Conflict is necessary. It happens, and it is a growth opportunity in relationships. I caught myself recently having a conversation with my husband that made me chuckle because it was exactly what I hear and talk about daily in the counseling office with my couple clients.
Read MoreI read an article earlier this week about a survey that was conducted in 2013 by Princeton on American’s use of the internet. This survey found that 25% of the sampled couples reported that their partner’s phone had been a distraction while spending time together. When I read this article, I immediately began to think about the implications of these findings and how knowing this information could help to create change for couples.
Read MoreEvery marriage goes through rough times. In fact, Dr. John Gottman, one of the leading researchers on marital stability and divorce prediction, states that it is actually how you handle incompatibility that predicts marriage success not how compatibleyou are.
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