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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

How Couple Friends Improve Your Own Marriage

New book about friendship between married couples (Two Plus Two: Couples and Their Couple Friendships). Some key points on how these relationships enhance a marriage:
healthy couple friendships make a marriage more fulfilling and exciting for several reasons, such as increasing partners’ attraction to each other, providing a greater understanding of men and women in general, and allowing partners to observe ways that other couples interact with each other and negotiate differences.
For full article: http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/01/16/friendship-with-other-couples-may-improve-marriage/33717.html

Friday, June 24, 2011

Skype Sessions Now Available

A few international brides have requested doing sessions over Skype, and now that I have a bunch under my belt, I have to say, Skype sessions are great. The brides and I can relate now on all levels, and the work feels deep and good.

So if this interests you, let's Skype!

Monday, January 24, 2011

Is There Eye Rolling In Your Relationship?

Whether you roll your eyes at your fiancé, or he rolls his at you, you should read this excerpt from Tara Parker Pope’s wonderful book, For Better: The Science of a Good Marriage.

Eye rolling is a sign that one person feels contempt for the other, and that is a predictor of divorce:

Researchers say that one of the clearest signals of a problem in your relationship is when your partner rolls his or her eyes in reaction to something you've said or done. Eye rolling is often accompanied by a smile and laughter, so it doesn't always come across as negative. But eye rolling is a painfully obvious sign of contempt, and it's a powerful predictor that your relationship is in serious trouble.

Click here to link to Google Books for the rest of the chapter, including a quiz and discussion of what facial expressions are indicators that your relationship is in good shape. It's not all doom and gloom, and this book explores the current scientific research of marriage.


Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Does Your Partner Expand Your World?

From The New York Times blog:


Research shows that when our partners expose us to new things and help shape who we are in a new way, with them, we are more committed and satisfied with our relationships.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Can Pets Improve Your Marriage?

Do you greet each other with excitement, overlook each other’s flaws and easily forgive bad behavior?

If it’s your pet, the answer is probably yes.

But your spouse? Probably not.

Read this thought-provoking article on how we should try to our partners with the same generous and accepting spirit that we bring to our relationship to our pets, from The New York Times Well Blog and originally published on PsychCentral:

Getting Your Guy Involved in Wedding Planning

Great advice, from a groom’s perspective:

Chapter 1: You are overwhelming us with details.

“The best thing you can do is tell your fiance that he's about to throw one of the the biggest parties of his life (I don't know how much your man partied in college). While it's more upscale than his "red cup" parties he threw in the past, you want your wedding to be fun and memorable. He'll help you with that!

For now, let's skip details like colors, centerpieces, and what flowers to use. Let's start with things we're really interested in: musical entertainment, food & alcohol, and the photographer.

Let him give his advice on whether to hire a DJ or a band.”

Chapter 2: Compromise.

From The Temple of Groom, by Dave, a wedding blogger and groom who loved planning his wedding.

Friday, December 10, 2010

'Tis The Season

To get engaged...and to start a journey that's more complicated than you anticipated, right?

First of all, congratulations to you on your engagement. It's an exciting time of life, as you and your fiance begin to build your lives together.

But it also comes with complications.....unexpected feelings of sadness and loss, fear and anxiety...the challenges of changing relationships with family and friends....all this, during the excitement of the scramble to set a date, find a venue, and negotiate with your fiance, his family, and your family what your wedding is going to be like and how much it's going to cost.

You've got a lot going on right now! If you need some help sorting through the emotions of being engaged, I'm here. I've been counseling brides-to-be for 8 years, and I'm ready to help you, too.

I offer free 15-minute phone consultations on Monday evenings between 7:30-8:30pm Eastern time. Or you can purchase a copy of my book on my website or go to Amazon for your Kindle and start reading asap.

Congratulations again, and welcome to the exciting and surprisingly challenging time of being engaged!


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