Improve Communication

Sometimes and in some situations, it IS uncomfortable opening up about your feelings–to yourself as well as to other people. You may not even want to feel certain feelings–but you do. Whether it’s that you love someone, have fallen out of love with someone, there’s […]

We love getting questions from our readers and here’s a really great one  about verbal disrespect we received awhile back… “Sally” asks… “It’s said that these days what is killing more marriages even more than infidelity is ‘verbal disrespect.’ Which is the best way to

Heidi was beyond frustrated when her husband Ted once again refused to have “the talk” about their finances. They had combined their incomes when they got married–a second marriage for both of them–and she’d taken on paying the house bills because Ted said he wasn’t

Why are difficult conversations so “difficult” to have and how can they be easier? They’re difficult because we all make up stories that they are more important or have more riding on them than other conversations. We’re afraid our “truth” won’t land well with the

To Elizabeth, arguing with her husband Paul seemed to be the only way they communicated and she was tired of it. They never agreed on anything and the house always seemed filled with tension when the two of them were together. They’d even begun picking

Joyce buried her face in her hands, wondering how to stop the constant criticism she heard inside her head. The harsh, loud, critical voice of her inner critic was relentless. For Joyce, like most of us, she has two voices in her head: –The calm,

Earlier this month, we wrote about “What to Do When You Think Your Partner is a Bully”… And since that sparked more discussion, we wanted to share some of those ideas with you. Usually we think of a bully as using aggression to get what

As human beings, we all are different and have different wants, needs and desires and when we get together as a couple, somehow we forget that. Most of us think that there shouldn’t be disagreements or “bumps in the road” and if there are, we’re

As Sara sat looking out the window at their beautiful wooded back yard, she couldn’t help feeling upset and bitter. Once again, Seth, the man she’d lived with and loved for over 10 years had postponed their wedding date. There seemed to always be “something”

Most people see compromise as a good thing but what if the act of compromising kills love and passion instead? While compromising may be what happens naturally when there’s conflict, it’s how you both see the compromise that decides whether you get closer or pull