We’ve noticed a trend and it isn’t a good one. Multiple clients, both individual and couples therapy clients, have brought up an annoying communication pattern. In fact, we have found ourselves guilty of this pattern in our own relationships. Let’s start with an example: One partner comes into the house […]
These are scary times. Surreal times. The unprecedented, government-recommended social distancing has grown into sheltering in place throughout much of the country. If we can set aside the health and financial fears for a moment, we’d like to address how this crisis has affected relationships. Spending a week with your […]
If we had a dollar for every time a couple in therapy said, “We have nothing in common anymore,” “She doesn’t like my company,” “We’re in a rut,” “I have more fun with my friends,” then we’d be writing this from a tropical island. Yes, relationships take work, but it […]
For most people, being alone on Valentine’s Day is simply no fun. Women especially find being alone on Valentine’s Day to be depressing and lonely. However, just because you are not in a relationship does not mean you can’t have a good time on Valentine’s Day. With a little creativity, […]
Life is stressful. After a rough day, many of us want to go home and forget about work. We want to spend a few minutes venting to an empathic partner and transition to our lives at home. It sounds simple enough, but it’s an area where couples often go […]
Oh, that feeling of having the whole house to yourself – your partner/kids/whomever has left for the day, and there is no one home to talk, witness, nag, need, or judge. Sheer bliss. Even more so if it is a rare day off. What happens when your partner comes home […]
