How to Make A Second Marriage Work

Deciding to remarry after a first marriage ended in divorce, is likely a decision one would take very seriously. Second marriages are typically very challenging. In fact, more than 60% of second marriages end in divorce. Therefore, making second marriages...

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After An Affair: 7 Tips On How To Cope

You have learned that your partner has had an affair. It is a hurt unlike any you have ever experienced. How do you handle it? Gain Control Over You Emotions Once an affair has been discovered, the aftermath can be very...

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Can An Open Marriage Work? Is The Relationship Happier?

Men and women often fantasize about having sex with someone other than their spouse or partner. Many choose not to pursue further or go beyond the fantasy, as it could compromise their monogamous relationship. Today, however, quite a few couples, married...

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New Year’s Resolution For Couples: How to Become More Compatible in 2023

As we head into a new year, it’s traditional to make resolutions to improve something in our lives. We may resolve to visit the gym regularly, or go on a diet, or find a new job. While we typically make...

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Passive-Aggressive Personality? How To Know If Your Partner Has One

The term passive-aggressive personality relates to a person who conceals their aggressive or angry tendencies. Instead of showing they are upset with or not approving of something, they will outwardly indicate that they are okay with it. They tend to harbor...

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The Four Stages Of A Relationship: What Stage Is Yours In?

In an ideal world, being in a serious love relationship would be easy. There would be no angry arguments. There would be no volatile disagreements about children, pets, or former lovers. There would be no intense fighting or regular threats...

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Are You Codependent? Take The Codependency Quiz

If you look up the term “Codependent" in a diagnostic manual or psychiatric handbook you will not find it listed as a psychiatric disorder or condition. In fact, you will not find it listed on the National Institute of Mental...

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Before You Divorce Read This: The Truth About Divorce

Couples often come to my office for counseling when they are just about at the end of their patience with each other. They have either been arguing uncontrollably, been distant and withdrawn or perhaps just tired and bored with their...

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Being A Kinder Partner: The Benefits Of Kindness

Remember when you couldn’t wait to lavish the one you loved with a million kindnesses, big and small? Once upon a time, the idea of being compassionate, thoughtful and self-sacrificing was not difficult. It wasn’t an imposition. It wasn’t an...

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Is Love Addictive? The Brain In Love

Most of us have heard the expression, "love is blind". It is a way of explaining why, when we are in love, we tend to overlook the negatives in our partners and focus only on the positives. When two people...

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