Keeping Intimacy Alive
As years go by, many couples discover that the intimacy they experienced in the first several years of their marriage doesn’t last forever. Chapman (2004) suggests that the “falling in love” kind of love is not real love at all. He says that “real love” recognizes the need for growth, takes effort and discipline and […]
Tags: Acts of service, Andrew L. Miser, Appreciation, Couples coaching, Gifts, Intimacy, Love, Love language, Partnership, Partnership marriage, Quality time, Touch
Radical Conversations that Have Shaped Marriage
In the last two hundred and fifty years, societal conversations in the United States, all considered radical at an earlier time, have transformed the institution of marriage. Briefly, here are a few: Individual choice. The Age of Enlightenment in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries influenced relations between men and women in radical ways. Reason trumped […]
Tags: Andrew L. Miser, Choice, Conversation, Couples coaching, Equality, History of marriage, Love, Partnership, Partnership marriage, Values, Vision
A Poem by e.e. cummings
The poem below by e.e. cummings is my favorite love poem. I was thinking about my 42 years with Martha the other day. When she got her Ph.D. a couple of years ago, she manifested not only her vision for her life, but also my vision for her. Martha has always has been at my […]
Tags: e.e. cummings, Love, Partnership marriage, Poetry, Vision
