Not a Teachable Moment
Not a Teachable Moment Let’s face it. Telling your partner that there’s something terribly wrong with their character (as in :You never have loved me!) is not the best time to help him understand what he has done to hurt you. Most people even if they have a gift for tolerance will tend to say […]
Make Your Partner Feel Special
After the Fight Did you know that some of the couples who seem angriest with each other may have a satisfying marriage? At times you might not feel like that when you are around them. But they may not tell you their secret. First, in spite of their angry exchanges they still have many more affirming […]
Men & Feelings
Men and Feelings Do you know how to shut your male partner down quicker than a door slams? Just say, “Why don’t you ever share your feelings with me?” This question is guaranteed to kick off the stare of one of the Presidents on Mount Rushmore, or a look of panic as if you have […]
Accepting your Partner’s Differences
Do you remember how amazed you were by the ways you and your newfound beloved were similar? Maybe you loved the same movies, or enjoyed sports or savored fined food and wine. After six months to two years of that “in-love” feeling you may wake to a sense of disappointment at the reality of how […]
Appropriate Anger
Anger That Is Not Dangerous “Anybody can become angry, that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power; that is not easy.” – Aristotle Did you know […]
Positive Fighting
Positive Fighting (Click for Video) Did you know that some of the couples who seem angriest with each other may have a satisfying marriage? At times you might not feel like that when you are around them. But they may not tell you their secret. First, in spite of their angry exchanges they still have […]