Posted by Sharon Jackson A U.S. survey of counseling professionals recently found that the top reason couples fight is not about sex and money, but that neither partner feels important or valued by the other. The survey, “Marital Therapy May Increase Sex.” Dr. Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D [Marriage and Family therapist] has this to say about […]
Emotional Opposites in Relationships
Posted by Sharon Jackson “Of all the ways that opposites attract, the thorniest may be when emotionally giving types pair up with types who are emotionally reserved.” The Wall Street Journal has a really interesting article called, “Show me the Love….Or Not,” that asks the question, “How do two very emotionally different people in an intimate […]
New Study on Empathy in Relationships
By Sharon Jackson “Men like to know when their wife or girlfriend is happy while women really want the man in their life to know when they are upset,” according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. The article titled, “Women Happier in Relationships When Men Feel Their Pain,” “The study involved […]
Yo-Yo Relationships; Breaking a Vicious Cycle
By Sharon Jackson Almost everyone one I know, has had one of those exhausting on again/off again relationships that leave you drained and pained. Usually, these types of relationships occur in our twenties and early thirties, when we’re still trying to figure out who we are and what we want, but they can happen at […]
Money and Vulnerabilty
By Sharon Jackson Money is one of those topics that can be a hot button for many people, especially people in new relationships or even in long-term relationships. It’s a charged subject. The article, “Buy, Sell, or Hold your Relationship, explores the territory of money as it relates to those feelings of commitment, trust, vulnerability […]
The Marriage Plot
By Sharon Jackson “When Elizabeth Weil and Dan Duane married in July 2000, they made a straightforward pact; no cheating, no dying. Other less dramatic problems might lie on the horizon, like money (both are writers) and religion (she’s Jewish, he’s not). Over time, neither of these issues created difficulties, but nine years and two […]
Does Couples Therapy Work?
By Sharon Jackson The recent New York Times article, “Does Couples Therapy Work?” touched upon an interesting dilemma among practicing therapists who treat couples. That dilemma being how difficult it is to sit in a room with two people, who in most cases, are at war with each other. Dr. Barbara Bartlik, M.D., has this to […]
