As a Marriage and Family Therapist and Psychotherapist I’ve spent the majority of my life (over two decades) working with hundreds of couples and thousands individuals experiencing individual and marital problems (such as affairs). I challenge you to get in a quiet place and ask yourself a few hard and tough questions that will affect […]
“The first duty of love is to listen.” – Paul Tillich Researchers have found that the top two predictors of happy couples are good communication and conflict management skills. Communication and conflict are closely tied together. Communication is the means by which conflict is created, navigated, and resolved. Although it is true that effective communication […]
Little Time Leads to Weed Filled Gardens Spending quality and quantity time together as a couple is not an unrealistic expectation. You may not be able to spend as much time as you would like, but you must spend enough to keep your marriage strong and vibrant. Most likely, your dating and courtship was a […]
What’s a little innocent flirting? Many married people think that a little harmless flirting with people outside of the marriage can actually be good for the marriage. Do you think it’s ok? Flirting: Good, Bad… or just Plain Ugly? Flirting, on its surface, seems harmless enough, right? There’s no harm because there’s no intention behind […]