The most happily married couples aren’t born with a special ability to create harmonious relationships. They are not necessarily people from perfect families, that had ideal childhoods. Their marital satisfaction isn’t a result of incredible levels of compatibility between their characters. Even shared values, goals, and mission in life don’t […]
Valentine’s Day hashtags are proliferating on Twitter. That means one thing: #valentinesdayiscoming. For single women, the 14th of February is tough enough when it’s #nodate and #aloneagain. But for married women, Valentine’s Day is a #minefield #forgetaboutit #norosesforyousister #fml. For women in general, Valentine’s Day is like trying on a […]
It isn’t that difficult to have a happy relationship. Just about every couple will run into rough patches. What is important is how you deal with them and how you move forward. On the other side of the coin married couples in their fifties and sixties have been married for […]
You want to view your fifties, or golden years, as a point in your life where you can try new things. No doubt as you were raising your children you had moments when you wished you had done something. This may have been to travel somewhere new, or you might […]
It does not matter whether or not you are new parents, or parents of older children, couples need and deserve time alone together in order to keep their spark and marriage alive. With the stress of home, work and the kids, it is easy to forget just what they love […]
One of the questions I’m frequently asked is, “How do you know when it’s time to give up on your marriage?” If you’re considering divorce, I suggest first trying to make it work for at least one more year. Did you hear that? Try for at least one more year! […]
