-
For Richer or Poorer: Why Community Trumps Money in Marriage June 26, 2015 . 7 Comments
How important is money when it comes to sustaining a marriage? Money is cited in the media as one of the most common topics of marital conflict (Chatzky, 2007), and financial stress has ... Read More
-
Help! A Decade Later, I Just Found Out My Husband Has 2 Kids June 19, 2015 . 14 Comments
What an incredible breach of trust. Not only did he lie to you about not having kids, which I’m sure made sense to him at the time, but he perpetuated the lie by actively hiding an ... Read More
-
Affair Recovery: 5 Steps to Repairing Your Relationship June 18, 2015 . 38 Comments
Coping with an affair is one of the greatest challenges a couple might face. Some people choose not to try to cope and instead leave the relationship feeling devastated by unprocessed anger ... Read More
-
Empathic Curiosity: How DBT Builds Better Relationships June 17, 2015 . 3 Comments
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is generally described as a skills-based treatment, a type of cognitive behavioral therapy, and an intensive team-based approach to help people who have ... Read More
-
Does Premarital Counseling Belong on Your Wedding Checklist? June 16, 2015 . 14 Comments
Planning the wedding felt overwhelming for Megan. With her family living far away and her fiancé uninterested in the details, she was essentially left alone to plan the most important ... Read More
-
Relationship Advice: Can Ethical Porn Enhance Your Sex Life? June 12, 2015 . 12 Comments
Most Americans believe that watching porn is morally wrong (Green, 2014). According to data from the Public Religion Research Institute, only 23% of American women approve of pornography ... Read More
-
Anger and Relationships: When Spite Spoils the Night June 9, 2015 . 8 Comments
Rebecca phoned Elise the other day and asked for some help with her boyfriend. They have been seeing each other for about six months. They just had a fight, and she’s trying to figure ... Read More
-
Our Relationship Has Hit a Wall; How Do I Get My Needs Met? June 5, 2015 . 4 Comments
It sounds like you are in a very frustrating, even painful, place in your relationship right now. While all relationships go through ebbs and flows with one partner’s needs taking ... Read More
-
Saying I’m Sorry: 3 Steps to a Genuine and Heartfelt Apology June 3, 2015 . 9 Comments
We ask acts of contrition from our children as though saying “I’m sorry” is as simple as saying “please” or “thank you.” We are right to teach this skill early in life. Apologies ... Read More
-
Cultivating Connection: Reviving the Lost Art of Eye Contact May 27, 2015 . 9 Comments
A couple is out to dinner. Instead of gazing into each other’s eyes, both partners are looking at their smartphones, checking email or texting someone else. This is their date night, ... Read More
-
Is the MBTI a Good Indicator of Relationship Compatibility? May 26, 2015 . 8 Comments
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality type classification questionnaire based on Carl Jung’s theory of psychological types. For the past several decades, it has been ... Read More
-
She’s Everything I Want in a Woman—Except She’s Religious May 22, 2015 . 14 Comments
Can relationships between people who share very different faiths work? Absolutely—but only if they also share a profound respect for one another and their respective beliefs. Does your ... Read More