Marriage Advice, Relationship Advice, Tips, and Help Articles
Sonya, Laura Doyle Certified Coach “The problem with you is…” Ouch. I hate hearing words like that. Is it bait, an insult, or a bad joke? For years, I wallowed in hurt that felt so fresh I could tear up practically on demand thinking about how unloved and unappreciated I felt. What do you do… Read More »
Imagine if your husband did and said everything you needed to be happy in your marriage, as though he were trying to win the husband-of-the-year award. What kinds of things would he do differently? Maybe he’d redouble his efforts to clean up and maintain the house or show up more for the kids. Maybe he’d… Read More »
By Rachel, Empowered Wife He decided to make the two-hour drive from Pennsylvania to Maryland. I was happy he was willing to come to me first. We met on a cold afternoon. I knew right away that he was my soulmate. Actually, I had known after reading his first email and even his profile alone.… Read More »
When you’re frustrated or stressed about your marriage, the natural thing to do is to look for advice online, like what you’re reading right now. But there’s lots of advice online, much of it contradictory. How do you know which suggestions will bring you bliss and which will have the two of you backing into… Read More »
By Jo, Empowered Wife In 2005, I met the man of my dreams. He was 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… Read More »
Sometimes your marriage looks bleak. You wish it were the way you imagined when you said your vows, but you didn’t imagine having cold wars, without speaking for days. You didn’t imagine he would drink so much or that you would find him so unattractive when he does. You didn’t imagine being married and feeling… Read More »
By Empowered Wife Rebecca P. I come from a strong family of matriarchs, who taught me what they had learned from their own experiences: Men are not safe or trustworthy. There seemed to be plenty of evidence to support that idea, from my grandmother’s whole family being killed in the Holocaust to a rabbi I… Read More »
By Kathy Murray, Laura Doyle Certified Master Relationship Coach Before I learned about the The Six Intimacy Skills™, my marriage was headed for divorce. I blamed my husband for everything, never taking responsibility for my own happiness or cleaning up my side of the street, dismissing my own acts of rage and disrespect. I was… Read More »
By Teresa, Laura Doyle Relationship Coach I had been married for 20+ years to my third husband when I first discovered the 6 Intimacy Skills™. My first two marriages had ended in divorce. I did not want my third marriage to fail too. The year before finding Laura Doyle’s books, I had moved out of… Read More »
Wouldn’t it be a wonderful world if marriage came with an easy-to-follow instruction manual? Who’s with me? But since it doesn’t, you bumble along trying out relationship advice you got at the hair salon, from well-meaning friends and even strangers at bars. They say things like “Never go to bed angry.” Sounds wise, right? But… Read More »
