All relationship issues related to finances can be difficult, particularly if they involve bad news. Whether you’ve lost your job or maxed out the credit card, you may be scared to confess to your partner and even be tempted to handle it on your own, but this is a…
Relationship Tips
When two people are committed to making a relationship work – regardless of any relationship issues that might come up – the chances of them divorcing go down dramatically. When they aren’t as committed, those chances skyrocket.
More Young People Refuse to Let Relationship Issues Get in the Way of Parenthood
As a Portland marriage counselor, I work with a lot of couples with children who struggle with relationship issues, so I was interested when I saw a 2010 Pew Research Center report saying that young adults are making becoming parents more of a priority than professional success, faith, or even…
Published in Parenting Tips, Relationship Tips
Portland Relationship Counselor Describes a Sexually Healthy Marriage
Many clients at my Portland relationship counselor practice are embarrassed when they come to discuss problems in their sex life. Not only because of the intimate nature of the admission, but because many of them – especially those in long-term relationships – feel like their sexual unhappiness is something…
Published in Relationship Tips, Sex and Passion Tips
Portland Marriage Counselor: How to Work Through Relationship Issues Caused By “Stupid Boy Syndrome”
Many of my female Portland marriage counselor clients complain of relationship issues because their male partners don’t listen to them and often seem clueless about how to deal with or even discuss their feelings. In recent years, this phenomenon has even gotten a name: “Stupid Boy Syndrome.” I prefer…
Published in Communication Tips, Relationship Tips
Portland Marriage Counseling: The Secret to a Happy Retirement Is Sex
As our population continues to live longer and more fully, I find that I’m seeing more couples in their 60s and even 70s come to Portland marriage counseling with relationship issues. While issues at this stage of the relationship can come from numerous things, including children leaving the…
Published in Relationship Tips, Sex and Passion Tips
