Timing is everything, including on Valentine’s Day. You have something on your mind and plan to talk with your husband when he comes home from work. Don’t do it! Don’t bring up a difficult subject the minute he comes home. Why? The reason is that people are not capable of appropriate actions or reactions when […]

Valentine’s Day is here. So much emotion goes along with romance and marriage and couples see their love as true and everlasting. Since statistics show otherwise, it’s prudent to take precautions. Couples who plan to marry often sign prenuptial agreements in an effort to protect themselves from financial devastation in the case of divorce. In […]

Men and women come from two different places but often they live in the same place. Sometimes communication can be difficult even though the couple is deeply in love with each other. Think about how difficult it is when the marriage isn’t going well. We all know how easy it is to talk to a […]

Emotional abuse takes many forms and some of them are extremely seductive. A spouse can say something like, “You are so beautiful even though you have gained twenty pounds.” On the surface, the message is that she is beautiful so there is no need to get upset. Right? Wrong! The dominant message is that he […]

Everyone has heard the term amicable divorce but does everyone really understand what it means? By definition, amicable means friendly, polite, good-humored, kind, good natured or harmonious. In the very best of cases, the couple getting divorced can remain polite and friendly. I’m not sure about the other adjectives. When children and assets do not […]