Archive for the ‘Marriage/Couples’ Category

Effective Listening

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Communication Requires One Person to Talk. - And, Equally Important, the Other to Listen
Listening is the other half of communication. Our first thought, when we think about communication, may be to consider the speaker’s ability to convey ideas effectively. What we often forget is that without a listener the speaker may as well be [...]

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Crisis of Infidelity

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

 The single most destructive threat to a committed relationship is when one of the partners engages in a sexual relationship with another person. This is not an uncommon event. Conservative estimates suggest that about a quarter of women, and a third of men, have violated their marital commitment to their partners. About 65 percent of [...]

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Ratios Predicting Divorce and Marital Dissatisfaction

Monday, May 5th, 2008

When we make a commitment to our partner, our usual expectation is that our relationship will last for life and that our love will see us through the inevitable hard times. Yet, when reality sinks in, we have to acknowledge that while love is one of the components of a relationship’s longevity, it really takes [...]

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