I know it seems counterintuitive, right? I mean, if someone cheats on someone, why would they want to stay in a relationship with them? After all, they cheated. They can’t possibly still love their person and be happy in a relationship if they cheated. Right? Actually, it’s more complicated than that. People cheat for many […]
Probably 95% of my clients come to me because they are in toxic relationships. Thousands more read my blogs about toxic relationships every day and reach out, wondering how to get out of theirs. Without exception, they all believe that they should be able to get out of the relationship. I mean, they know, for […]
Many of my clients come to me wondering if their marriage is dead. It can be hard to tell, from the inside looking out, where one’s marriage stands. Why? Because, as the years go on, some behaviors, good and bad, become normalized, and it’s hard to tell if they are affecting the marriage in a […]
Marriage is hard. Very hard. And unfortunately, there are times when it can involve lots of yelling. In an ideal world, couples would be able to have a calm, rational conversation about an issue, and often they can. But, sometimes, they lose control of their emotions, and they yell. And, for many people, being yelled […]
For many people, they might seem obvious the reasons to avoid having an affair with married men. After all, they are married and not available, right? Unfortunately, for many women, they do go down that rabbit hole of having an affair with a married man. Nobody sets out to do this but it does happen, […]
I recently read a headline about a woman who was abused who had been killed by her husband. He said it was an accident but, as the police investigated, they learned that her husband had been abusing her for years. When I discussed what happened with some of my clients, many of them, while they […]
There is nothing worse than having a partner who struggles with depression, especially if you have never struggled with it yourself. And depression can have a devastating effect on relationships because managing it can be very difficult. While it might seem obvious, the steps you might take to help your spouse with depression (i.e. talk […]
Did you wake up this morning dreading the day and wondering why? Did you grab a coffee and your phone and settle in to ask Google why you might be feeling this way? Was one of your questions to the Oracle, “Am I unhappy in my relationship?” If you are reading this article, I am […]
If you are considering an affair or have a partner who is cheating on you, you might have assumptions about what an affair is. You might believe that it’s all about sex and connection and fancy vacations and love and travel and all of those sexy things that are so appealing. So appealing that people […]
For a long time, I have told people that having sex with an ex is a really bad idea. After all, you broke up. Why would you want to revisit something that made you miserable? What I have learned over the years, however, is quite different. That while having sex with our ex can be […]
