Where’s Dad?

Where’s Dad?

“My wife is on my case and I don’t get it. Example: A week ago she tells me I make too much noise when she’s trying to put our baby girl to sleep. So last night I stayed in the den while Amy was screaming up a storm and I guess wouldn’t nurse. Finally Amy’s asleep and...
A Father’s Story

A Father’s Story

“My wife lives for our daughter and I am starting to wonder: when is it my turn? I feel like all that I am in my wife’s eyes is a means to an end. I go out in the world like a cave man, bring home meat and drop it at her feet, she looks up and says “thanks honey,” and...
True Love

True Love

Len and I are doing OK; for one, we don’t argue as much as we used to. But something is still missing, some spark that used to be there. We’re pleasant with each other and still make love but that whole deep connection thing we had before kids has really...
Speaking from Your Heart

Speaking from Your Heart

“I feel like I have to walk around on eggshells with my husband and his family: If I’m not VERY careful, they get upset and either blame themselves or me or both. But the result is I have all this stuff bottled up inside.” There are natural concerns about really...
Empathy: A Key Relationship Skill

Empathy: A Key Relationship Skill

My husband and I communicate well enough on the surface, but I feel we are drifting apart deep down. I for one don’t feel like he understands me that much any more. The basis of emotional closeness in a relationship is empathy, the foundation of the experience...