
When Your Loved One WON’T Change
What do you do when you’ve tried everything you can think of to get your loved one to stop their infuriating behavior — and nothing has work

Want Your Loved One To Change? Stop Criticizing
When you ask your loved one to change, there’s usually at least a hint of criticism in the request. Removing that criticism can make a world

Did You Marry A Sociopath? (Sorry, But No)
Maybe you think that your spouse is a sociopath, or borderline, or a narcissist. But maybe you should think again.

Six Steps to Improve Your Communication and Achieve Greater Intimacy
Learning how to listen to each other can improve our relationships. Here are six things to do that will help you in that quest.

Turning Fights Into Gold (Part II): Conflict and Attachment in Couples
The ability to fight well is one of the hallmarks of successful relationships.

Turning Fights Into Gold (Part I): Conflict and Attachment in Couples
Our fights with our romantic partner may appear to be about trivial things. But the question at the root of every fight is “Are you there f

Listen To Your Partner’s Problem, Or Solve It? Couples, Conflict and Emotional Support
Women often complain their male partners offer solutions rather than listen. Men reply that their partner just wants to moan rather than fi

How Relationships Die: Conflict, Communication and Motivations
Relationships rarely go from hero to zero overnight. There’s almost always an accumulation over time of small hurts, misunderstandings and

Life Is Like A Three Legged Stool: Work, Love and Friendship
Money, power, fame and material possessions are false gods. Building a balanced life requires other things.

You Get The Behavior You Tolerate
We may try hard to change our partner’s annoying behavior — but the reason nothing changes is because we’re actually tolerating that behavio