“Let’s have a conversation”

In my relationship with my wife, Martha, one of us often says to the other, “Let’s have a conversation about _______________(fill in the blank).  The topic might be money, a home improvement project, a family member, our summer vacation or some issue.  We’ll pull out our calendars and schedule a time to have a conversation. […]

Featured Couple: Getting Ready for Spring

The days are getting longer.  The snow is melting.  The temperature is a little warmer.  And the baseball season is around the corner.  Here is my next featured couple!

Reminder: The Connecting to Us Tele-seminar on March 19th

I will be co-leading the Connecting to Us Tele-seminar with Joanie Yanusas, starting on March 19th. Joanie is a Certified Relationship Coach who offers simple, partnership strategies for men and women to improve their communication and intimacy. Here is the program information: Intention: This tele-seminar is designed for people who are married or in a […]

Being “All in” Your Marriage

Eli J. Finkel, a professor of psychology at Northwestern University, wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times that was published on Valentine’s Day. He was looking at the state of marriage today. As a result of his extensive research, he found that, if you look at marital satisfaction and divorce rate statistics, the […]

Featured Couple: Celebrating Valentines Day

Do you remember these candies? I used to love to give them to all my friends in grade school.  I found them at CVS this morning and they immediately became the next featured couple! Happy Valentines Day!

Announcing the Connecting to Us Tele-seminar

I am happy to be announcing the Connecting to Us Tele-seminar that I will be co-leading with Joanie Yanusas, starting on March 19th. I have included program information below. Often we take our most precious asset, our relationship with our partner or spouse, for granted. In our hectic and busy lives it’s easy to forget […]

Featured Couple: Frolicking in the Sun

It has been so cold this winter!  I saw these in my closet this morning and they instantly became the featured couple in the spotlight today!  

Hooking Up and Hanging Out

I am learning a lot talking to my daughter about today’s dating culture. She sent me a New York Times article the other day on the end of courtship that described her experience to a tee – Hooking up and hanging out! Young adults today have ways to instantly access their social network with text […]

Featured Couple: Flirting

Embracing Feelings

One of the important lessons that Martha and I learned early in our marriage was that expressing emotions is a natural and normal part of any human relationship. Feelings seem to come and go. It is easy to label some feelings as “good” and other feelings as “bad.” It is true that some feelings, like […]