We all have toxic people in our lives. Sometimes they are US. One morning last week in the communication class I teach at a local college, we were covering relationship-damaging behaviors, and what indicates a potentially toxic future relationship. I saw an act of bravery that gave me a moment of pause. One of my …
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Dare #14 Journey – Is A Lack of Communication Destroying Your Marriage?
The horses grazed in the pasture. The drying grass crunched under my feet as I walked from the barn out to the field, eager to try the new thing I learned the day before thanks to Equus.com. Normally, my process was efficient and productive. Take the lead. Walk to the horses, maybe saying, “hello” to …
5 Ways to Get Your Husband to Listen
5 Ways to Get Your Husband to Listen Situation: Maybe you can relate to this – you want to talk to your husband about the kind of car your 16 year-old wants to buy. Your husband is focused on his phone, reading the news. You bring up the topic, ask him what he thinks about it, …
3 Quick Ways to Save Your Marriage Today…
Dr. John Gottman has spent his life studying what REALLY works in marriage. He’s made a number of astounding discoveries, not the least of which is the reason counseling only works in turning around a marriage about 25% of the time: much of what we have been taught was not designed for a marriage application, …
When Your Feelings Hurt…
Southbound I-71 commuter traffic started thickening. He weaved in and out of the lanes. The sun started to emerge to the left of us. I put on my sun glasses. He glanced and smiled at me. I smiled back. “Thank you for taking me to the airport this morning,” I said. For some reason, it …
Is A Lack of Communication Destroying Your Marriage?
The horses grazed in the pasture. The drying grass crunched under my feet as I walked from the barn out to the field, eager to try the new thing I learned the day before thanks to Equus.com. Normally, my process was efficient and productive. Take the lead. Walk to the horses, maybe saying, “hello” to …
Her Looks Just Weren’t Enough…
Her loud voice carried several aisles over…”You didn’t even look this up, you were supposed to check online. I can’t count on you for anything!” I came around the corner and found myself staring at a physically beautiful woman with a baby stroller, standing with her husband in front of a line of vacuum cleaners …