The Gift of Understanding

Being able to listen to each other is fundamental to a loving relationship. In fact, listening is a much more powerful act than speaking. Listening to your partner grants them their self-expression. Your partner will feel enlivened when you listen to them. They will feel validated, seen and heard when you understand what they say. […]

Dealing with Upsets in your Marriage

Problems, stress and upsets are part of the landscape for married couples. When partners get angry, frustrated or annoyed, their sense of well-being, connectedness and partnership can disappear quickly. How well you deal with each other when the applecart of your life gets turned upside down can make all the difference in how effectively and […]

Happy Holidays!

Wishing you and your family a Joyous Holiday Season & a Happy New Year! Andy 

Assessing Partnership in your Marriage

The following is a tool that you and your spouse can use to get a sense of the degree of partnership in different areas of your life.  First, find some time in your calendars to have this conversation. Get together and talk about how you know when your partnership is strong. For instance, you both […]

Getting Married? Maybe Later…

When Martha and I got married in August of 1974, it seemed as if that was what everyone was doing right after college. Today, that’s not what everyone is doing. Today, many young adults are waiting until much later to get married or are forgoing marriage altogether. For every subsequent generation in the last fifty […]

Increased Divorce Rate Among Baby Boomers

My wife, Martha, and I are baby boomers. Many of our good friends are baby boomers. We are in that cohort of Americans born after World War II between 1946 and 1964. This year the youngest baby boomers are turning 50 years old! The oldest of us are closing in on age 70 years. As […]

Creating “Partnership” Projects

Fall is a time of the year when there is so much to do! Summer is over and there seems to be a billion projects on the horizon: Home improvement projects, landscaping projects, visits with family and friends, health and fitness commitments and so much more. Martha and I often sit down together and put […]

Order Your Copy of The Partnership Marriage!

The Partnership Marriage: Creating the Life You Love…Together is now available!  You can purchase my book either by going to Amazon directly or by visiting my new book site, www.thepartnershipmarriagebook.com. I’d love to get your feedback.  Email your thoughts and comments to me at my new email address, andy@thepartnershipmarriage.com.  I’d greatly appreciate it!  

Relaxation, Reflection and Renewal

Martha and I recently returned from a forty-day vacation to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary! We called our trip “Forty for Forty.” We concocted this idea 9 months ago after getting inspired about taking a road trip during the summer. We considered a two-week vacation, but that was too short. I suggested a three-week trip, but […]

The Partnership Marriage is Published!

I am very happy to announce that The Partnership Marriage: Creating the Life You Love…Together has been published and is now available on Amazon!  You can purchase The Partnership Marriage by visiting my new book site, www.thepartnershipmarriagebook.com. Take a look! The last 6 months has been an exciting time for me. I have many, many people to […]