As your guy spy I am breaking one of the cardinal rules by telling you our secrets. So have you ever put something on a string because you didn’t want to lose it? It’s called tethering. That’s right, something you might forget but want to make sure you don’t lose. Men do this all the […]
1. Apologize. Hug. Cook. Harriet Lerner, PhD., is the bestselling author of The Dance of Anger and Marriage Rules. She also tends to wake up grumpy. If her typically wonderful husband, Steve, has acted bad the night before, he hugs her and says, “I apologize for being an idiot last night. How would you like […]
Living together isn’t the equivalent of marriage, but it can negate some of the stress of merging your life with another’s. However, according to a recent New York Times Op-Ed, cohabitation in the U.S. is now less about prophylaxis than it is a risk in and of itself. “In a nationwide survey conducted in 2001 […]
A new study sent 148 trained observers to visit over 100 bars and clubs a total of 1,334 times. On the visits, they observed 1,057 incidents of aggression, 25 percent of which were sexual in natural. Of the sexually aggressive incidents, 90 percent of cases involved a male aggressor and a female target. (And the […]
Examples of function words are personal pronouns such as ‘he,’ ‘she’ and ‘it,’ conjunctions such as ‘and,’ ‘but,’ ‘nor’ ‘and ‘or,’ and articles such as ‘a,’ ‘an’ and ‘the.’ “Romantic relationships have a huge influence on our health and well-being, and I think that conversation is a big part of what makes those relationships succeed […]
1. A happy wife respects him, but “don’t take no stuff!” One of a man’s biggest needs is respect, especially from his wife. A happy wife shows the utmost respect for her husband, but she also knows she is his equal and won’t settle for him treating her any different. 2. A happy wife […]
1) Emotionally I wouldn’t say I was weak emotionally before marriage. A better way to describe it would be to say I was emotionless. That was put to the test in a big way after marrying. My wife wears her emotions on her sleeve, and I say she is “quick to cry.” I, on the […]
Combat Boots: A man who wears combat boots probably bought them at a thrift store, right after he perused the records at the vinyl shop next door. He’s a little hardcore and prefers women with an edge as well. If you have a weakness for bad boys, then be on the lookout for some […]
Consistently rolling your eyes during fights may be a sign that your relationship is doomed, according to Happify, a digital gaming platform that allows you to “train your brain” into becoming happy. The company’s new infographic, The Science of a Happy Relationship, which is based on research complied by their in-house team of neuroscientists and […]
The Difference Between Being a Partner and a Helper A partner has a stake in the game — meaning he or she has ownership. A partner is not going to wait until someone asks for help. A partner has a vested interest in seeing the marriage and family succeed. A helper, on the other hand, […]
You know he loves you-but if your fiancé or hubby has seemed a little unhappy these days, it could be less about you, and more about the quality of sleep he’s getting! That’s the fascinating finding of a 2013 study by researchers at University of California Berkeley. Poor sleep, the researchers found, can not […]
Getting mired down in details Couscous or quinoa for dinner? House of Cards or True Detective? Relationships are all about negotiation, but hashing out every tiny decision can leave little room in your lives for conversations that count, warns Gilda Carle, Ph.D., a relationship expert and author of Don’t Bet On the Prince. An idea: […]