In Search of Marital Honesty: A Surprising Perspective
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How often has your partner made a legitimate request and you replied, “Well, frankly I don’t want to do that?” It’s probably rare, even when it is
Couples’ Blog
Welcome to our Couples’ Blog. Here we post occasional articles and practical exercises for couples who wish to improve their marriage or relationship. Look through the title and beginnings of articles below, and click any title to read them. Or scan the list of categories to find topics that interest you. You can also use the search box to find articles containing specific words. It’s good to know you’re not alone.
Listen and Concentrate
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It is impossible for me to even estimate the number of times I hear couples in my office say their partner doesn’t listen or understand. Often both
The Deepest Act of Forgiveness: Forgiving Yourself
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A friend forgives another friend for gossiping about her. A husband forgives a wife for lying to him about her intimate relationship with another man. A mother
What’s That You Said? The Fears That Prevent Us From Speaking Up
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How much do you value being seen and heard? Do you really want a truly successful relationship? How important is it to have impact on others? Let’s
Actions of True Intimacy: a Different Gift for Valentine’s Day
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Are you willing to go beyond flowers, dinner and chocolate for Valentine’s day? Here’s a different gift. The gift of intimacy. It will last longer than a
10 Ways to Love Fearlessly
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Let’s face it: love is messy. With its magnified highs and lows, love is unpredictable and never what we expect – so much so that we might
More On Sticks and Stones
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“Sticks and Stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” From personal and professional experience I know that’s not true. And the scientific proof
Effective Communication Goes Against Human Nature
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Communication is the most common presenting problem of couples in my practice. Yet, it is not truly the main problem. Even if couples utterly fail to talk,
The Surprising First Steps of Negotiation
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In our 40 collective years in practice, we’ve discovered that most partners do not negotiate very well. Maybe our sample is a little skewed, since it is
What if an Air Force Top Gun Instructor Taught You Relationship Skills?
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What if you learned relationship skills from an Air Force Top Gun instructor? Recently I was talking to an Air Force Medical officer about the Top Gun
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