The Two Shall Remain Two

Perhaps the biggest mistake couples make is assuming once they get married they are, forevermore, one combined unit. There is no more “I,” there is only “we.” Like conjoined twins, they are…

Is Your Partner Pulling Away?

When we sense our partner distancing from us, we try to pull our partner closer. Of course, this tends to make them want to pull even further away. By trying to make your spouse…

There’s no “we” in romance

Far too often, it seems like we married folks are facing a choice—pursuing a better “we” or pursuing a better “me.”
One can feel self-suffocating, especially when…

They Can’t Hear You

Like gravity and motion, there are a few natural laws of relationship that simply cannot be denied. One of them is this…

Decisions, decisions

What would change about your life if you were more decisive? If you deliberated less and decided more? Here are..

Creating the Relationships You Crave

Let’s face it; when it comes to relationships, we’ve all received some bad training over the years. Divorce. Mean girls. Crazy exes. Narcissistic parents.

Even if you had…

Playing the Hand You’re Dealt

Today I get to go under the knife of a surgeon, fixing my hip flexor tendon that was apparently damaged after my hip replacement a year ago. As my wife Jenny knows better than anyone, this will be my 7th surgery…

The Best Remedy for Anger

Here’s a challenge for today: The next time you feel angry, about anything at all, press…

Tending to Your Own Lawn

None of us sets out to fall into the trap of envying our neighbors. No one begins their morning saying, “Today, I will look at other families and lament…

Follow the Light

I have to admit, I was surprised to find this lyric within such a jolly, simple song. “Peace on earth will come to all, if we just follow the light”?