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Love, Light, Strength (and Glue): When the Bonds of Marriage are Tested. Really Tested.

Posted in Divorce, Fighting, Happiness on May 14, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

On this blog, we tend to operate under the assumption that your marriage is mostly fine. Maybe not spectacular, but doing okay. We presume you read this blog because it makes you feel not-alone in the little niggling thoughts about your relationships, or because it holds you accountable to a higher standard, or because you more »

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The Least Important Most Important Thing

Posted in Communication, Fighting, Parenting on May 8, 2013 | 2 Comments »

  Our family mostly enjoys road trips. After all, what red-blooded American couldn’t appreciate the open road or gas station snacks or alphabet games or playlists (formerly known as mix tapes)? Unfortunately, road trips are preceded by packing. And while packing once seemed pretty simple, it is now one of the most dreaded processes in our more »

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I’m Always Right. Until I’m Wrong.

Posted in Communication, Fighting on May 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

The email arrived in the middle of my work day – just a line or two from Cliff: “We’ve got to figure out what we’re doing about the dinner on 5/14. Are we cooking, buying, asking people to bring potluck?” What dinner on the 14th? I wondered. Are we hosting something? I checked our Google more »

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Autopsy without Blame: How to Diagnose What Went Wrong in Your Latest Fight

Posted in Advice & Tips, Fighting, Happiness on April 10, 2013 | 2 Comments »

In my day job I often interview senior executives, the CEO, and front-line workers about a company’s culture and practices. The conversation is often inspiring, as it was not long ago at a Chicagoland catering company that I admire for its strong, positive, people-focused culture. In our interviews, various employees at this company used a more »

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Making it Through a Bad Week

Posted in Advice & Tips, Communication, Fighting, Happiness on November 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »

We had a long week, a few weeks ago. Nothing was wrong, or even bad. Just long. It started with me taking a red eye flight back to Chicago after a work trip in Phoenix. To this state of mind-numb tiredness, we added a weekend with family, runny noses, presidential campaign politics, ongoing potty training, more »

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The NBA Finals: Two Marriages, One Champion

Posted in Advice & Tips, Fighting on June 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

You may or may not have noticed that the NBA Finals are taking place this week (I definitely noticed…see afore-mentioned posts about sharing the remote control) The Oklahoma City Thunder currently trail the Miami Heat 2-1 in a series that’s rife with stars, storylines and last second shots. Interestingly enough, both teams’ stars have occasionally more »

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An Eighth Reason to Seek Marriage Counseling

Posted in Advice & Tips, Divorce, Fighting, Happiness on April 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

PsychCentral just ran a great article – Seven Reasons to Seek Marriage Counseling. You can find much more detailed content on their website, but here’s a high level summary of their reasons: 1. Communication has become negative.  2. When one or both partners consider having an affair, or one partner has had an affair.  3. more »

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How Much Do You Trust Your Husband?

Posted in Communication, Fighting, Housework, Sex on April 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »

A few years ago I took a day off work to deep clean our carpets. (I really know how to have a good time, huh?) I rented a steam cleaner from the local Home Depot, and went to work on the stubborn spots on the stairs, the ground in dirt in the hallway, and the more »

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What to Focus on vs. What to Ignore: Two Lists You Should Make Today

Posted in Advice & Tips, Communication, Fighting, Housework on April 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Harvard Business Review recently posted an article titled Two Lists You Should Look At Every Morning. The author shares a story from a CEO who vowed, in an important meeting with other highly regarded CEOs, to pay attention to the meeting and ignore his smartphone. He was the only one with his head up in more »

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The Best Thing I’ve Read about Marriage Lately – Also, You Should Know about Choreplay

Posted in Advice & Tips, Communication, Fighting, Happiness on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

A few months ago a friend recommended Rants from Mommyland, a blog that pretty much does just what it promises in its title. The moms over there have a way with words that leaves me laughing and blushing, and feeling justified in reaching for a drink as soon as the second hand hits 5 p.m. more »

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