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    Are Women Really Better at Relationships? Are Women Really Better at Relationships?

    Are Women Really Better at Relationships?

Are Women Really Better at Relationships?

It was with equal amounts of anticipation and dread that I read the R. Chase article “What Men Want.”  I laughed out loud when I read the following exchange between the author and a male friend:

“I once had a conversation with a friend of mine about women.  We were talking about a girl that, while extremely attractive, was a […]

By |July, 2nd, 2016|Love & Marriage|Comments Off on Are Women Really Better at Relationships?
  • How to Be in a Relationship — Without Losing Yourself How to Be in a Relationship — Without Losing Yourself

    How to Be in a Relationship — Without Losing Yourself

How to Be in a Relationship — Without Losing Yourself

Having love in our lives is important to most of us. Numerous studies indicate that intimate relationships are the single most important source of life satisfaction. (more…)

By |February, 2nd, 2016|Love & Marriage|Comments Off on How to Be in a Relationship — Without Losing Yourself
  • HOOKUP NATION: Why Has Hooking Up Replaced Dating? HOOKUP NATION: Why Has Hooking Up Replaced Dating?

    HOOKUP NATION: Why Has Hooking Up Replaced Dating?

HOOKUP NATION: Why Has Hooking Up Replaced Dating?

Whether you’re concerned about the young men and women in your life, reflecting on your own experiences, or contemplating the future of love and sex in general, you can’t help but wonder what’s driving the widespread cultural shift to hooking up versus dating.  Why do young women engage in behaviors that often appear to be unsatisfying, coercive and risky?  […]

By |August, 8th, 2015|Love & Marriage|Comments Off on HOOKUP NATION: Why Has Hooking Up Replaced Dating?
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    What Happens When A Husband Shares Power? What Happens When A Husband Shares Power?

    What Happens When A Husband Shares Power?

What Happens When A Husband Shares Power?

The period drama Mad Men highlighted the American cultural revolution during the 1960s, when it was a man’s world at home and when sexual banter at the office wasn’t yet harassment.  Not long after the final episode ended in the time period 1970, an unknown researcher was beginning another “relationship” revolution.

By |July, 7th, 2015|Love & Marriage, Success: Conflict|Comments Off on What Happens When A Husband Shares Power?
  • ESTRANGED: What to Do When Your Adult Child Wants Nothing To Do With You ESTRANGED: What to Do When Your Adult Child Wants Nothing To Do With You

    ESTRANGED: What to Do When Your Adult Child Wants Nothing To Do With You

ESTRANGED: What to Do When Your Adult Child Wants Nothing To Do With You

Nothing can create more feelings of shame than to be rejected by your own child.

One parent described it this way, “It’s like she died, only worse — my adult daughter lives here in town, but she won’t have anything to do with me — and places all the blame for the estrangement on me.”

By |November, 18th, 2014|Resilience|Comments Off on ESTRANGED: What to Do When Your Adult Child Wants Nothing To Do With You
  • Five Surprising Things I’ve Learned About Men Five Surprising Things I’ve Learned About Men

    Five Surprising Things I’ve Learned About Men

Five Surprising Things I’ve Learned About Men

When I asked my husband to review the list below, he asked, “Is that all?  You’ve just learned five things about men?” and promptly referred me to Dave Barry’s The Complete Book of Guys. In the meantime, I’m standing by the few things I’ve learned about men, all of which I wish I had known sooner. 

By |August, 10th, 2014|Love & Marriage|Comments Off on Five Surprising Things I’ve Learned About Men