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Oh criticism, where should we begin? I don’t think I need to put much effort in to convince you that criticism has some huge negative consequences. I think it’s also fair to assume that we’ve all experienced our fair share…
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Conflict is one of those things in relationships that no one likes to talk about or acknowledge that it exists. We skirt around it in conversations with friends and we fear the judgments of others if they knew that we…
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The Research Behind What Makes Marriages Work vs. Struggling Marriages Several years back when I was studying psychology during my undergrad I was required to read a book called Blink by Malcom Gladwell. It’s a very interesting read that I…
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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say a variation of these sentences. “We just grew apart.” “We don’t like anything the same anymore.” “It’s like they don’t know me.” “We just want different things.” “I just…
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Early on in my marriage my husband and I had a certain fight that would come up from time to time. It always started differently and the topic of the fight would change but it usually ended the same way. …
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Date nights can be one of the best things for a relationship but I think they can often be misunderstood and thought of as something that requires you to go out. While going out to dinner and a movie or…
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