Posts Tagged ‘differences’

Divorce, Please Do Not Exploit Your Child

April 8, 2009

Children who live in broken homes are often expected to spend their young years trying to bring their quarreling parents together. They rarely, if ever, succeed. Sometimes their lives are brightened by a faint glimmer of hope, only to be greatly disappointed—times without number. Then again, some children in order to get their own way [...]

Marriage, let’s Resolve Our Differences

November 24, 2008

When both partners have expressed their desires explicitly in terms of outcome, the stage is set for the discussion of any differences. To ensure a win/win approach during this phase, the couple must stick rigidly to the “we versus it” approach, as opposed to the “you versus me” approach. The “we versus it” approach implies [...]