People often ask what the most common issues are in marriage counseling and the generic answer is usually "communication". Digging deeper into what can create real conflict between partners, though, is a sense that both people aren't counting equally in the relationship. Not counting equally...
Happy New Year! It's the time when people make resolutions for ways they are going to improve themselves or their lives for the new year. Now, I'm not knocking the decision to get in shape but wouldn't it make a whole lot of sense to...
Complacency and Contempt: Recently I heard someone say "familiarity breeds complacency", a slightly different version of the old saw "familiarity breeds contempt". It got me thinking about some of the most familiar of relationships and what can too easily happen to them. All relationships of...
One day the Sun and the Wind were having a bit of an argument about who was more powerful. Finally, they decided to have a contest to end the disagreement. The Wind noticed a woman wearing a light overcoat and said "Whoever gets that coat...
You probably know how it feels to go out with someone who has all the qualifications of a great match. He has a good career, others like him, he treats you well, etc. In other words, he looks good "on paper". However, there is one...
Do you ever have days (or maybe weeks, months or even years) that start to feel like it’s all just a bit too much to manage? Recently I was talking with someone who has had life throw quite a few curve balls over the years...