t fight about the big stuff”, they said. We see eye to eye on the big stuff, we do so well.” Little Stuff, Big Stuff – The BIG Stuff First Like buying a van for the family when expecting. Agreeing on the color for the bathroom remodel. Or buying a […]
The Calm Before the Storm — The Eerie Experience Itself Out on a walk earlier this week, I noticed something that made me think of you. They forecasted storms for later that evening. The air stood still. It was quiet to the point of eerie. Almost like every soul had gotten the memo […]
