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Stuck in a Negative Relationship Cycle?
By
Linda Mintle
Couples come to therapy with this complaint. I do nice things for my spouse, but it doesn’t seem to matter. She doesn’t even notice. I don’t get it. Honestly, they usually don’t get it. They fail to see that prior negativity in the relationship cancels out the good when it happens. I know that doesn’t…
6 Ways to Fair Fighting
By
Linda Mintle
When was the last time you had a good fight with someone you care about? That’s right, two people in a relationship are going to fight from time to time, even if the relationship is healthy. But the point is, are you fighting fair? The way disagreements and conflicts are handled can be helpful or…
Ways to Strengthen The Importance of Marriage
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Linda Mintle
A cell phone started ringing in the middle of a couple’s wedding. The minister who was marrying the couple was not amused. As he started chiding the congregation about turning off their phones, he realized it was his cell that had been ringing. Oops. It’s that time of year when wedding stories are the topic of many…
The Fall Out of Relationship Nagging
By
Linda Mintle
You see it all the time in sitcoms. The “I don’t have a clue” husband whose wife is constantly telling him what to do, or reminding him what he is not doing. While we may laugh at this comedy routine, there is nothing funny about it in real couple relationships. It’s called nagging. And it…
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