Praising Your Child – Without Entitlement
You would think that praising your child is an absolute good – and it’s certainly better than the alternative of never praising, or frequently criticizing your child. But if you praise your children the wrong [...]
How They Lived Happily Ever After
According to the Office for National Statistics in England, patterns in British marriages over recent years suggest that a couple getting married today has a 20 percent risk of divorce within the first 10 years [...]
What to do When Your Partner is Flirting
When one spouse is flirting with another person – whether it’s right in front of their own spouse, or not – it can justifiably provoke intense arguments in a marriage. This destructive impulse can come [...]
Happy Couples: The Good and Bad of Being Unique
Over the course of many years of working with unhappy and happy couples, I’ve identified four psychological drivers that motivate each of us, in varying degrees, and affect our marriages. Every person has one or [...]
How Many Times Must Your Heart Be Broken While Dating?
While dating the average woman will have her heart broken twice before she meets “The One,” according to a study of 2,000 British men and women by eHarmony. In fact, the road to finding lasting [...]