Do you know what the all-time most popular post on our blog is? It’s called Motivating Your Partner to Improve the Relationship. Month after month, this post is #1… which can only mean that this question is really important to you. So of course we asked Dr. John Gray for his thoughts on the matter. […]
What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage – by Amy Sutherland, New York Times
What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage By AMY SUTHERLAND New York Times As I wash dishes at the kitchen sink, my husband paces behind me, irritated. “Have you seen my keys?” he snarls, then huffs out a loud sigh and stomps from the room with our dog, Dixie, at his heels, anxious […]
“Two Classes, Divided by ‘I Do’” by Jason DeParle, New York Times
Two Classes, Divided by ‘I Do’ By JASON DePARLE ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jessica Schairer has so much in common with her boss, Chris Faulkner, that a visitor to the day care center they run might get them confused. They are both friendly white women from modest Midwestern backgrounds who left for college with conventional hopes […]
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 […]
It’s Ok to Let Your Children See You Fight
By Sharon Jackson The New York Times Blog featured an article, “It’s Ok To Let Your Children Fight.” Click here to read the full article. Conflict in any form is always a delicate matter to navigate well, and when children are involved, it requires even more skill. Psychiatrist, Barbara Bartlik, M.D. had this to say about fighting in […]
