Communication and Blame, Part 2

Part two of my conversation with Denis Merkas of MELT, Couples Massage Courses. “We don’t fight about things… we fight about meanings of things” We’re talking about arguments and all things communication. This is an interesting topic – every couple fights. How do you...

Common Marriage Mistakes

I have been married over half my life now. Overall, these years have been good, if not great at times. There are other times however, when marriage has been anything but good. Sadly, many of these times where brought on by my own stupidity. I’ve made many of the...

I wish you would stop …

Every marriage, every relationship, is fraught with perpetual problems and issues. It’s common that I will counsel a couple for several sessions, they reach their desired goals, and leave with renewed hope and energy for the marriage – then come back several years...

How to Stop Fighting About Money in Your Marriage

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Alex Craig of Have a Rich Marriage. Let’s be honest, money causes conflict in all of our marriages. It causes conflict because nobody has taught us how to handle or respond to money, especially not in our marriages....

How To Fight In Marriage: Start Well – End Well

How do you fight? You will fall into one of three categories. Conflict avoiders – We never fight. I never once heard a cross word between my mom and dad. Volatile – Like cats and dogs. We fight all the time, over anything and everything. But we love to...