Archive for September, 2009

Men’s Slough of Despond to Breakup

September 26, 2009

“Men,” says Dr. Eaker-Weil, “are more pathetic than women [hey, she said it, not us]. They’re like sad puppy dogs. There’s no question that they suffer more than women do, because they don’t deal with the conflict for so long that it festers and grows, and when they finally do acknowledge it, the suffering is [...]

Breakup and his Denial Limbo

September 26, 2009

“When my girlfriend and I ended it after two years,” said a thirty-year-old pharmaceutical rep, “my first thought was, ‘I’m free, I’m finally free.’ For about a month, I went out like crazy. When people asked me if I was depressed about the breakup, I’d say something like, ‘No, it was time for it to [...]

Your ex is getting married. How do you feel?

September 17, 2009

There you are, happy with your life, dating a lot, feeling thin, and then word comes down the grapevine: Your ex is getting married. How do you feel?
It depends. If you’re still attached to him, it can be a pretty devastating little piece of news. “I found out through friends that he had gotten married [...]

High Price of Love, Money in the Bank

September 12, 2009

Should you get joint accounts, separate accounts, or a combination of both? It really depends on your communication style. To help you decide, here’s a rundown of the most common ways to manage money.

Does he still love you any more or not?

September 7, 2009

Maybe you are sad to see him look like a shit sitting across the last dinner table, how can you interpreter his behavior to know whether he loves you any more or not.

Love Him or Not

September 7, 2009

Your Relationship is closing the end, and the way you can see it

Breaking Down the Breakdowns

September 2, 2009

Like a complex machine with a lot of moving parts, communication can break down for many reasons. Each of these reasons has a remedy, but you have to know enough about the machine and its parts to spot the problem and get some glimmer of an idea how to fix it.

Open Conversation: Speaking and Listening Techniques for Couples

September 2, 2009

Sometimes you need specific rules to make sure that you’re each being heard by the other partner. That’s where the Speaker/Listener technique comes in handy.
Used by many marriage educators to help smooth conflict, the Speaker/Listener technique provides couples with guidelines on how to communicate successfully. The rules for this technique aren’t hard. “Eventually, you won’t [...]