How to Be Good Partners in Parenting

How to Be Good Partners in Parenting

Shortly after everyone had signed the Declaration of Independence, one of those present is believed to have said: “Gentlemen, we must hang together now. Or we will all hang separately!” Much the same is true for parents. Once the baby arrives, there is an urgent need...
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...