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Are you making this classic mistake in your relationship? Some people ignore the “danger signs” in their relationship for far too long. That’s exactly what Hal did… In fact he did it for 10 years. Now he’s asking us for help–but is it too late? […]

Awhile ago, we asked the people who get our newsletter to tell us about the dumb relationship questions they’ve been asked or had been asked of them that killed passion and love–and boy were their answers eye-opening. In many cases, these dumb questions or statements

Finding yourself in a codependent relationship, whether it’s your first one or a repeating pattern, can certainly be filled with stress, confusion, uncertainties, regrets, and even shame. When you finally see that you’re in one, you usually realize that you want to get out of

Have you ever witnessed an interaction between two people that just blew you out of the water? We did on a return trip from a fabulous Florida vacation and the interaction we saw was so good, so powerful and such a great example of how

Recently I had a burst of insight… I was in the middle of one of my “I-know-what’s-right-for-Otto” thoughts as he was telling me a plan he was hatching… And just as quickly, another thought came rushing in… “Oh, wait a minute! Otto’s idea may be

Suddenly she got quiet. Then she got curious. Her name is Rebecca and she is a smart, funny, intelligent, budding marathon runner and I didn’t mean to make her upset. I just wanted to show her how she was lying to herself and didn’t even

Something happened to me at the car wash last weekend that that made me think I was going a little crazy. What happened, which I’ll share in a second, was so eye-opening about just how easy and how often we get something wrong that we

Who’s to blame or the “problem” in your relationship? Is it you? Your partner? Your in-laws? Something or someone else? If you’re like most people, your answer is probably pretty quick and definite… When you are having challenges in your relationship or marriage, it’s pretty

One of the most common problems in relationships is something so simple, yet can be so difficult at the same time. It’s the ability to say “no” without feeling like you are “hurting” the other person–and being okay with it without all the guilt that

A bad mood, especially when it happens a lot, can threaten the health of any relationship. Here are a couple of instances that show common ways most of us deal with this in our partner… A few days ago Sarah came into the kitchen where