“Divorce Piggy Bank”

This is a post I found in the Psychology Today blogs, written by Sam Marguiles PhD, Esq.
Sam has been active in mediation for thirty years. He has written three books, numerous articles and has taught and consulted throughout the USA. I am re-posting the following with his permission, and will share here today that I [...]

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Happily ever after

A couple of months ago I set up an online-questionnaire about the fighting habits of couples. Here’s what you guys have shared:
The majority of respondents is in a relationship or married (89 %) and has been in that relationship for the last four to 15 years (56 %). In their relationship, almost half can talk [...]

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Friends, revisited

I’ve recently come back from a week’s holiday in New York where I met up with two of my closest girlfriends. We get together once a year, and this was the first meeting in a town that was strange to all of us. A fact that probably contributed to the strained relationship we were experiencing, [...]

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Conflicts

As you may recall, I published a survey a few weeks ago about how couples fight. You can find a link on the right-hand navigation of this blog. I would like to thank those of you who have participated, your cooperation is greatly appreciated!
There’s already some interesting insights, but the sample of answers is not [...]

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Conflicts

If you’re alive, you’ve had ‘em. Starting with you screaming as a baby and your mother not feeding you fast enough (conflict of interest – she was more interested in sleeping, perhaps), then the toys your sandbox buddy wouldn’t share (conflict of power – whoever has the toy is boss, and she likes being boss), [...]

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