Sharing Your Feelings Without Anger Anger can be a problem. The challenge is that it is inevitable in a romantic relationship, in any relationship, actually, but our concern here is for your romantic partnership. Most of us don’t know that anger is not a primary feeling, and as a result, what we say when we feel angry complicates […]
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Defining Love: How Boundaries Strengthen Relationships I saw a couple this week who inspired this newsletter. They are in love, honest, and have differences that need negotiation. They present a tough issue that requires deep personal reflection about what is important and what can be compromised without damaging the bond of love for the partner
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Probably everyone has some kind of trauma. It doesn’t have to be war-related and eligible for a PTSD diagnosis. More subtle trauma comes from childhood experiences when we were too young to speak up for ourselves, and so we were hurt. Most of us don’t realize we have injuries until we are in our marriage
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I saw a couple this week in my office that could be any couple when things go off track. This couple has two children: they’ve been together for almost two decades. That is a big investment of time and enough time to create a lot of hurt feelings. She is hurt because she doesn’t experience
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