Expressing Your Feelings

You Don’t Have To Say What You’re Feelings Have you ever been in the middle of a discussion and found some one saying to you, “Well I have to tell you what I feel”? You have been set up to expect that what will be said will probably be a confrontation about something that you […]

Books On Infidelity

Dr. Walkup’s Recommendations for Books on Infidelity After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis Abrams Spring (Click for Amazon). Infidelity: A Survival Guide by Don David-Lusterman (Click for Amazon) Not “Just Friends”: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity by Shirley P Glass (Click […]

Ways To Ask And Receive

When Your Partner Doesn’t Do What You Have Asked Do you ever have the feeling that your requests are not always compelling to your beloved? More so than to men, many women find this one of the most frustrating things about being married. Your partner promises to speak to his friend about coming to your […]

Time Bare Minimum

Not spending enough time as a couple can lead to a relationship crisis. Couples often come to my office and say they have hardly seen each other since the last session.. One has been on the road and the other has been pulling off a community project and they have scarcely have had time to […]

ADD/Marriage

Attentional issues will challenge any marriage or relationship. If you have struggled with ADD, you already know that you are prone to impulsiveness. You have struggled with the part of you that has trouble listening and paying attention. If you have ADHD, you know that many times you simply cannot sit still. As a partner, […]

16 Marriage Saving Tips

If your partner has accused you of nagging, take him seriously. A recent Wall Street Journal article makes the point that nagging unchecked can be destructive to your marriage. Your partner’s constantly being onto you may come from a fear that you do not take her seriously, though of course men can be naggers too. […]