Category: Relationship

When one of you is laid off or seriously ill or grieving a parent’s recent death, both of you get read more

Living together can feel simpler and safer than marriage, especially if you’ve watched your parent’s marriage come to an unhappy read more

Living together can feel simpler and safer than marriage, especially if you’ve watched your parent’s marriage come to an unhappy read more

Living together can feel simpler and safer than marriage, especially if you’ve watched your parent’s marriage come to an unhappy read more

When I get into the car with my husband, I am often frightened. And I know I am not alone. read more

When I get into the car with my husband, I am often frightened. And I know I am not alone. read more

From a recent comment on What Should You Expect from a Husband or Wife?: I do try to assume love, read more

Do you have a brother-in-law or sister-in-law you can count on? How about a sibling of your mother-in-law? Thank your read more

This is actually a great combo! Put it to good use. Revitalizing your relationship will take some effort. So would read more

“It just struck me that hypothesizing about possible reasons for a spouse’s behavior could be seen by friends and other read more

Not all married couples celebrate Valentine’s Day. If you’re in one that does, or if your wife or husband could read more

The best way to handle a disagreement is to avoid it. If your spouse steals the covers or if you read more

When you’re in a marriage, you cannot ever win a fight with your husband or wife by shouting louder, being read more

A good life includes frequent periods of what Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi calls flow. One goal. Each step just slightly more than read more

If your otherwise loving marriage has been a bit disappointing lately, try this: share wishes, not complaints. A wish is read more

There are many reasons to marry. Beware of scope creep. I need to remind myself sometimes that I married for read more

My first husband and I did this entirely by accident, and now I highly recommend it, even though he did read more

S Snarky comments about your wife or husband never make a marriage happier or stronger…not even if you share them read more

When you married, your spouse seemed perfect. Since then, you’ve discovered an upsetting habit. Or she’s given up vegan for read more

I was reminded again last week about something a client taught me long ago. Some of us make our decisions read more

Tunnel vision is like looking through an empty paper towel roll. You still see things, but you don’t see all read more

The summer after my sophomore year in college, I followed the man I’d met and fallen in love with ten read more

June brings lots of anniversaries. If you’re wondering how to let your husband or wife feel your love, I want read more

I read a lot of relationship and marriage newsletters, columns, and blogs. Money issues come up a lot in them. read more

Who put the government in charge of marriage? Why do we need a license to marry? Why do we need read more

Respect is just as important as love for a healthy marriage, and maybe even more important. Contempt (the opposite of read more

I received an interesting comment on my When Your Spouse Won’t Use Your Love Language post. So one spouse should read more

I thought today I might review some of the well-established basics for a healthy marriage. 1. No Terrorism Never, ever read more

I’m not sure why this never occurred to me when I was contemplating a divorce, so maybe it hasn’t occurred read more

I recently read two recently published books about marital abuse, especially emotional abuse, and I recommend both of them. Unlike read more