Sharing information can be a therapeutic outlet that helps a spouse vent his or her feelings somewhere other than on the person they’re angry at or confused about. It also allows the spouse some feedback from a trusted friend or therapist about the situation that is being shared. In addition, some people process information by […]

When a partner loses a job, the effects on both members of a couple can be challenging. Here are some tips to get through that time:
1. Don’t panic. You didn’t lose the job. Your partner did. Stay steady. Keep doing what you were doing. Your panic will fuel derivative issues between you and your partner […]

Vive Le Difference isn’t just a trite saying. It works because it’s true. Whenever equality between men and women becomes an issue, so does impending doom. Especially when children are involved — because the difference between men and women becomes so blatant. Men can’t get pregnant, they can’t have babies, they can’t nurse them, and […]

Religion isn’t a deal-breaker in relationships. Tolerance is.
There are many areas of compatibility that a couple can mesh or clash on, including sex, money, family and religion, among others. The important tools to have in your marital aid bag of tricks are the ability to listen — not just be quiet — but to express […]

Nine and a half months
Many pregnant women feel a surge of sexuality in their pregnancy — especially in the second trimester, when morning sickness usually subsides or ends. Those women who revel in what their bodies have done, and enjoy the changes — including the bonus of bigger breasts — will naturally feel sexier than […]

*Expect to wait between 5 minutes and until hell freezes over for your new mother-in-law to trust you. Why? Well, some mothers-in-law are so excited to have daughters-in-law that they can’t wait to conjoin themselves to your hip and will shower you with gifts and daily phone calls. Don’t expect this behavior to last. The […]

What they are:
Arguments are when people disagree and make their disagreements vocal or written or express them in some way that involves engagement.
Why people have them:
Arguments are a way of engagement. People argue because they want to connect. They want their opinion heard by the person they’re arguing with or by someone who will overhear […]

Respect is hard to teach because by the time people realize that they want it, they’ve grown up without it. It’s not impossible to learn, but the reason that most people who don’t have it have grown up without it, is because the people around them have not had it.
Respect and self respect are behavior […]

* Consider the audience. If you’re having a celebration with other people invited, you will want to keep it shorter and sweeter rather than longer and more boring. If it’s just the two of you go on for hours if you’d like, but even then — remember your audience is your spouse, and you don’t […]

Keeping your spouse interested after years of marriage involves work! Yes, they married you for you, and they likely still love you, but it is important to keep them attracted to you– and wanting you. Complacency can make cold fish out of even the hottest couple. Stay interested and interesting — gone may be the […]