The Top 9 New Year’s Resolutions To Improve Your Marriage in 2020 The holidays can be a chaotic time of busy schedules, overspending, and running ourselves ragged, leaving little time for couples to connect and grow closer. Fortunately, the start of the New Year is a perfect opportunity for married couples to regroup and make […]
Read MoreSometimes, after living with someone for many years, perhaps raising kids, and paying taxes, it’s easy to lose the passion in your relationship. Now I’m not talking about the passion you had during the honeymoon phase of your relationship, when you simply couldn’t keep your hands off each other and neither of you thought twice […]
Read MoreWill your marriage make it over the holiday hump? While we’d like to think relationships would be all gravy heading into the Thanksgiving season, November through December actually boasts an increase in partners going their separate ways. Those who aren’t married in particular are most susceptible as many may not share the same history that […]
Read MoreWhat the Marshmallow Test Says About Your Marriage Have you heard of the marshmallow test? It was designed by Columbia psychologist Walter Mischel to determine whether children who could delay gratification would be more successful in life. Each child was given a single marshmallow and told if they could wait 2 hours before eating it, […]
Read MoreWhen you are in an unhappy relationship, you have 3 choices. Maintain status quo End the relationship Make it better That’s it. 3. Surprisingly (or maybe not so surprisingly) most unhappy people choose Option 1. It feels strange to think most of us would choose – or at least accept – unhappiness as our relationship […]
Read MoreI spend a lot of time teaching clients that focusing on your partner’s negative traits will only bring more misery and unhappiness. Conversely, focusing on his/her positives will bring more satisfaction and joy. Most marriage counselors know this simple fact because we are taught it. I know it because I lived it. For years, I […]
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