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Yes, You Need to Talk—Just Not Right Now
"I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak." Lillian Hellman I have long said that the only thing that requires an immediate response is, “Does the doctor perform emergency surgery?” Anything else? You’ve got time. You may not think so when your...
What Are You Willing to Do for Your Marriage?
"Insanity is doing a wrong thing over and over again but expecting different results." Dew Langrial I remember my client Brad saying, “My marriage is important but…” In my mind I was thinking, “Now he’s going to tell me why it’s not.” Because that’s what the “but”...
What’s the Plan for Your Marriage?
"If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail." Benjamin Franklin If you’re like a lot of people, you probably spent a lot of time and gave a lot of thought to planning your wedding. I know I did. But how much time and thought did you give to your actual marriage? I...
Your Habits Make (or Break) Your Marriage
"Habit is everything, even in love." Luc de Clapiers A habit is defined as a usual way of behaving: something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way. And you and your wife have developed habits in your marriage. The big question? Are they helping or...
Has Your Marriage Become a Competition?
"Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people." David Sarnoff Many years ago, my client Brian came into my office and flung himself on my couch. Before I could open my mouth, he said, “If I do what my wife wants, she wins.” In that moment, he...
Do You Need to Bone Up on Your Relational Skills?
"The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people." Teddy Roosevelt Every so often I have a week where there seems to be a theme with everyone I talk to. This week it seems to be the idea of being relational. An...
What It Means to Walk Love’s Path
"To choose love and jump in not knowing, with a lot of unknowns, is a brave act." Mara Brock Akil It’s deja-vu all over again. At least according to the Hall of Fame catcher and well-spoken Yogi Berra. I’ve been spending my anniversary week in California with my...
Why Good Communication is the Key to Physical Intimacy
"When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand." Karl Menninger Two of the most common goals my clients have is to improve their communication and have better, more and deeper intimacy with their wives. What they, and most men, don’t realize how...
Are Men’s Relationship Needs Really Simple?
“Sex is always about emotions. Good sex is about free emotions; bad sex is about blocked emotions.” ~ Deepak Chopra I remember back in the late 80s listening to a Tim Allen stand up routine where he said men have three simple needs: the need for sex, the need for...
The #1 Reason You’re Not Getting the Physical Intimacy You Want (and How to Fix It)
"Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place." Billy Crystal One of the lessons I had drilled into me early on in my training was to meet people where they are. This is great advice when you are trying to increase the level of intimacy in your marriage. If...
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