8 Strategies to Better Handle Relationship Conflict
Raise your hand if you feel like you could do better when it comes to managing conflict in your relationship. I have both hands up. One of the lovely lasting effects of emerging from a marriage with a...
View ArticleFeeling Alone in a Relationship
Many memories of my first marriage have faded over time. But there are some that are still as sharp and pointed as the day they occurred. This is one of those. We sat in the 4th row in the left section...
View ArticleHow Do You Make Your Partner Happy?
Short answer? You can’t. But that doesn’t mean that you have to sit by helplessly while they’re miserable. It all starts with understanding the distinction between caring about your partner’s...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Marriages
Today is our 6th wedding anniversary. That number has some meat to it. It feels substantial. Like we’re past the appetizer and into the main meal. For some reason, I’ve been particularly reflective...
View ArticleThe Many Faces of the Affair Partner
I saw a question posed on Twitter yesterday asking if anyone had written to the affair partner and, if so, what the outcome was. The responses were interesting and quite diverse. It soon became clear...
View Article10 Things I Don’t Trust After Being Cheated On … And 10 Things I Trust More
10 Things I Don’t Trust After Being Cheated On 1 – I don’t trust people that are overly affectionate or complimentary; I assume there is a motive to their flattery. 2 – I don’t trust it when people are...
View ArticleAfter the Affair: Unraveling the Excuses
Once caught, most partners who have been unfaithful begin to make excuses in a rather lame attempt to justify their actions. In fact, these excuses often begin even before the affair is uncovered....
View Article8 Surefire Ways to Drive Yourself Crazy Trying to Get Someone to Change
The following are common strategies that we use to try to change others that often backfire.
View ArticleHow to Ease the Torment of Infidelity
Finding out that your partner has cheated is a special kind of hell. From the incessant questions that plague your uneasy mind to the sense of rejection and unworthiness, an affair causes pain like no...
View ArticleHow Could They Move On So Quickly?
My ex-husband certainly wasted no time. He didn’t even bother filing for divorce before he married his second (I’m assuming here; there could have been others) wife. Among all of the myriad thoughts...
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