Arguments - skip the martyr routine
I am fortunate that my wife has never been into playing the martyr. I would say I nudged on it a bit many, many years ago, but I saw it as counter-productive and never really went down that road. That said, I had several "opportunities" to view marriages where one

Come back when I'm not stressed
How do you deal with stress? More importantly, how do you deal with your bride when you are stressed? It is probably normal for many to “shut down” a bit when we are stressed; however, the “normal” response is often not good for our marriage. Ignoring her, finding ways to

August is Romance Awareness Month
Thanks to a heads up from Pure Romance, I learned that August is Romance Awareness Month. Romance Awareness seemed an interesting way of phrasing things, and without any reference as to who, or why the month-long celebration started (I looked, couldn't find anything), I have to assume that it means

STRENGTHENING YOUR CORE AND TRANSFORMING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS: A TELE-CLASS FOR WOMEN
I'm excited to announce that in response to many requests from past participants, I will again be offering the 6 week tele-class for women on transforming their relationships, ?Strengthening Your Core.? Throughout the years I've worked with hundreds of women...

New Marriage Paradigm: Self-responsible Spouse
The facts are these: More than half of marriages end in divorce. The old marriage models are failures.  It is time for a new paradigm - self-responsible spouse. Luckily, there is nothing complicated about the new paradigm. The concept is simple - self-responsible spouses accept responsibility for their own anxieties

Romance May Steer Young Adults Away From Booze, Pot
Romance May Steer Young Adults Away From Booze, Pot THURSDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Young adults who are in a romantic relationship in the two years following high school are less likely to engage in heavy drinking or smoke marijuana, new research reveals.The finding