Have you ever encountered someone who seems intent on criticizing every single thing that you say and do? Or how about the type of people who subtly hint that you should be doing something different with your time or that you should be behaving in a different way? No matter how hard we try avoiding… Read more »
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Becoming a Cohesive Parenting Team
It’s easy to observe other parents’ seeming lack of control in regards their children’s behavior and say to yourself “You know what, I could do a thousand times better than that at parenting!” Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is far more difficult than you might think. Many couples struggle with dialing in a cohesive… Read more »
Stop Nagging; Start Complaining
Wonder why your husband takes your complaints as nagging or criticism? Here are some tips on the difference between criticizing your partner and lodging an honest complaint.
6 Tips on How to Initiate a Difficult Conversation
All couples have disagreements. Sometimes your needs clash with your partner’s needs. Other times, you might misunderstand each other or trigger strong emotions from the past. Fighting is not a predictor of divorce. In healthy relationships, conflict is normal. Conflict is not the problem. How you handle the conflict however, may be the problem. Here are my suggestions (based on the research of Dr. John Gottman) for discussing potentially heated topics.
Is it too late to save my relationship?
It may be too late to save your relationship. But then again, it may not. It can be helpful to have someone outside of your situation take a more objective look at your relationship. Things I look for: is the “spark” still there? is there a third party (read: affair) involved? are you willing to… Read more »
