If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!It occurs to me that a lot of people out there have a rather leery view of marriage counseling. Why this is so, I can easily imagine. When a couple admits they are involved in marriage counseling it’s also […]
Commitment is a term that many people use rather loosely. This is unfortunate because when you commit to someone completely, you can not imagine how wonderful it feels. You’ll be able to fully love them, be with them and share a prosperous, healthy life together. So, how can you achieve total commitment? Here are some […]
Let’s face it, the Leave it to Beaver gender roles of the past are no longer working in today’s relationships. More and more women are getting college educations and taking risks that make them more employable and ultimately more successful than they have been in decades. No longer is the woman required to count on […]
I was talking to a friend this past weekend who noted that she had found out her husband had maintained a friendship with a girl he knew when we were all in high school. She was livid, hurt, and all those things that make women emotional wrecks. Attempting to be the word of reason, I […]
When it comes to relationships, who really gets to decide whether or not we are happy with our partners? I used to think it was an individual decision, but the more I look around me I’m not as certain that this is really the case.
Lately, as I have been participating in holiday get togethers with […]
The year is almost gone and it is time to reflect back on the previous twelve months. Was there anything that was amazingly good? Was there more good than bad? Hopefully you answered both of these questions with a resounding yes.
The truth of the matter is that marriage is hard work. It requires a huge […]
I recently attended a 50th Anniversary couple for an old English teacher of mine. I watched them together as he stood up everytime she did, and how he pulled her chair out at the table to allow her space to sit down. They must be in their 80s now and he is almost blind, but […]
So, it’s been a really bad day and you can’t for the life of you figure out what you are doing in this relationship anymore. Perhaps you are hurt, perhaps you are angry, perhaps you are just to the point of not knowing what you are. All are viable emotions that creep into even the […]
In a book I was reading recently about the history of marriage and love, I noted that the Puritans had what seemed to be a very healthy outlook on the marital commitment. The Puritans looked at marriage as an extremely blessed event that gave marital partners an opportunity to not only love, but also to forgive. […]
I have had a great best friend for 23 years, or at least we’ve been friends 23 years, and we’ve been best friends most of that time. But I sometimes forget that my husband is my best friend, too, and so is my best friend’s husband her best friend. The relationships we share with our […]