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Irreconcilable Differences
Last time I addressed what really happens when we try to avoid conflict in our relationships. The inescapable conclusion of conflict avoidance is what’s known in family law as irreconcilable differences...
The Myth of Avoiding Conflict
The recent scandal involving Elliot Spitzer brings up once again the way public figures handle private problems. At times like these, therapists are asked by their friends, clients, and sometimes reporters, why people who live in the public eye behave in ways that, when discovered, bring about their downfall and their family’s humiliation...
Dating vs. Courtship
Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines a date as “an appointment for a specified time, especially a social engagement between two persons of opposite sex”. Courtship, on the other hand, is defined as “the process of engaging in social activities leading to engagement and marriage”. On the surface both terms seem pretty similar...
The Consequence of Fear to Ourselves and Our Relationships
In my last article I examined how you can know if you want to be with a particular person or just be in a relationship. I introduced the possibility that many of our relationships are driven by a fear of being alone. Today, I would like to take a more in-depth view of this fear and how it hurts us as individuals as well as making healthy, successful relationships unlikely...
Do I Want You or Just a Relationship?
In the last few articles I have been taking a look at what qualities/characteristics need to be present to have a truly successful relationship. I have focused on the importance of knowing who you are and what you require as an essential starting point. As part of the continuing discussion on this topic, I think it’s time to address what your actual goal for a relationship is and why you want to be in one...
Job Description for the Perfect Partner
We are led to believe there is only one true love and circumstances must be just right if we are to have that perfect relationship. What many of us never learn is that many people can fill the role of “the one”...
