Have you ever heard this saying, “Happy wife, happy life?” Or, “It’s my job to make my husband happy?” Or, “He just doesn’t make me happy?” I so often hear people talking about being responsible for someone else’s happiness or holdi...
Category Archives: Marriage and Second Marriage advice
Melissa Forman Gives Tips For Blended Families
Melissa Forman is a well-loved local radio and TV personality in Chicago. I've listened to her for decades, and I was even a guest on her TV show a few years ago, but I never knew much about her family until I ran into her at a high school tennis tou...
6 Tips To Staying Happy In Your Relationship
Most of us have heard of the concept of looking at our relationship with our partner as a garden that we plant and tend. The concept being that as with a garden, we plant the seeds of our relationship with another, and watch as it blooms into somethi...
What Do You Do When Your Husband Cheated With Your BFF?
It's hard enough when you find out your husband cheated. But what if you found out your husband cheated with your best friend? I can't even imagine, and actually, it happens so much more often than people think. I sat down with therapist, Debra Alper...
What Are The Cell Phone Rules For Married Couples?
An email I got from a reader got me thinking, what are the cell phone rules for married couples? Let's start with this: Let’s say your spouse goes into another room and his or her phone is sitting right there on the coffee table. If you start looki...