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Tackling Marriage Myths and Making Marriage Work (Video Blog)
By
Linda Mintle
Dr. Linda tackles the marriage myths: . I am a victim of my past I can’t change. Infidelity means automatic divorce. We are just two different people. We’ve grown apart.
Complaints About Your Spouse? Tend Your Own Garden!
By
Linda Mintle
“I can’t live with this man. He makes me crazy. I constantly have to remind him of even the simplest things. He’s like having another child.” “She would make anyone insane. She always tells me what to do. All she does is nag. I feel like an idiot who lives with his mother.” Have…
Three Divorce Predictors
By
Linda Mintle
It may surprise you what researchers Alan Booth, Paul Amato and colleagues at Penn State found to be important predictors of divorce when they studied long term marriage and divorce. 1) Couples who do NOT own a house. House owners are less likely to divorce. Owning represents commitment and stabilizes relationships. Think about it. House owners…
Healthy Strategies to Handle Marital Differences
By
Linda Mintle
Joe and Rachel were fighting over a common parenting issue. Of course, both were convinced they were right because of the way they were raised. Differences noted, but they had to come to some agreement as to how to actually discipline their teen. Conflict is a normal part of any relationship. But the way conflict…
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