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It's the Perfect Time of Year to Count Your Marital Blessings Marriage, Thanksgiving and gratitude: A perfect match! You have the power to strengthen your marriage, make your spouse feel special and change your mood at this very moment--How is this all possible? By sowing the seeds of gratitude. Research... ( added 3 days 5 hours ago.)

Marriage Alert: Why Love Is Not Enough--Does Your Partner Still Like You? Why is it that we have no problem lounging around in our favorite sweatpants (with the hole in the knee) and our favorite threadbare T-shirt (with the rip in the sleeve) in front of our spouse/partner, but if our friends/co-workers were on the way... ( added 10 days 1 hour ago.)

The Truth About Marriage Advice and Why You Should Be Skeptical Any couples counselor will tell you that not all marriages or relationships are salvageable-despite my best efforts (and my pro-marriage and pro-commitment attitudes), some of the couples I've counseled will still make the painful decision to end... ( added 12 days 6 hours ago.)

Marriage Help: Are Your Arguments Helping or Hurting Your Marriage? Q: "I need some marriage advice. Is arguing bad for a marriage? My husband says it's healthy to argue from time to time but I try to avoid marital conflict at all costs. Can you shed some light on this for us?" A: Relationship conflicts are a... ( added 16 days 8 hours ago.)

Want a Healthier Marriage? Watch Your Mouth! If you want to strengthen your marriage or relationship, I have a piece of straight-forward relationship advice for you: Watch your mouth! It's all about the words we choose There's an old Bee Gees song that says, "It's only words, and words are... ( added 18 days 3 hours ago.)

Marriage Advice: Your Marriage Needs This Simple Communication Strategy Arguments are a regular part of Lindsey and Hector's relationship. During a recent couples counseling session, they volleyed insults back and forth with such intensity that I almost stopped the session. But then something remarkable happened: ... ( added 23 days 23 hours ago.)

Men and Intimacy: Is It Really a Fear of Intimacy? What is a fear of intimacy? The term "fear of intimacy" is often used to describe someone who has difficulty creating a close connection with their spouse/partner. Typically, the phrase highlights a person's struggle to become physically... ( added 23 days 23 hours ago.)

Marriage Help: Bring Intimacy Back Into Your Marriage Couples often seek out my relationship help or marriage advice because of difficulties with intimacy-they no longer feel a deep emotional connection with their spouse/partner. Why are so many couples struggling with emotional intimacy? In order to... ( added 33 days ago.)

Are You Making This Communication Mistake? When couples come to me for help, the first thing I do is observe how they communicate with each other. Communication is often the gauge of the health of a relationship. There are certain effective communication principles that can help you create... ( added 38 days 2 hours ago.)

Marriage Help: Making Sense of the Withdrawn Husband Many couples who seek out relationship help and marriage advice have fallen into a relationship rut-in other words, they feel stuck. And when you and your spouse/partner are locked in cycles of conflict, you probably assume you have nothing in... ( added 57 days 19 hours ago.)

What to Do When You Call Your Partner by an Ex's Name Most relationship help and marriage advice articles overlook this very common and important issue. Let's take a humorous look at what to do, or not do, when you accidentally call the love of your life by your ex's name. The setting: ... ( added 66 days 20 hours ago.)

Marriage Advice: Turning conflict into opportunities "I really hate it when we argue, but I've also learned so much about my husband from our fights and we have a stronger relationship now." ~Sandra, married seven years Even the most effective communicators get into spats now and then. And... ( added 86 days 5 hours ago.)

Relationship Help: 5 Essentials To Keep Your Relationship Fresh Anyone who is married or in a long-term committed relationship comes to realize that at some point there is a danger of falling into a lifeless routine. The vast number of marriage advice and relationship help books is a clear indication that... ( added 94 days 23 hours ago.)

Avoid These Relationship Traps I'm often asked, "What is one of the most challenging issues couples face today?" While every couple is different, there are themes that I see in my work as a couples counselor and relationship coach. One common issue is the difficulty... ( added 192 days 7 hours ago.)

Communication Clinic: 5 Ways to Get Your Husband to Listen What motivates someone to listen to another person? Understanding this question will help you work toward more effective listening in your own marriage or relationship. 1. Clear message, favorable outcome Clearly... ( added 234 days 5 hours ago.)

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... ( added 247 days 18 hours ago.)

Relationship 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... ( added 285 days 21 hours ago.)

How to Navigate the Maze of Internet Relationship Advice A computer and access to the Internet: Thats all you need to share your opinion with the world about how you think people should manage their lives, relationships, finances--you name it. It seems like overnight, everyone has become a... ( added 286 days 19 hours ago.)

Love, Laughter and Marriage: Why Laughter is Vital to a Healthy Relationship Two happily married couples, together for over fifteen years: "If I had to pick out one thing that has made the difference in our marriage, I guess it would be that he makes me laugh." ~Sarah "We just enjoy each other's company.... ( added 312 days 7 hours ago.)

Discover What Your Marriage Is Missing: Your Relationship Check-up Is Long Overdue No one can deny the benefit of preventive medicine. First of all, it's often easier to prevent an illness than it is to cure it--that's why you go in for your annual physical (or why you should). And we all can agree that feeling healthy... ( added 355 days 2 hours ago.)

How to Deepen Intimacy through the Power of Empathic Listening "I hate having to compete with the TV or computer for my husband's attention. He used to be such a wonderful listener. I feel like I'm not important enough to him anymore." ~Jennifer "It's really frustrating. I'll tell my girlfriend... ( added 1 year 2 days ago.)

Men and Intimacy: 5 Myths about Men, Love and Intimacy When it comes to love, men often get a bad rap. "You only hear about the guys who are abusive or cheat, but how about the tons of men who are faithful and kind?" ~John "I've been married for over twenty years. I know I'm not perfect, but I can... ( added 1 year 9 days ago.)

Relationship Advice: Stop the Negativity and Build a Better Relationship New love seems to cradle and carry couples for a time--magnifying all that is good about your partner and your future together. We now know that relationships go through a series of phases over the years--some that can challenge the very... ( added 1 year 11 days ago.)

Marriage Alert! Can Your Relationship Survive The Financial Crisis? When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves . ~Victor Frankl You don't need me to tell you about the dire state of the American economy and the reverberations being felt around the world. While... ( added 1 year 40 days ago.)

Marriage Slumps, Relation- ship 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... ( added 1 year 58 days ago.)