So many marriages go down the tubes because one spouse or the other feels taken advantage of. Sometimes, a spouse will keep quiet about it until he or she suddenly erupts. The rage that follows overwhelms any feelings or acts of love. Other spouses, often the children of who watched the spontaneous combustion of a doormat, attempt to even the score daily or hourly. They give orders or exact their...
I tuned in to a bit of Dr. Phil’s show again today. He had on reality TV celebrity couples with relationship problems. As always, they complained about each other’s habits, and he told one or both of them to change or expect to wind up divorced and alone. Here’s my thinking: No! My goal is not to get a marriage only to the point where it won’t self-destruct. And it is...
Rachel Cornell has won the Kindle I offered to the Enjoy Being Married newsletter subscriber who could add the most new subscribers during the month of October. She recruited more than the next two runners-up combined! Rachel was highly motivated. She wrote a blog post explaining why; With Kindle, Legally Blind Can READ (I Want One)! In it, she wrote: “A lot has changed since I broke the...
This summer’s Enjoy Being Married teleclasses are all scheduled now, and we have some really great topics coming up: Less Drama, More Wow! (June 23) If Momma Ain’t Happy…(July 7) Oxytocin and Your Marriage (July 21) Ouch! That Stings! (August 11) Keeping Your Marriage Strong When Money Gets Tight (September 8) Going After Your Dreams, Even the Ones You Don’t Share...
Please join me today at 3 pm Eastern (2 Central, 1 Mountain, noon Pacific) when I do a guest teleclass for the marvelous One Roast Vegetable community. Enjoy Being Married: How to Turn Marriage Problems Around in a Flash Sign up at www.OneRoastVegetable.com/market.html right now. On that page, click on the Free Teleclass link. You can submit your questions at the same time you register. And you...
I am a widow who got it right the second time. I have been sharing here since February 14, 2006 what I learned from that experience and from positive psychology, marriage research, and my training as a marriage educator.
