The Diamond's Edge Article Library

As we move from Thanksgiving into the Christmas holidays and the New Year, I need your help. Many of you have read my recent posts, Life, Death, and Leaving and Dark and Quiet, about our move into town after 25 years living on Shimmins Ridge. We’re already beginning to pack some of our things and

Most of the men and women I work with as a therapist are worn down by the “battle of the sexes.”  Too many women and men are feeling stressed and depressed these days. They would both like to settle into a comfortable, loving, and sexually satisfying relationship.  One of the big blocks for men is

I recently got together with the guys in my men’s group. We’ve been meeting regularly for more than 35 years and have shared deeply with each other about our marriages, our births, our divorces, our triumphs and failure, and our journeys in search of a meaningful life.  Love has been an important topic for discussion—the

When we’re looking for experts to help us deal with a troubled marriage or to improve the quality of our love lives, the last person we think about is our “kid’s doctor.” Yet, we may be missing the best resource available. Here’s why. The latest research, based on a new science of love, demonstrates that

We all want to be in a joyful, long-term relationship. But most of us face a major dilemma at some point in our lives. If we’re in a stressful relationship we wonder whether it would be better to get out. If we’ve experienced a painful breakup, which is increasingly common, we wonder whether we’d be

If you are married or are in a committed relationship, there are a few things I know are true. First, you want your relationship to be full of love, passion, and mutual support. Second, there are stresses that can pull the relationship apart. Third, you want to increase the good things in your marriage and