I LOVE YOU BUT…GETTING FRIEND ZONED IN YOUR MARRIAGE January 16, 2014 I love you but I’m not IN love with you. I doubt there is a marriage counselor anywhere who hasn’t heard the “I love you but…” statement more times than they could count. Some days I think it is...
HOW EVEN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS CAN EVENTUALLY FAIL December 31, 2013 Relationships fail when couples have more negative interactions than positive ones. I see many couples who come to counseling because they feel distant and lonely. They describe their marriage as...
HOW TO HAVE A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION WITHOUT FIGHTING December 2, 2013 Do you feel like every time you bring something up with your spouse it turns into an argument? It may even be something simple but before you know it, you are both feeling defensive and one or...
WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT LOVE FROM MY 401K October 15, 2013 There are two things I have worked at most of my adult life. One is my marriage and the other is saving for retirement. I value my marriage over my money but for years, I knew more about how to invest wisely...
Is My Partner Controlling? June 9, 2013 Being in a relationship with someone who is controlling can be very difficult. Most of us have seen someone who was with a “control freak” and we wondered how they got themselves in that situation and why they put up with it....