Should We Correct Our Partners in Public?
“No Honey, the joke is not three ministers on a golf course – it’s a minister, a priest and a rabbi.” “Come on, you never want to visit my family.” “We weren’t stranded in the airport for days– it...
View ArticleThe Brave New World of Smartphone Manners
Despite the warnings, our basic human courtesies are not likely to be eroded by smartphones, nor will they be salvaged by quickly decided Emily Post-type rules. Like other social norms, smartphone...
View ArticleDo You Thank Your Partner? Recognizing Resistance-Understanding Benefits
“ Why Can’ t You Just Say, Thanks?” If this sounds familiar it is because most of us have said it or heard it. Most people want to feel appreciated, particularly by the person closest to them but too...
View ArticleImprove Your Marriage by Having an Affair…With Your Spouse
Do you have any idea how much work goes into an affair? When you take into account the effort, the planning, the stolen moments, the affection, the creative communications and the anticipation of...
View ArticleCell Phones: A Near and Possible Danger for Young Children
In an earlier blog I considered the dangers of teens sleeping with cell phones. Specifically that the “ on call status” was in most cases not choice but obligation, anxious need, and even addiction. A...
View ArticleRelationship Advice: Sometimes Silence in Golden
Whether you have just begun dating or you are celebrating a Golden Anniversary, most partners are aware that communication is a crucial component in relationship happiness and satisfaction. Most...
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