Today’s Great Relationship Habit: Great relationships need communication know-howIt may look as if people in great relationships intuitively know what their partners need. But the truth is, “no one is a mind-reader so don’t expect your partner to be able to figure out how you’re feeling,” says relationship expert Dr. Phil.
When things aren’t perfectly in […]

Today’s Great Relationship Habit: Great relationships take work and thoughtfulness every dayPeople who are in successful relationships work on these partnerships regularly. They don’t just set their life on cruise control expecting things to be great all of the time. Ask yourself, “What can I do today to make my partner’s life better?” Little bits […]

Why are some couples happier than others? What is the “secret” for a great relationship? With certain couples it is clear there is something about the way they interact that makes it obvious they have a unique and genuine connection.
Even if you’re in a good relationship, you can’t help but wonder: What do they know […]

Today’s post will feature Action 5: Health and Well-Being in Your Relationship. Today concludes an overview of five actions that are intended to help you and your partner make a plan for your relationship:

Action 1: Kindness to self and other (Wednesday’s post)Action 2: Take personal responsibly for your feelings and needs (Thursday’s post)Action 3: Organizational […]

Today’s post will feature Action 4: Financial Responsibility in Your Relationship. Over the next several days all five actions will be highlighted and are intended to help you and your partner make a plan for your relationship:
Action 1: Kindness to self and other (Wednesday’s post)Action 2: Take personal responsibly for your feelings and needs (Thursday’s […]

Today’s post will feature Action 3: Organizational Responsibility. Over the next several days, all five actions will be highlighted and are intended to help you and your partner make a plan for your relationship:
Action 1: Kindness to self and other (Wednesday’s post)Action 2: Take personal responsibly for your feelings and needs (yesterday’s post)Action 3: Organizational […]

Today’s post will feature Action 2: Take personal responsibility for your feelings and needs. Over the next several days all five actions will be highlighted and are intended to help you and your partner make a plan for your relationship:
Action 1: Kindness to self and otherAction 2: Take personal responsibly for your feelings and needsAction […]

Couples who have a very good relationship are not just lucky. Successful, loving relationships do not just happen. The couples who have loving relationships are taking specific actions that people in unsuccessful relationships are not taking.
Good relationships take work, effort and patience. Good relationships don’t just happen; they happen because there is a commitment and […]

A big part of any healthy relationship, but especially a marriage, is the ability to forgive and forget. Because human beings are not perfect, we will from time to time screw up and have the need to be forgiven by our partners. The forgiving part can be easy, but the forgetting part can be hard […]

Personal Note: Two years ago today Mary Beth and I (pictured) renewed our wedding vows. I’m sharing this with you because: (1) this was a very important day in my life and (2) there was a time when I thought my marriage would end in divorce. There can always be hope – it will take […]