Marriage Advice, Relationship Advice, Tips, and Help Articles
If your relationship feels unbearably hard and hopeless right now, that tells me you’re probably very hurt, and you’ve been getting hurt for a long time now. You just want that to stop–the way you’d want to stop hitting your head with a hammer. When you’re feeling that hurt, it’s hard to see possibilities. The… Read More »
By Stefanie, Laura Doyle Certified Relationship Coach and mother of two Being a parent is maddening. One minute your little angels are so adorable you’re overcome with gratitude for being lucky enough to have them. The next, they’re possessed by demons, and you wish you could run away from home. So how do you get… Read More »
When your husband is giving you the silent treatment, it hurts. A lot. I still remember how lonely it was when we had cold wars in my house. Your brain goes into an endless loop of thinking about how to get him to talk to you again. It gnaws at you and colors everything else… Read More »
I hate hearing about anyone getting divorced. But as a relationship coach, almost every day I hear from a woman who is in excruciating pain and on the verge of divorce because her husband is having an affair and refuses to end it. Or his chronic, excessive drinking has put her over the edge and… Read More »
If you’ve ever wondered what motivates your man or why he’s acting the way he is, you’re not alone. Men can be hard to understand. They laugh at things that aren’t that funny, enjoy movies that aren’t that interesting, and react to harmless comments like they’re insults. At least, that’s how it seemed to me… Read More »
Having the same conversation again and again, the one that turns into an argument or a cold war every time, gets old fast. But when your husband isn’t holding up his end of the parenting, finances or household maintenance, you end up stuck holding the bag, which is exhausting. You’re likely to get resentful if… Read More »
By Stefanie, Laura Doyle Certified Relationship Coach When you’re raised to be strong and resilient and, most of all, equal, the idea of becoming vulnerable is low on your to-do list. Why be weepy when it can make you look “touched”–like a nut job with a screw loose? Crying seems like something to avoid in… Read More »
When there’s a breakdown in your relationship, it can trigger shame. You don’t want other people to know what he just called you, or how you’ve been sleeping separately, or that he punched a wall or shook one of the kids or isn’t coming home at night. When you’re scared like that, it’s normal to… Read More »
When I was on the brink of divorcing my husband, I was desperate to end the pain of constantly feeling rejected and lonely. I also hoped to escape the financial chaos we were stuck in and dreamed of finding a man who would better match me than the Loser Pants I had married. Convinced it… Read More »
Catching your husband ogling other women feels bad. It can shake your confidence and make you feel less desirable. But when you hear his voice lilt when he’s speaking to another woman or catch him texting or Facebooking her, that sets your alarms off and makes you feel truly terrible. Can you really trust him?… Read More »
