No one enters into marriage (or any modern variation on a long-term committed relationship) intending it to end. No one thinks that will happen to them.
Yet you’d have to be a supreme ostrich not to have some awareness of the odds of your marriage lasting ” ’til death do you part.” (I’m going […]
Many people feel like their relationship with their partner or spouse is stuck in neutral and going nowhere fast. They think to themselves that if only their partner would work a little on the relationship, it could be much better for the both of them. But, their partner either denies that there are […]
Are you married, but wishing your relationship was more like it was before you were married? You are not alone. When a relationship starts out, both men and women are interested in making a good impression, getting a positive response, having a good time, and increasing intimacy. The relationship […]
Relationship coaches tell us that Jealousy is related to two emotions–fear and anger. Fear of losing what we have and anger at whoever seems to be threatening to take it from us. In a society such as ours where the opportunity for cheating is ever present, it is jealous behavior which is the biggest threat […]
Young girls often fantasize about their wedding day. They imagine the handsome groom, the pretty flowers, and especially the beautiful gown. If you have ever draped a pillowcase over your head like a bridal veil, I am speaking to you! It is easy to get swept up in the romance of imagining a fairy tale […]
Arguing, fighting, and withdrawing all have the effect of creating emotional distance. Sadness and anger maintain the distance. If more conflict occurs before these feelings can be resolved, the relationship progressively gets worse and may end.
The following relationship advice can help you to minimize the damage of conflict […]
Experiencing anger within you, your partner, or child can really be unsettling. What is it about anger that makes most of us recoil, withdraw, or resist and fight? In one situation we can feel vulnerable and helpless, and on the other, powerful and in control.
And, how is it that we are often willing to be […]
Does it sometimes seem like your marriage or relationship is turning colder with every passing day?
Is it true your sex-life is on a downward turn - and has been for a while?
If so, you may be able to benefit from this reply I sent to an unhappy husband who was in exactly this situation. Here’s […]
You never thought it would happen to you. But now here you are today… faced with the most important decision of your life.
No matter what circumstances led to the current condition of your marriage, all that doesn’t matter anymore. All that matters now is that you need to find a solution to your marriage problems. […]
We want things. We don’t want to wait. We want it all now.
This short article is about making a marriage or committed relationship work over the long haul, and shows you how to satisfy the relationship needs of the moment.
Recently someone told me he wanted “the world’s greatest marriage . . . right now!”
Have you ever been frustrated in your relationship because your husband got upset and emotionally shut down? Maybe you were misunderstood or spoke out at a time when you didn’t have good control of your own emotions. The more this pattern repeats, the more damage will be done to the relationship.
Today, […]
Often, young couples will quickly find out that popping the question may indeed be the easiest part of getting married. And while we all can’t have a wedding planner like the one played by Martin Short in the “Father of the Bride” films, some help will probably be necessary in order to have a successful […]
If you want a loving, passionate relationship with that special someone, then you have to be willing give more of yourself unconditionally to get the rewarding marriage you want and deserve. Zig Ziglar said it best when he said, You can have everything you want if you help others get what they want. […]
Baths are being hailed as the latest relationship saviour and being touted by marriage guidance counsellors throughout the UK as a way of re-kindling what once was.
How can this be so, I hear you ask? Well, in this day and age of everything needing to be done at double speed, couples can no longer find […]
Are you in a stable long-term monogamous relationship? If so, it’s possible that your sex life has become a little (or a lot!) bland and predictable. As a retired marital therapist for 17 years, I found that after counseling hundreds of couples, that the top four serious problems for monogamous couples are:
(1) Financial issues, (2) […]
Every action we take either pulls our partners closer to us or pushes them further away. Relationships end when so much distance is created that there is not enough motivation to bring them back together.
Relationship coaches recommend avoiding these 10 behaviors if you want to have a great relationship:
1. Blaming your partner. […]
Have you bought into the commercialism of Father’s Day, thinking that expensive cologne and fancy tools will bring you closer to your partner? And what do you figure would please your husband more, a night out with the boys or the chance to watch Monday night football without interruptions?
Well, think again. Both men […]
How is your marriage going? Is it going as you planned? Or is it two trains on a track heading toward each other?
If the last one is the case then you need to be asking yourself a few questions. First you need to ask yourself is it worth it?
There are many reasons that couples decide to go for marriage counselling and in most cases the benefits would have been far greater and quicker if they had recognised the symptoms earlier and sought help rather than stick their heads in the sand, putting it down to work pressures or the strain of a young […]
If your relationship is on the rocks and you are afraid divorce is inevitable, think again. You may, with the right skills and enough effort, be able to save your marriage. However, it is not an easy process and both partners have to be willing to put in the work. You cannot fix a relationship […]