By Sara, Laura Doyle Certified Coach I had a hard time talking with my husband from the beginning. Sitting in the lobby of some hotel, I would feel stifled at his choice of topics for conversation. I felt pressured to read up before we met so that I would look at least somewhat intelligent. I’d… Read More »
By Jo, Empowered Wife In 2005, I met the man of my dreams: funny, outgoing, romantic, passionate, talented, smart, kind, caring, generous and extremely sexy! I felt incredible when I was with him. We were engaged eight months later and married soon after. After nine years of the ups and downs of married life, I… Read More »
By Empowered Wife Rachel At the age of 20, I met my husband to be. He was charming, a true gentleman with such a beautiful heart. I fell in love quickly, and the next year we were married. I was so happy to be a wife and full of anticipation about the life we would… Read More »
By Sue, Laura Doyle Certified Coach Once upon a time, there was a prince named Gregory who came across a fair maiden lady named Sue. And as the story goes, after it took them so long to find one another, they were destined to live happily ever after–or so they thought. The differences between us… Read More »
Deb, Empowered Wife “I don’t think I can do this anymore.” I froze. I had heard those words before, years ago, from a different husband. That time, I had four babies under the age of six. Sadly, the common factor was me. I stumbled away and drove, sobbing all the way. I stopped halfway at… Read More »
I can’t think of anything more painful or heartbreaking than hearing your husband say “I don’t love you anymore. Maybe I never did.” Or “It’s over. I’m in love with someone else.” Or—maybe even worse—to discover those things without him saying anything. It’s only human to be angry with him for being such a thoughtless… Read More »
By Empowered Wife Ellie I used to have an alter ego. She was named “Dragon Lady.” She had been with me my whole life, following me into every romantic relationship I had. I grew up in a very dysfunctional home. Fight or flee were my only options most of the time. I chose to fight.… Read More »
If you’re anything like I was, some fights come up in your relationship more often than a hit song plays on Top 40 radio. You don’t want to have the same fight over and over, but it keeps happening. You’re just talking about the leftovers from dinner and next thing you know, your mother–who isn’t… Read More »
By Empowered Wife Hudi I have been married for over ten years now. I live in a small apartment a bit north of New York City with my wonderful, handsome husband and our four little guys. And we are living happily ever after… That wasn’t the case a few years ago. When I got married,… Read More »
When your relationship is in the doldrums, it’s tempting to blame your husband for the problems. That was my initial approach and it didn’t help matters. At all! I really believed if he would be more romantic, help clean up more and make more money, everything would be great. Turns out the joke was on… Read More »