Married just over a year and already she felt the marriage slipping away. Now anxiety and suspicion was permeating a relationship that felt unbendable, let alone unbreakable. The solitary act of denying her sexual requests was uncomfortable, and it set her off something inside her like nothing she had ever imagined. A sexual request her…
Don’t waste your time worrying about what others think of your marriage/relationship. The truth is you’ll spend more energy imagining what others think of you than those folks will ever invest in themselves or their relationships. Let me ask you this: Is the love worth saving? Whenever you stretch yourself into taking bold new actions,…
I have been reflecting on the idea that we are in an era in which our relationships have moved beyond pure survival. We have climbed up Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, and our relationships are no longer just about procreation. Yes, children, marriage and family are important to us, but we have bigger dreams for our…