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Marriage Should Be an Invitation, Not a Prison
“Women need men like fish need a bicycle." Irina Dunn The good news—the divorce rate for a first marriage is between 35-50% in the United States. The bad news—fewer people are getting married. The marriage rate has dropped from 76.5% in 1970 to just over 35% today. A...
Your Wife Brought Up Divorce—Now What?
“I didn’t exactly want to get divorced. I didn’t exactly not want to…” Cheryl Strayed You’re having an okay day. Not great, but not bad either. Just like most days. So you’re not expecting it when your wife says that she’s not happy and is seriously considering...
Don’t Say Your Marriage is “Fine” If It’s Not
“The only thing worse than being in a bad relationship for 5 years is to be in one for 5 years and one day." Dr. Phil Fine means “well or healthy”. It also means “superior in kind, quality, or appearance: excellent” So is your marriage really “fine”? Since the...
Don’t Be Blindsided by a Divorce
“Divorce is just the most awful thing in the world." John Denver It happened again. Jim called me in a panic. He found me on Google. He told me his wife wants a divorce. He had no idea it was coming. He didn’t think things were that bad. He doesn’t know what to do...
A Simple (But Effective) Way to Make Your Wife Happy
“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow—this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” Elizabeth Gilbert If you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you know I’m not fond of the expression “happy wife, happy life.” It’s not that I...
Is It Time to Up Your Communication Game?
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion it has taken place.” George Bernard Shaw Let me ask you something. Are communication hiccups causing a rift between you and your partner? You know what I'm talking about - the misunderstandings, the...
To Fight or Not to Fight in Your Marriage
"Do or do not. There is no try." Yoda You’ve probably heard that all couples fight. Even the happy ones. And that the important aspect is how you fight. I call BS on that. ALL couples DISAGREE. Whether that escalates into an argument or fight is completely up to you....
Is Your Solution Good or Fast?
"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." Leo Tolstoy How often have you successfully solved a major problem at your job on the fly? In most cases, you would do some research to determine what the problem is and then spend some time thinking through...
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”...
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