Category Archives: Marriage and Family Life

How to Be Sure That You’ll Make the Right Relationship Decisions

How to Be Sure That You’ll Make the Right Relationship Decisions
There are lots of decisions to make when you’re in a relationship. Some are mundane: what to eat for dinner, which movie to see, or where to go on vacation. Other decisions are more important for your relationship's future: when to say "I love you," whether to move in together, whether to stay together, and whether…
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Why Every Marriage Is a Bait and Switch

Why Every Marriage Is a Bait and Switch
Someone's real self emerges to us over time, not all at once. I like to ask my couples, when they’re complaining about a particular aspect of their partner’s behavior, “Well, why do you think you would have married someone who…?” Their answer is, inevitably, “He/she wasn’t this way when we married.” Every marriage is a bait and…
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4 Ways to Get Your Partner to Hear You

4 Ways to Get Your Partner to Hear You
A key sign of a secure and healthy relationship is the ability to be honest. Having a partner with whom we can communicate freely and easily is a fundamental piece of the puzzle when it comes to achieving genuine closeness. It’s also the only way for the person we’re with to truly know us for…
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