According to most researchers studying difficulties in marriages and relationships, communication failures are the most common reason for breakups and divorces. When communication between the partners falters or stops, then the negative feelings begin to take center stage.
In fact, if you think about it, why are we married or together? Isn’t the main goal to [...]

Open or good communication typically ranks as number one or number two in terms of couple satisfaction. The rule appears to be that the better the communication, the better the relationship.
Likewise, when couples have problems, communication is ranked as one of the critical issues affecting how each of the individuals feels.
Yet, if the relationship becomes [...]

Intimate relationships are inherently difficult to maintain due to the fact that there are almost always differences between the two. He likes to sleep late, she likes to get up early. She is a vegetarian, he is a meat eater. He is more of a disciplinarian with the children, she is more easy-going. She likes [...]

Be who you are is critical for improving the intimacy in a relationship.

Reducing fights and arguments is very important to the survival of your intimate relationships. The eight steps discussed in this article provide a good beginning point for turning your relationship around.

In surveys completed with married couples, one of the most common issues is the couple’s inability to find solutions to their daily problems. If solutions to problems are not identified and put into practice, then even the smallest issue can become a major problem.
While this may sound like one of the married partners is making [...]

One of the most difficult situations to work with as a psychologist is when couples are colliding. In this type of counseling session, each word is almost equivalent of a “bomb” to one of the participants. She will say, “You did X” and he responds, “You’re a liar.” Then she begins to recite the specifics [...]

Yesterday, a client was commenting that, in a meeting, several people commented to “el supremo” leader that their direct boss was saying negative things and berating employees while also lying or taking the glory of the employees. Clearly this behavior would not assist the leader to have the support of her staff or to advance [...]

Reducing anger and handling it better is critical for positive personal relationships. This article addresses four easy steps that you can begin implementing today.