I love the TV show Scandal. In it, the President of the United States is having a longstanding and very steamy affair with the show’s main character, Olivia Pope, one of many scandals the title refers to. Last night, the President addressed a news conference called after his wife announced she and their child had moved out of the White House because he is having an affair. He opened with...
Would your marriage survive if you or your spouse had to deal with any of these? Firing Severe depression Blindness A home so small your visiting father can only get to the bathroom through your bedroom or by going outside Bulimia Painkiller addiction A rehab program you cannot leave that’s so bad your counselor commits suicide A bad hiking fall with a serious head injury for the one spouse...
One of my fellow Success Teams leaders asked me a couple of interesting questions recently on behalf of some of her team members. How do you get a partner (or a friend) who is resistant, to express THEIR goals, and How do you get a partner who is threatened by your new enthusiasm to support YOUR goals? The answer to the first one is simple. You don’t. You may hope to support a...
I have had times when I don’t feel loved by the wonderful person I married. I’m guessing you have, too. Do you know why this happens? It’s really not sunspots affecting the guys and gals we married. Usually, it has almost nothing to do with how much love they want to offer us. Remember that story about the fellow who asks for help searching for his dropped key in a dark parking...
“If you don’t get married, you can’t get divorced. Why couldn’t we learn from the devastatingly low percentage of successful marriages that our last generation went through?” This quote from Adam Levine is all over the internet this week, attributed to a cover story in Nylon Guys, a fashion magazine, whose own link to the interview comes up with a 404 error. I am a...
