The Economy and Relationships

An article in the  New York Times article, Husbands-Wives-Hard-Times a few months ago during the depths of the recession polled 5 authorities on their opinions about how this difficult economic climate was affecting relationships. Of course the economy takes its toll on relationships as all  environmental stressors do. But as one of the experts noted, . . . → Read More: The Economy and Relationships

Healthy Families

What we learn growing up has a big influence on how we handle our adult relationships, especially our relationship with a partner or a spouse.  ’Modeling’ is the term used for behaviors we learn by observing.  Inconsistency is one of the characteristics  modeled in dysfunctional families.  When one grows up observing inconsistency between what is . . . → Read More: Healthy Families