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Considering a Parenting Coordinator?
Some separated or divorced parents continue to find themselves in ongoing disputes, even in view of separation agreements and parenting plans. The high-conflict nature of those disputes interferes with the well-being of the children and continually brings these parents to … Continue reading
The Grass is NOT Always Greener So Look Before You Leap
5 questions to determine whether you’ve done enough to save your marriage. Anyone considering leaving a marriage because of “irreconcilable differences” may want to do some research to find out what normal is when it comes to marital discord. Simply … Continue reading
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How NOT to Tell Your Spouse You Want Out
Without question, the cruelest way you can tell your spouse you want out of the marriage is to never mention that you are unhappy and then, one day quite out of the blue say, “I’m not happy. I want a … Continue reading
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Chasing His Potential “‘Til Death Do You Part”
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them.” ~ Maya Angelou Leanne is sure her fiance will grow up once their baby is born (she’s eight and a half months pregnant and he’s still out snorting cocaine until the … Continue reading
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Are You Holding Onto Your Spouse with a “Marriage Death Grip?”
Trying to force square pegs in round holes doesn’t work. Published on March 7, 2010 Hindsight is always 20/20. Such is the case for Valerie, a 39 year old woman who told me recently that only now can she admit … Continue reading
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Are You Caught in the Marital Indecision Cycle?
Quality of life is compromised when you’re neither here nor there. Every marriage – and every meaningful relationship, for that matter – has good times and not-so-good times. This is natural and normal. However, when you are questioning whether to … Continue reading
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You Have a “Duty to Warn” Your Spouse if You Are Unhappy in Your Marriage
You Have a “Duty to Warn” Your Spouse if You Are Unhappy in Your Marriage If you’re unhappy in your marriage, work on things before deciding to leave. Published on May 16, 2010 This past week alone, I spoke with … Continue reading
Leaver vs Leavee: Two Perspectives on the Marriage’s End
In previous articles I shared an example of a woman (Mia) who made a few attempts to let her husband (Carl) know that she was unhappy in the marriage but he didn’t hear her for whatever reason, or he simply … Continue reading
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Take this “Workability Quiz” to see if your marriage is workable
In Contemplating Divorce, A Step-by-Step Guide to Deciding Whether to Stay or Go, the reader who is struggling in their marriage will get a much clearer idea of whether the marriage is salvageable through the various exercises, stated information and … Continue reading
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Why Did You Get Married?
Would you marry the same person or for the same reasons today? A friend asked me a couple of years back why I got married. My husband and I are both older, we weren’t intending to have children, we were … Continue reading
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