How a straightforward adjustment in attitude and expectation might help avoid negative interactions when two people need to make decisions…
Relationships and Family Issues
Why do some relationship last forever and others fall apart? These articles offer ways that you can keep your relationship from becoming a casualty.
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What if and So What?
Recently, a patient in my psychotherapy practice was reflecting on her experience in therapy after what she described as three productive years of treatment.
Erosion of Affection
The phrase “death by a thousand cuts,” meaning major negative change which happens slowly and in many often unnoticed increments, is one way to understand relationship failure.
Well If You Put It That Way!
Being uncomfortable with our aggression can lead to justifying inaction even when we need to address a difficult situation.
More Thoughts About What Makes a Relationship Successful
When working with couples, I am continually struck by the absence of many basic ingredients of a successful partnership.
At the Mercy of the Other
We often dread the real or imagined consequences of provoking emotional reactions in our partners…
The Problem with Anger
How can we use anger to strengthen communication and enhance our relationships?
5 Reasons People Stay in Unhappy Relationships
There are many factors and forces at play in a failing relationship where one, or both, partners would prefer to be apart, but cannot or will not bring themselves to separate.
Married Bachelors – Married Bachelorettes
How might a person, married to someone they love and with whom they are happy, be unhappy being married? And how can they successfully address it?
Silence in a Relationship
Unfortunately and too often, the proverbial “awkward silence” is interpreted as a sign of trouble in an ongoing relationship or a sign of social anxiety or social ineptitude in more casual relationships—however these interpretations might not always be accurate.
