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Marriage New Year’s Resolutions for 2012

Since close to one out of every two first marriages end in divorce- and generally within 4 to 7 years- with extraordinarily detrimental effects to our health, we should switch our focus from personal to relationship improvement. The health benefits … Continue reading

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What To Do After Changing Your Approach?

Before approaching your spouse with one of the many fight stoppers (all separate links) we’ve equipped you with, you will have a picture in your mind’s eye of the kind of reaction to be expecting from him/her.  If your spouse … Continue reading

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Do Nothing: A Novel Approach to Solving Marriage Problems

Some people are fix-it addicts.  Fixing their marriages becomes the main focus of their lives.  The problem with this is that relationships are like see-saws: the more one person does of something, the less the other one will do.  If … Continue reading

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10 Marriage New Year’s Resolutions for 2011

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How to Recover from Infidelity or An Affair

A very common question in my practice is “what’s the proper way to deal with an affair?” How much time should be dedicated to talking about the infidelity? The following video provides one method toward recovering from an affair. Although … Continue reading

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Marriage Advice: Easier Done Than Said

Easier Done Than Said A variation of the “Medium is in the Message” technique, this intervention suggests that you stop using words entirely to get your messages across.  No talking on the phone, no letter writing, no e-mails, you just … Continue reading

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The Medium is in the Message

I do my best to regularly contribute bits and pieces of marriage advice with my Divorce Busting social media communities.  It’s always interesting for me to read people’s examples of how they adopt the Divorce Busting approach- you guys really … Continue reading

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Physician Heal Thyself

Several weeks ago I looked out my office window and noticed tell-tale signs that Fall was upon us. With all of its beauty, Fall feels bittersweet to me- the ending of summer and the beginning of crisp evening air and … Continue reading

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How To Get What You Want (Without Complaining)

I know what you’re thinking, “Of course I have to complain, my spouse never listens.” If that sounds familiar, you may have been asking to have your needs met in the wrong way.  In fact, lots of times people think … Continue reading

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Friends Aren’t Enough – Courtney Cox, David Arquette, and Separation

Ok, I really know nothing about why Courtney Cox and David Arquette are calling it quits, but that doesn’t stop me from having an opinion. The couple released a statement saying, “We have agreed to a trial separation that dates … Continue reading

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How To Get Out of a Marital Rut – Do Something Different

Do Something Different Human beings are creatures of habit.  Most of the time, we’re on automatic pilot.  We sleep on the same side of the bed every night.  We sit in the same chair at our dining room table.  We … Continue reading

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Reeling From Infidelity

Every once in a while I step back and think about the messages I give to couples in my practice, seminars, keynotes and in my writing. To be sure, I have been a psychotic optimist about people’s ability to survive … Continue reading

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