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Kindness is Key to a Good Marriage
"“Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.” Charles Glassman First, don’t be a dick. That was a bumper sticker on a car my husband and I found ourselves behind several years ago. It popped into my head this past weekend as an acquaintance of mine...
Intimacy Requires Honesty
"A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future." Croft M. Pentz A fellow relationship coach posted, “You can’t be intimate unless you can tell the truth.” This resonated with me especially after several comments I received about my own post Playing Defense...
Playing Defense in Your Marriage Won’t Work
“Don’t rock the boat. Don’t tip the boat over." The Hues Corporation When you and your wife are facing a challenging issue do you take it head on or do you hunker down and hope that it just goes away? I was thinking about this during my conversation with Sam. He...
Are You Making Your Marriage Too Hard?
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb Communicating is hard. Not communicating is hard. Staying healthy is hard. Not being healthy is hard. Being financially responsible is hard. Living in debt is hard....
No, Fighting is NOT Good for Your Marriage
“ A great marriage is not when the perfect couple comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences. Dave Meurer I am a BIG fan of Dr. John Gottman. He is the guru when it comes to researching what works and doesn’t work in...
The Paralympics Taught Me This About Marriage
“ A perfect couple shares their failures, mistakes and their success equally and deal with them all as a team." Richard DeRose My husband’s company is based in Paris, so I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to spend the last week in that beautiful city. While the...
Marriage Shouldn’t Be a Black Hole
“No man is an island." John Donne Do you have people in your life who support you and your marriage? Many wedding ceremonies ask the attending friends and family to promise to support the bride and groom on this new journey. Most everyone agrees. But do they...
Never Admitting Fault in Your Marriage
“How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being." Oscar Wilde A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece entitled “But First, Listen”. The email subject line? “But she’s wrong….” In response a...
Having a Peaceful, Conflict-Free Marriage
“The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.” —Dale Carnegie I was talking to Sam, a prospective client, yesterday. He shared his desire to have a marriage without arguments, “a really peaceful relationship” while each still maintaining their...
Why You Can’t Talk to Your Wife About….
“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters. " Margaret Wheatley I was taken back a bit when I read my colleague’s blog this week. Lisa Merlo-Booth wrote, “One of the most common complaints I hear from women is that they're afraid to be honest with...
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