You may question why the two of us, as marriage counselors, would be advising couples to have alone time. After all, isn’t it your job to bring couples together verses advising them to be alone?
Being together and being alone may sound like a contradiction but it’s really not. In fact, it’s healthy. [...]
In-laws can either be a help or hindrance to a newly married couple. Some mothers in law just don’t like their new daughters in law and have no problem expressing to their son and/or other family members their displeasure. There are also certain long term family expectations around holidays, etc. where each of the families compete or demand compliance with the family tradition. The newly marriage couple must decide what to do and that can be a major test of the relationship.
When was the last time you and your mate or partner went on a date? If you have to take a minute to think about it, it’s been too long!
It wasn’t always that way. Remember when you were dating? Regardless of what you were doing or how busy you were, you found a [...]
Today, we’d like to share some ideas about “Financial Stress In Relationships.”
When couples seek our marriage advice, rarely to they talk about being stressed out over money. Many people, and couples, are worried about their finances. And why not? They have reason to. We’re in a recession.
If you’re in a relationship that [...]
Several years ago, following divorces from our first marriages, we found ourselves a bit depressed because the holidays were upon us and we were missing “the familiar.” After talking about it and sharing what we were feeling, we discovered that we weren’t alone. The truth was that many of our friends and acquaintances were [...]