Do you find it hard to see things from your spouse’s perspective? Do you think your spouse should see things exactly the way you do? Is it easier for you to try to fix things for your spouse rather than listen to them? If this is true about you or your spouse, you may have…
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There are not many feelings worse than when someone puts you down, insults you, or invalidates you. And a put-down from your own spouse is like a straight-up punch to the psyche. It’s amazing how easy it is to hurt the ones we love the most with our words, but what do you do if…
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Let’s be honest. We probably already do fight in front of the kids. Whatever you want to call them—“polite” disagreements, heated arguments, emotional debates, full-on shouting matches—we have them. We don’t necessarily plan to; they can just happen. A calm, respectful conversation can escalate quickly to savage verbal bloodsport. And guess who is taking it…
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3 Ways Empathy Can Strengthen Your Marriage
Do you find it hard to see things from your spouse’s perspective? Do you think your spouse should see things exactly the way you do? Is it easier for you to try to fix things for your spouse rather than listen to them? If this is true about you or your spouse, you may have…
My Spouse Is Putting Me Down. (How Do I Get Them to Stop?)
There are not many feelings worse than when someone puts you down, insults you, or invalidates you. And a put-down from your own spouse is like a straight-up punch to the psyche. It’s amazing how easy it is to hurt the ones we love the most with our words, but what do you do if…
Should We Fight In Front Of The Kids?
Let’s be honest. We probably already do fight in front of the kids. Whatever you want to call them—“polite” disagreements, heated arguments, emotional debates, full-on shouting matches—we have them. We don’t necessarily plan to; they can just happen. A calm, respectful conversation can escalate quickly to savage verbal bloodsport. And guess who is taking it…