Archive for the 'making it work' Category

Knowing When to Call It Quits

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Divorce is rampant in America; 50% of first marriages end in divorce, and over 70% of subsequent marriages fail as well.  Even with those staggering statistics, some people stay in marriages that should have ended years, if not decades, ago.  At the same time, many of the divorces that do happen could be prevented. 

How to Recover from an Affair

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

The other day my husband and I were talking about cheating.  His first serious girlfriend cheated on him repeatedly, so he takes a hard line approach.  In his mind, if I cheated, our relationship would be over.  It doesn’t matter if it was a one night stand, someone I never wanted to see again, or [...]

7 Ways to Divorce-Proof Your Marriage

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Everyone knows that divorce is rampant in America; what they don’t know is that many of those divorces could be avoided.  Here are seven steps you can take to divorce proof your marriage.

Expanding Relationship Possibilities

Monday, June 27th, 2011

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the basic philosophical difference between people who think in terms of “either/or” and those who think in terms of “both/and”.  The latter is the (albeit in its most simplistic form) basis of Tantric philosophy. 

7 Steps to Making Love Last

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

My husband and I just celebrated our twentieth wedding anniversary.  I think it’s a miracle, when you consider that four years ago I left him and was utterly sure that we would divorce.