Do you get coffee for your partner or spouse in the morning? How often to you show affection to your partner? Generosity in your relationship matters more than you know. Those are the findings of a a recent study of 2,870 men and women in the Virginia National Marriage Project reported in the New York . . . → Read More: It Matters More Than You Know
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An article in the Boston Phoenix by Deidre Fulton, has added yet another word to the internet generation cultural-sexual lexicon. Retrosexual is the new term for people who reconnect with someone from their past (high school sweetheart, college crush) and the reunion becomes romantic or physical. Therapists’ offices are filling with couples who are finding . . . → Read More: Are You a Retrosexual? One of the most common situations that comes up in marriage counseling sessions is when one partner’s desire for sex is much lower than the other’s. Many times this happens when couples have been together for some time and have gotten into a lifestyle that is routine and perhaps, child centered. When there’s a lot . . . → Read More: Bringing Back the Erotic Charge 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 A recent book by M. Gary Neuman, summarizes a lot of theories about infidelity in relationships In The Truth About Cheating, Mr. Neuman analyzes the hows and whys of men’s infidelity. According to Mr. Neuman, the following are signs that can be red flags that there may be a problem in your marriage. 1. He . . . → Read More: Relationship Red Flags What’s the first thing to do when you and your partner are locking horns? I’m talking about situations where you each believe that your partner just needs to wake up and see the light and you feel that you keep having the same argument over and over and nothing gets resolved. . . . → Read More: Emotional Flooding: How do we Stop the Conflict? Many couples that I see in my practice have difficulty with expectations and assumptions. When we start working on improving the skills of communicating clearly, with positive regard and openess, I encourage couples to work on putting their assumptions and expectations about each other into words. It never fails to surprise . . . → Read More: Never Assume, Never Expect Many clients come to therapy because they are fixated on either the past or the future. Their focus on what might happen in the future creates anxiety. What happened in the past colors their thoughts and limits their ability to be ‘in the moment’. This is where the practice of mindfulness, the ability to . . . → Read More: Keeping Your Balance on the Tightrope When couples come into my office their problems usually have common themes. They express problems with “communication.” Either “we can’t agree on anything,” or “I’m afraid to say what I really think because it will cause an argument.” Couples often feel trapped, caught in a negative dynamic that they can’t break. I rarely encounter . . . → Read More: Learning How to Communicate |
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