Category Archives: Relationships

Appendage-itis: When You Love Too Much

Excessive altruism can be problematic just like narcissism, its opposite. My client Mary explains how.

Are Political Differences Straining Your Relationships?

Do's and don'ts for dialogue lest political differences wreck your relationships.

Are Smart Phones and Computers Endangering Your Love Life?

Many couples now spend more of their home time with their screens than with each other.

Age-Gap Couples in the Twilight Zone

Couples with a large chronilogical age difference may initially feel very similar in terms of emotional age. Still, they are likely to face logistical challenges vis a vis their life-stage differences. She may be eager for children, when he's wanting to visit the grandkids. How will the age differences affect them twenty years later?

7 Strong Steps to Stop a Divorce

Many folks who launch divorce proceedings would really prefer to repair their marriage. What could they—and their partner—do differently?

8 Guidelines for a Friendly Divorce

Divorce results from emotional distress. Anger, resentment, shame, guilt, and anxiety can tempt folks to want to get back at their spouse. Yet instead of healing emotional pain or easing resentments, divorce battling typically just adds to the emotional damage of everyone involved. Here's a guide to a more constructive pathway for marital disengagement.

8 Responses to Anger and Hatred

What are your options when someone berates or hates you? How do you protect yourself?

8 Signs of a Toxic Friendship

Good friendships, bad friendships—there are problems ahead if you can't recognize which is which.

8 Ways to Lose Friends by Talking Politics

Republicans and Democrats have become enemies. A political discussion between members of these enemy camps can lead to the ending of friendships and even marriages.

A Big Family: Does Number of Sibs Impact Divorce Risk?

A recent study suggests an interesting relationship between the size of the family a child grows up within and the likelihood that in adulthood that child will end up divorced.