When we look at the divorce rate, and people who stay together even though miserable, we might conclude that people go out of their way to wreck their relationships. It can be helpful to look at the ways we often harm each other without even trying. Read more...

Found in: Sexuality, Divorce

Your new grandbaby is coming for his first visit. It has been years since you’ve had an infant in the house, but think back to what was essential and try to make the visit comfortable for the new mom as well as that precious bundle. Read more...

Found in: Grandparenting

John Tillotson, English theologian and archbishop of Canterbury (1630 - 1694), said, “A good word is an easy obligation, but not to speak ill, requires only our silence, which costs us nothing.” Where in our history did we lose this thought? Read more...

Found in: Intergenerational Issues

If you haven’t yet been the discouraged grandparent, you can remember being the bored child on the other end of the line. It’s the phoniest phone call ever, but with some tips, your relationship with your grandchild can actually improve. Read more...

Found in: Grandparenting

There is a sea change in relationships the moment a first grandchild is born. Parents are now grandparents; children are now parents. Everyone has different expectations about where to place the proper priorities in their new roles. Read more...

Found in: Grandparenting

Although triggers vary from one man to another, there are four key elements at the core of most men's problems: hormonal fluctuations, changes in brain chemistry, increasing stress, and loss of male identity and purpose. Read more...

Found in: Mental Health, Men's Health

Here’s how I define Irritable Male Syndrome: a state of hypersensitivity, anxiety, frustration, and anger that occurs in males and is associated with biochemical changes, hormonal fluctuations, stress, and loss of male identity. Read more...

Found in: Mental Health, Men's Health

The first step to helping yourself and the man in your life is to put yourself in his shoes. Can you empathize with how a man feels? Can you experience the rage that comes from the betrayal of a promise? Can you understand why Dr. Jekyll becomes Mr. Hyde? Read more...

Found in: Mental Health, Men's Health

A 64-year-old woman emailed me wanting my opinion about a relationship she had recently terminated. "Sometimes you're willing to put up with more than you should because you hate being alone" was the most significant sentence of her email. Read more...

Found in: Dating

A rash of recent public scandals—from Tiger Woods to David Letterman, from Sen. John Ensign to Gov. Mark Sanford—might make it seem that sexual infidelity is sweeping the land. But there are ways to prevent it from happening in your life. Read more...

Found in: Sexuality