How Green Is Your Grass?

How Green Is Your Grass?

HOW GREEN IS YOUR GRASS? September 9, 2013 We live in a society that constantly tells us what we have is not enough.  Our houses need to be bigger, our cars need to be faster, our schedules need to be fuller, and our vacations need to be fancier.  We build bigger...
Why Women Choose Divorce

Why Women Choose Divorce

WHY WOMEN CHOOSE DIVORCE July 5, 2013 Two-thirds of the divorces in our country are filed by women.  When I became a marriage counselor, I was told that women want therapy and will drag their husbands in with them.  That has not been my experience.  Many of the calls...
“Just Friends” or Something More?

“Just Friends” or Something More?

“JUST FRIENDS” OR SOMETHING MORE? June 23, 2013 There are two basic types of affairs: the affair that is based on sex and nothing more and the affair where there is emotional attachment.  Both are detrimental to a marriage but the emotional affair is harder for both...
The Myth of Happily Ever After

The Myth of Happily Ever After

THE MYTH OF HAPPILY EVER AFTER June 18, 2013 What makes a happy relationship?  It basically comes down to one word – expectations. When our reality matches up to our expectations, we consider ourselves happy.  The greater the disparity between expectations and...