Despite the piling evidence that very few romantic relationship is able to pass the test of time, many still strive for a lasting, committed relationship. The problem is, people don’t have a role model to demonstrate how to make a relationship last. I have found ten elements that are consistently named by relationship expert as [...]
Interrupting can be a bad habit….and it automatically shuts down lines of communication. When we are so eager and in hurry to get our point across, it is difficult to slow down and not interrupt the other person. The quick interjection and cutting off the other person sends out a bad message that they don’t [...]
Get your Relationship Un-Stuck: By Jennine Estes Relationships are full of ups and down, ins and outs. Some couples get caught on the “down” side and fall into the nasty hole of disconnection, loneliness, and dullness. In many ways, it can feel as if being stuck in a bottom of a ditch; nothing to grab [...]
Latterly, my better half, seven year old girl and I made a decision that since it was and a touch breezy evening that we might take a blanket outside, spread it out on the grass with some refreshments, and experience the evening reading books. I grabbed a book that I had wished to finish for [...]
Women tend to keep secrets from their husbands for a variety of reasons; it could be from intense amounts of shame, to fear of losing the relationship, to past relationship wounds, to the fear of the packed away emotions exploding out and losing control, etc. Some secrets are buried for good reasons….and keeping that secret [...]
The “How to Save my Marriage” by Self-Improvement First Think about the time when you are on an airplane ready for take off and you hear over the intercom that in case of an emergency, air masks will drop….and parents to first put the air masks on themselves, and then put it on the baby. [...]
By Jennine Estes, MFT Is Facebook helping or hurting your relationship? On a weekly basis I have clients sitting on my therapy couch and sharing how Facebook was involved in some part of their relationship. Some state that they use Facebook when they are feeling insecure in the relationship; investigating their partner’s activity with others, [...]
