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Jennifer was embarrassed to admit it.
“I was lucky. I never had to deal with a mother-in-law. She died about three months before I met my husband.” Jennifer paused. “I’m sure I would have liked her, but would she have liked me?” [Read more…] about When Your Mother-In-Law is Driving You Crazy
Why do relationships have to hurt so much?
We certainly don’t fall in love because we want to get hurt. But when’s the last time you had a relationship that DIDN’T hurt?
Even great relationships end up twisting or stomping on our hearts. [Read more…] about Love without Pain (Video) with Joyce Schafers
You know that thing you really hate about your guy?
That thing you don’t know if you can live with?
You’ve tried to get him to change.
More times than you can count. [Read more…] about Stop Him from Doing that THING That Annoys You
Little white lies save relationships.
“You look great in that,” when you wish he’d throw that old shirt in the bin where it belongs.
“I don’t mind,” when of course you DO mind but can’t be bothered arguing. [Read more…] about Could You Commit to Being 100% Honest in Your Relationship?
All you need is love.
As long as you love each other, you can make it through anything.
Divorce means giving up, and you’re not the quitting type.” [Read more…] about Why Marriages Break Down: 5 Lessons from the Trenches of Divorce
You want to know the secrets of happy couples?
Then Charles and Linda Musselwhite are the perfect people to ask.
They were high school sweethearts who’ve now been married over 30 years. [Read more…] about Secrets of Happy Couples with Linda & Charles Musselwhite (Video)
We all know women who wear the proverbial pants in their relationships.
Isn’t it interesting how THEIR husbands are more devoted than most?
What are these women doing that others aren’t? [Read more…] about 13 Signs Your Partner (Secretly) Wants You To Lead Your Relationship
The house is a mess.
Your phone keeps beeping.
You can’t bear to look at your work emails.
And your husband wants to know what’s for dinner tonight. [Read more…] about Rediscover the Joy of Living | Interview with Amy Waterman
In one of my earliest jobs as a new college grad, I was the tea girl.
Anytime anyone came into the office, I was supposed to wait patiently for the right moment, then discretely ask them whether they’d like a tea or a coffee.
[Read more…] about It’s Time for Men to Stop Helping Women around the House
“You two fight like an old married couple.”
The boy sneered at me, pleased his comment had stopped me in mid-sentence.
My cheeks turned hot. I glanced over at my friend. He was looking at the ground, distancing himself from me [Read more…] about How Much Fighting is Normal in a Relationship?
Of course you feel stressed out when bad things happen.
But what you may not realize is that you can feel stressed out when good things happen, too.
[Read more…] about 5 Tips to Keep Your Relationship Strong after Having a Baby
Trust is such a BIG word.
What does it really mean? How do we gain trust? What happens when we lose it?
Dr. John Gottman, who’s famous for his work with couples, talks about trust being built in the smallest of moments. [Read more…] about 7 Steps to Building Greater Trust in Your Relationship
We are in unchartered waters.
Almost 40% of U.S. working wives earn more than their husbands, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This is a drastic change from the not-too-distant past, where men were the primary breadwinners in most homes. [Read more…] about Bringing Home the Bacon and Cooking It, Too: When You Make More Than Him
Tell me if this little scenario rings a bell.
Before I leave for a night out with my girlfriends, I have a checklist to get through. I make sure the kids have had dinner. I clean up the kitchen, so my husband won’t have to come home to a mess. [Read more…] about Do You Know His Love Language?
After my daughter was born, I didn’t care if I ever had sex again.
Sleepless nights. Healing stitches. Decidedly unsexy sweatpants.
The ultimate in sensual pleasure was not a massage by my beloved, but a long hot shower uninterrupted by wailing. [Read more…] about Being a Good Wife & Mother Can Kill Your Sex Life
