Sex, Lies and Secrets: is Secrecy Destroying Your Marriage?

After the story broke that New York governor Eliot Spitzer was having sex with prostitutes, relationship experts popped up on every news channel, dispensing theories about Mr. Spitzer’s behavior. Opinions about why a married man (and one with a great deal to lose) would behave this way ranged from him having unmet needs to [...]

A Simple Formula to Keep Love and Intimacy Alive

I bet if I asked you what you had for breakfast this morning, you’d have a concrete answer. (Even if the answer is “Black coffee” or “Didn’t have time.”) But how about if I ask you to recall something arguably more important than a single morning meal? Let’s see how you fare: [...]

Intimacy 101: Uncover the Hidden Rules That Run Your Relationship

No matter how we might resist them at times, we can’t deny the presence of rules in society. From traffic lights to ticket sales, rules help us avoid chaos and establish routines that allow us to cope as a society. But beyond the macrocosm, rules are an important presence in the microcosm of your [...]

Marriage Alert: Why Falling Out of Like is Dangerous to Your Marriage

  A recent marketing book I read touted the importance of getting potential clients to “know you, like you and trust you.” It seems that marketing and romance have more in common than meets the eye: In the world of marketing you’re trying to convince someone your product or service is worthwhile; in [...]

Unpublished Phone Number Lookup: How Can You Do It?

The telephone is considered to be the best tool invented for communication. With it, you will be able to communicate with your family, friends and loved ones easily and much more conveniently. However, what if you receive a phone call from someone who refuses to identify themselves? What if it is a call from [...]

After Marriage: 4 Surefire Ways to Kill the Passion in Your Relationship

Anyone in a marriage or a long-term relationship understands the challenges of keeping romance and passion alive. Candlelit dinners, gazing into each other’s eyes, and the priority of talking and making love begin to buckle under the pressure of busy schedules, the demands of maintaining a household, the stresses of work, and for all [...]

Marriage Help: 3 Steps To Becoming A Better Listener

  \”You never listen to me…I\’ve asked you a thousand times to let me know when you can\’t pick the kids up from daycare!\” In my work with couples, it is common to hear one person accuse the other of \”not listening.\” This usually takes the following form: 1. You ask your partner to [...]

Marriage Help: Coping with a Spouse’s Illness

It’s natural to enter a long-term relationship with expectations. And one expectation most of us have is that our spouse or partner will remain relatively healthy. Although wedding vows ask us to consider the possibility of sickness, we don’t automatically assume our loved ones will suffer a serious illness. “I felt blindsided by the [...]

Marriage Lessons: a Golden-anniversary Couple Share Their Wisdom

No matter how well your relationship is humming along right now, there’s room for the advice of relationship mentors. Couples who have been together for many years (and who have been relatively happy, despite the inevitable rough patches) have discovered what has benefited their relationship the most. And they can help you do the [...]

Marriage Slumps, Relationship Ruts and Other Painful Realities About Love

  Warning: the contents of this article may upset you. In fact, I strongly recommend that you close this page. If you’re like most people, you have a child-like naïveté about romance. I don’t want to spoil that. Sure, you were able to handle the truth about Santa Claus and the tooth fairy (oops, [...]

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