Tag Archives: realationship
Talk about their behavior, not character
Instead of saying, “You’re lazy, selfish, mean,” talk about how their behavior affects you. Say: “When you say you’ll be home by 7 and don’t show up till 8:30, and you don’t call to let me know, I feel hurt, resentful, … Continue reading
Revive Your Relationship: Communicate
Talk to your partner the way you did when you were dating. Many couples stop investing the time, attention and affection that once came naturally. Courtesy, curiosity and warmth shouldn’t disappear with familiarity. Catch your partner doing something right. People … Continue reading
marriage
“The person you marry is going to change in each season of life, and you have to abandon your own selfishness and put in an effort to fall in love with them anew each time…and to help them find new … Continue reading
When Love Conflicts with Personal Growth
Have you ever felt completely torn between someone you love and the life that you want? Especially if these two things are/feel like oil and water? In my experience, the right partnership expands with you instead of shrinking around you. … Continue reading
Communicate honestly
Instead of lashing out in anger, I’d write my spouse a letter explaining why I was hurt and put it on his desk,” recalled Valerie Wilson Wesley, a Manhattan author married for 51 years who penned a dating column when … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 