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Have you ever heard anyone describe marriage as easy? Probably not. Most people will tell you that marriage is work but is there a difference between that and tolerating a marriage? My current guest, Sandy was married for twenty-three long years, many years spent trying to make it work and many years spent tolerating it. [...]
Extramarital affairs are not unusual – one or both spouses admit to infidelity, either physical or emotional in forty-one percent of marriages.* Almost a third of those marriages do survive. No statistics on this but I believe emotional affairs can be as damaging as physical affairs. Following the advice of a lawyer-friend, the goal of [...]
Asking yourself if you should stay married for the sake of your children is typical for anyone whose marriage is faltering. It’s certainly a question about which most people have an opinion. Today, I’d like to introduce you to Sandy Weiner who was married for twenty-three years. Three of those years were spent getting divorced [...]
Second weddings tend to be very different from first weddings. Certainly, for my interviewees their second weddings have meant less parental involvement, less tradition, less theater and staging, and less money. But it’s not just about less. Second weddings seem more real, more authentic, and more intimate for both the couple and their guests. And [...]
When you’re dissatisfied with your own marriage, it’s easy to look enviously at other couples and think they have the perfect life – great house, great lifestyle, great relationship. The truth however is that you never know what someone else’s relationship is really like. In the first post of a new series with my guest, [...]
Many of my interviewees who have a difficult divorce tell me there were warning signs throughout the marriage. Some only see those warning signs with hindsight, others are keenly aware of them and that can make reaching the decision to divorce even harder. My current guest, Helen says there were warning signs even before their [...]
Thinking that divorce will put an end to the marital difficulties between you and your spouse is common but often times I’m sorry to say, it’s just wishful thinking. That’s especially true if you have children because like it or not you will have to figure out a way you and your STBX can parent [...]
After changing jobs, relocating to another state, and having child as ways to fix their troubled marriage, my current guest Debbie said she knew had a drinking problem but it wasn’t until she hit her emotional bottom that she decided to get help. I asked Debbie to share her emotional bottom. Here’s Debbie: I remember it [...]
Debbi and her husband were married for thirteen years even though her husband’s behavior changed shortly after their wedding. Debbie shared earlier that one of the reasons the marriage lasted for so long was because for the first ten years they both had jobs that involved a lot of travel so she and her husband only saw [...]
Yesterday I introduced you to my current guest, personal coach Debbi Dickinson. She shared how she turned to alcohol when her husband’s behavior changed shortly after their wedding and their marriage became a facade. Debbi and her husband were married for thirteen years – that’s a long time to be going through the motions but [...]
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