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They have either been arguing uncontrollably, been distant and withdrawn or perhaps just tired and bored with their...
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...
Type in “a better sex life” on your laptop or smartphone.
Your search engine is likely generous with responses (more than 2 billion pages on Google). Some helpful, some not, and some downright disturbing.
But the thousands of listed blog posts,...
For the sake of clarity, let us define cheating as having an intimate emotional or physical/sexual relationship with someone outside of your love relationship.
This definition is meant to clear up the idea that some may have about what it...
How do you feel in bed with your partner? Great and completely at ease and natural?
Or rejected, confused, unwanted, undesirable, pressured, guilty, anxious or misunderstood?
On opposite sides of the mattress, emotions can run high, especially when partners realize that,...
Congratulations! You are committed. Officially making the promise to do life for better or for worse. It’s a wonderful time. Enjoy!
And do keep in mind, too, that there are some vital next steps to take.
This is the time to...
Google Valentine’s Day and you will be struck by a wealth of Valentine's articles, advice, and discussion not really focused on couples at all.
Instead, the headlines read this way:
"Valentine’s Day: Just another Way to Prolong Holiday Spending"
"How...
Some relationships reflect differences in expression, ability, or effort.
It’s possible to view these differences just as brief chapters in your larger, mutually loving story.
However, there are other relationships which remain unbalanced for too long and aren’t fair; ever.
In those...
The promise of “good sex” always gets attention. You want it. Your partner wants it. And, perhaps, your relationship hasn’t experienced much of it lately. Perhaps you’re still trying to experience it for the first time. Maybe you're even...
So you know what you want in bed and you know who you want to do it with.
Great. At least it should be great.
But somehow, what you want sexually never really seems to happen the way you think it...
