I was so glad to receive a comment about yesterday’s post, wondering if I was injecting a bit of sarcasm. I was glad to receive it. I know this technique is a bit difficult to grasp. I welcome any opportunity to make it clearer, because I think it helps enormously. All by itself, and in just a few critical minutes, it can be the difference between divorce and renewed love for your spouse...
“Andrew Clark, an economist in France, has recently shown … if you are unemployed, you will, on average, be happier if your spouse is unemployed, too.”
– Sonja Lyubomirsky, author of “The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want,” in the NY Times this week.
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.
