Are you a part of a couple where it is starting to feel like you can't do anything right in your relationship? You make a decision with the kids and get second-guessed. You wear something, only to hear, "You're not wearing that, are you?" Sometimes...
Couples often get stuck in destructive habits with each other. Criticism is one of these habits. Criticism often starts a spiral downward for the couple. One partner criticizes . The other Partner defends . One partner ramps up the criticism to contempt . The other...
Criticism is one of the 4 Horsemen couples need to watch out for in their marriage. I began writing about Dr. John Gottman's 4 Horsemen of miserable marriages in my previous blog, The Marriage-Relationship Saga . According to Gottman's research, Criticism will take the "happy"...
[caption id="attachment_804" align="aligncenter" width="640"] A Critical Eye is not Always Helpful[/caption] Chapter 3 in the Marriage-Relationship Saga has Bob and Kate becoming aware of the reasons behind the unhappy ride of their married lives. They started to research Dr. John Gottman 's books about Why...