Lori, who writes the marvelous blog called The Generous Wife, has given Assume Love one of her 2011 Grow Your Marriage Awards, specifically this one: For Reminding Us All to “Get Over Yourself” ~ this blog regularly challenges me, it’s a very good mirror. Handsome little badge, don’t you think? And a great reminder to me to get over myself in my marriage. If you are a fan...
At the suggestion of a wonderful, caring reader, I added a new link to Assume Love this past weekend. Now you can receive Assume Love by email. Remember to watch for the confirmation email. If it shows up in your Junk folder, mark it as from an address you want to receive email from. Then be sure to click on the confirmation link in the email, so we know it was really you who entered your email...
Want to be a better person or have a better marriage in 2012? Some fascinating research may help you succeed. It sounds too simple to be true, but several studies have come to this same conclusion: it works! Think about what usually gets in the way of what you resolve to do. Now write down some very specific if-then solutions to these distractions. For example, If we have not had sex for four...
I know some of you are celebrating Christmas today (me, too!) and some of you are not. I am so grateful for every single one of you, whatever you are doing with this day. Thank you for reading what I have to say about marriage. Thank you for giving me the chance to just maybe bring some extra depth or delight to your marriage. No snow this year, just a cold, sunny day. Like yesterday, when I...
It’s not a Christmas tradition, not a Chanukah tradition, if you are the only one looking forward to it. Why not retire the worn out ones this year and try something new? If everyone looks forward to the new one next December, keep it. If not, keep experimenting. The great traditions are the ones that build excitement in advance and memories to savor after the holiday has passed, and there...
