We are living at a time when we both hunger for real, lasting love and are also unwilling to remain in a relationship where love seems to have disappeared. I’ve been a marriage and family counselor for more than 40 years and I see two groups of people that I particularly want to reach: People
We all want real, lasting love in our lives. We spend a lot of time searching for that special someone, but even when we find them we can’t be sure the relationship will last. The majority of marriages fail, either ending in divorce and separation or devolving into bitterness and dysfunction. Of all the people
There is a saying that we teach what we want to learn. I suspect it may be equally true that we write about issues most important in our lives. I grew up as an only child in a single parent-family. My father was gone by the time I was five years old. My mother had to
“All cultures, East and West, have their own unique ways of punishing those whose ideas and behaviors run contrary to established beliefs,” says neuropsychologist Dr. Mario Martinez. These punishments get transmitted from parents to children and show up in our relationships when we fall in love. “These forms of punishment cause emotional damage that surfaces
I’ve been a marriage and family counselor for more than forty years and have helped couples keep their relationship alive and well through the years. We hear a lot about the “big problems” that couples face: Infidelity Drug and alcohol abuse Fighting Boredom Sexual incompatibility These are certainly problems that many people face. But my
In our topsy-turvy, stressed-out world, love may be the only thing we can count on. Looking for that special someone has become a priority for many. Google shows over 300 million results for the search “online dating sites.” There are more than 40 million American singles heading online to find love. It may not be
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