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Any married person knows about this emotional dance---being mindful of me, she, and we---and is ready to make adjustments to meet the...

"My husband and I were married just over three years ago. For the first several years we went to church together regularly..."

You can’t make him listen to you. He can’t make you listen to him. We can only put ourselves in an emotional and spiritual space where someone...

Desperate and having read the latest articles and books about emotional abuse and narcissism, many women feel discouraged and wonder if there...

A touch, combined with a loving gaze and kind words, adds a powerful impact. There is something very basic and powerful about a loving touch.

Most couples must be taught to ‘hold the sacred space.’ They must be taught about the fragility of this sacred space and taught how to keep it safe...

If you’re like most people, you hold back. You stuff your feelings. You second-guess what you should tell your mate and what you should keep to...

Dear Dr. David: Although things are pretty easy-going in our marriage, there always seems to be a competition for my husband’s attention...

Have you ever had a tiff with your mate, made decisions from that sour mood, only to regret it later?

Power is not a bad thing. It is when power is used to gain and maintain control over a victim for abusive purposes that the problem occurs.

We interact with many people, sometimes insensitive to the needs of others. When we are thoughtless, the result can be very damaging.

I’ve decided that we think we know a whole lot more about others than we really know.

Two people who hurt each other and then grew more distant because of that hurt. Two people who once loved each other but who now only felt...

Do you ever wonder if your mate can be helped? Do you wonder if their issues are so camouflaged that no one will ever see them?

Couples often drift apart. It rarely happens in an instance, but rather a slow disintegration over time.