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Is Your Marriage Stuck in a Rut? How to Get the Momentum Back
It is common for a couple to find themselves falling into life routines that cause a sense of boredom and monotony in their marriage. The day-in-day-out sameness of modern life seems to suck the joy out of the relationship and … Continue reading
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Tagged improving your marriage, marriage counseling, marriage problems
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When Parents Disagree About Parenting Decisions
It is common for parents to disagree on how to discipline their children, at least in some areas. Sometimes parents’ styles don’t differ greatly and they’re able to work out the minor differences. It’s actually healthy for children to see … Continue reading
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Is Social Media a Problem in Your Relationship?
As a couples therapist in New York City, I frequently hear people complain about the partner’s use of social media: “I’m right here but she’s on her phone.” “He’s always on his phone.” Both men and women are equally likely … Continue reading
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Questions to Ask in Couples Therapy
After years of helping couples here in NYC, I know that the hardest step in marriage counseling is showing up. If you are both there, hopefully, it is because you both see your relationship as worth repairing. Attending couples therapy … Continue reading
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Giving Space in Your Marriage
Here in the city that never sleeps (and when we do it is often in a small apartment), your marriage may feel a little cramped and in need of some breathing room. While you may love to spend time with … Continue reading
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Tagged creating space in your marriage, healthy marriage, marriage problems
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How to Make a Happier Marriage
Every marriage has its ups and downs. You hold on during the down times in anticipation of the up times to come. But the ups often need a little encouragement, because negative emotions can easily get stuck in us and … Continue reading
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Self-Help Tips and Counseling for Empty-Nesters
After decades of devoting yourselves to your children, the last child has left the roost – or at least is at college most of the year. This can be a challenging time for many couples. It’s a time to readjust … Continue reading
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Tagged adjusting to empty nest, couples counseling, empty nest syndrome, empty nester
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“The Four Horsemen of the Marriage Apocalypse” and Their Antidotes
As a marriage counselor, I often see very similar patterns in troubled marriages. The great marriage researcher, Dr. John Gottman, grouped these patterns into four categories that he labeled “the four horsemen of the apocalypse” – that is, those behavior … Continue reading
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Should You Participate in Pre-marital Counseling Before You Get Married?
Marriage counseling before marriage may sound like putting the cart before the horse, as the saying goes. Such counseling is generally referred to as pre-marital counseling (for obvious reasons) and it is not a sign that your relationship is in … Continue reading
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Tagged engagement, healthy relationships, marriage counseling, marriage problems, pre-marital counseling
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