Codependent or Simply Dependent: What’s the Big Difference? Dependent Relationships
You’ve heard the word codependent thrown around plenty of times, but what does it mean in a marriage or love relationship? And what is the difference between being codependent and simply dependent on your spouse or partner? Are you in a dependent relationship?
What is the Most Common Theme You May Not Know You Have?
Do You Feel You Don’t Get Enough Affection, Warmth or Attention from Your Partner or Spouse? The most common mental filter people experience is also the most difficult for most people to identify. The symptoms of this schema include common feelings of loneliness, sadness, or bitterness without knowing why you’re experiencing them. Other symptoms include […]
How to Treat Your Valentine in New York: Pandemic Version
Just because your dinner reservations may be canceled doesn’t mean that connecting with your love is canceled too! Taking some time to recharge your romantic life may help reestablish some normalcy and comfort for both of you. If you’d like to do something special for your spouse or partner but don’t know where to get started because of the pandemic, check out these ideas to treat your other half to a beautiful Valentine’s Day – no Hallmark cards required.
Am I Too Needy? The Anxious Partner in a Marriage or Relationship
Does your husband, wife, or partner accuse you of being “needy” in your marriage or love relationship? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by anxiety or anger when your partner or spouse doesn’t respond to you the way you’d like, or isn’t available? Are you sometimes confused by wanting to be closer with your partner or […]
Is Your Partner Shutting You Out? How Can You Draw Him or Her Back In?
In your marriage or love relationship in NYC, do you sometimes feel like your partner or spouse is shutting you out ? Many times this is most apparent during or in the aftermath of a fight, when the shut down can be literal, which means, you’re shut out. Do you or your partner sometimes have […]
Are you in an unpredictable marriage?
Can you count on your partner? The cost of being in a marriage or love relationship when you do not know whether you can count on your partner or spouse may surprise you. Tara Parker-Pope writes in the October 26, 2015 issue of the New York Times about new research from Brigham Young University showing […]
Are your needs being met in your marriage or love relationship?
Scientists have identified seven inherent needs that exist in our brains. Read about how these needs can have a significant impact on your marriage or love relationship. First, what are these needs, and how much does it matter whether they are met? How do you stay balanced between your own needs, and the needs of your partner? Each need originates from nerve-based circuits in the brain that connect electrochemical signals, meaning nerve cells transmit messages to each other until specific parts of your body receive the information needed to perform the behavior to get your need met.
How to Parent When You Both Work Full-Time
Many male-female couples start out intending to share parenting duties 50/50. However, they can quickly fall into old societal gender roles once the baby arrives, where the woman takes on much more than the man despite both spouses having full-time careers. What can couples do to ensure parenting and household duties don’t end up destroying their intimacy, and even their marriage?
The 3 Most Important Things You Should Do for Your Spouse
Can you imagine what your marriage would be like if you could do three things to reignite, recharge, and revitalize your marriage? Think of the connection and compassion and love that you could light within each other before slight cracks become breaks? Your marriage and spouse are worth taking on that kind of support and contribution.
I put together a list of the three most important things you should be doing for your spouse so that you can rebuild, repair, and reignite the passion that brought you together in your marriage — stronger than ever.
What Helps You Deal With Stress?
View fullsize Can you turn to your partner when you are feeling sad, anxious, or bad? Your answer matters. Hint: they Probably Sleeps Next to You Each Night When you feel safe with your partner or spouse in your marriage or love relationship, your ability to cope with challenging situations is significantly strengthened. Despite […]
