ACA Marriage
Q: My husband and I have made a lot of progress in terms of our relationship. We used to get into physical fights, as well as verbal attacks. Through counseling, [...]
Anger and Rage
Q: My wife never gets angry or rather never vocalizes her anger. She also is frightened when I express anger. I always try to hold it in, but then the [...]
Argue Less
Q: My wife is my best friend, but interestingly enough we fight a lot. It seems we are either getting along great or we are bickering about one thing [...]
Assertiveness
Q: In my previous marriage I never spoke up or let my needs be known. I am trying to learn to express myself better with men but am having [...]
Avoiding Ruts
Q: I don’t know how I keep ending up in the same rut, but I do. I am so busy with family and work that I don’t have time [...]
Beyond the Honeymoon Stage
Q: My fiancé and I get along great. We never fight. I know, from what I have heard and read that people in healthy relationships need to be able [...]
Constructive Arguing
Q: My husband and I argue a lot. We are not sure if this is just a habit we have fallen into or if it is a sign of [...]
Differing Sexual Appetites
Q: My husband is much more interested in sex than I am. If I go along with him, I feel angry, but if I say no, I feel guilty. What [...]
Increasing Communication
Q: I would love to hear some suggestions on how to get my husband to communicate more.A: You are on the right track in recognizing the need [...]
Intentional Joy
Q: I feel as if life is passing me by. I can’t seem to convince my husband that there is more to life than work. What do you think? A: Balance [...]
Intimacy Check-up
Q: Maybe we are lucky but I am not so sure. My wife and I have been married 10 years, and we seem to get along OK – no big [...]
Lies in Marriage
Q: My husband lies to me so much I think he has a real problem. He is always saying he did something, like mail my letter when he didn’t, [...]
Listening
Q: My husband and I are both bright, articulate people but seem to have a great deal of difficulty communicating with each other. I generally feel that he doesn’t [...]
Nagging
Q: I have been accused of being a nag many times and I hate it. I nag my husband, but only because he doesn’t take responsibility to follow through [...]
Nurturing a Marriage
Q: My wife and I have a reasonably good relationship, but I do not want to just let it go on automatic pilot. What can we do to keep [...]
Overachieving Husband
Q: My husband seems driven. No matter how much success he achieves in his job it is never enough. I am curious if his need to drive himself so hard [...]
Parent-Child Communication
Q: I have told my husband over and over again that I’m tired of him telling me what and how to do things. I am a capable 35-year-old woman, [...]
Parenting Differences
Q: My husband and I disagree about the use of money to encourage our children to get good grades. I think bribing children with money takes away from their [...]