In ten words
A challenge going around blogs is to sum one’s “blogging motivation, philosophy and experience in exactly 10 words.” Mine is: So more couples can have awesome marriages and sex lives. Take a shot at summing up, in ten words, why you love your bride, why you enjoy being married to

Distance Matters: Surviving a long-distance friendship
QUESTIONDear Friendship Doctor,I've been drifting apart from two friends over the past few years. In the first instance, I felt abandoned after working hard to maintain a long-distance friendship. When I finally confronted her a year ago, she swore I was still her best friend. I plunged back into correspondence

The Human Animal Bond: Having Kids and Living in the City Make a Difference
According to recent research, your emotional bond with your pet dog or cat changes over time. The nature of emotional response to your companion animal may also depend upon whether your family includes children or whether you are living in the city or in the country. Pet ownership is incredibly

Building Inner Strength
What does it mean to be strong? In the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the three top definitions of the word are:Having or marked by great physical power Having moral or intellectual powerHaving great resources (as wealth or talent)My definition of being strong tries to encapsulate all three: a strong person has

Something Positive For The Children
Something Positive for the ChildrenI have written on several occasions how important it is to include children in family rituals, to respect their need to be part of the family drama. All of the family, each in their own way, struggle with the new reality that follows the death of

Love record fodder
Lori and I have joked that we only hang with other folks for tip fodder – things we can use to write these daily tips. Along the same lines, some of our friends have noticed we can turn almost anything into a lesson on marriage. In truth we are always looking for