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Relationship conflict is not this horrible thing that must be eliminated at all costs, but instead something to embrace as a necessary component of building sustainable trust with the person I’ve promised to love forever (or really—with just about anyone). → Read More
Many people (usually men) type into internet search engines: “my wife is never happy no matter what I do.” → Read More
She, or he, wants to be considered because they are a person. → Read More
We don’t hurt the people we love because we’re bad. → Read More
Now I think I get it. → Read More
Trust is the thing your relationship requires most to stay healthy. → Read More
We destroy trust—and as a result, our relationships—by recycling two moments over and over again. → Read More
It makes sense when you’re a dipshit who has no idea that you’re a dipshit. (*points at self) → Read More
The alternative is to believe that the two of you are intentionally sabotaging one another and the relationship. → Read More
Stop making it about you. Make it about them. → Read More
The places you wouldn’t think to look. → Read More
Maybe you text or call others to share the tragic news. → Read More
I kept thinking and saying: Thank God it was me and not her. → Read More
My wife wanted to feel loved. Cherished. Respected. Desired. → Read More
There are the invisible things that hurt. → Read More
The reason we have conflict with the people we are closest to is because we’re smart. All of us. → Read More
You are at the epicenter of that fear, anger, and pain. → Read More
Where to set the dish is a conflict of preference. But the way in which we treat our marriage partner is a value. → Read More
Trying to correct someone else’s emotions is a recipe for destroying your relationship with them. → Read More
People divorce because they don’t know how to explain what’s wrong from the other person’s point of view. → Read More