As a Portland marriage counselor, I keep tabs of things like divorce rates and the reasons that people give for their break-up. The one that probably bothers me the most is “irreconcilable differences.”
You hear that word and think that things must have been horrible for that couple. Few people can ...
This Portland relationship counselor knows that everyone wants to be more attractive to the partner. Consider this relationship advice: no clothing, hairstyle, bodybuilding or cosmetics can compete with the way you treat your partner. One of the worst ways you can treat a mate is with blame. It is definitely not a ...
As a Portland relationship counselor, I’ve heard all the platitudes. Forgive and forget. Move on. Table it. Everything that we’ve been told is that anger and arguing do us no good – in fact, they are what cause marriage problems!
Well, nothing is ever quite so black and white, and a ...
Relationship issues change with the times, but perhaps never as fast as they have in recent years. Like it or not, we now live in an age where “private lives” is an oxymoron. The second anything happens to most of us, it’s been posted, tweeted, tagged, or blogged about – if not ...
One of the top reasons that couples seek relationship help is money. In fact, it’s common to have one partner that’s frugal and one that would rather enjoy the money they have, which will naturally lead to problems.
In a 2010 survey, one third of all married people surveyed reported lying ...
