Marital Issues

Communication Breakdown: I Said This; You Heard That?

“You hurt me!” Whitley exclaimed.  “What did I do?” her friend asked.  As Whitley begins her lengthy explanation of their previous conversation…

5 months ago

Watershed Stories: Gary and Same-Sex Attraction

Watershed Stories is a new series highlighting fictional people who represent some of Watershed's clients over the years. Read them…

5 years ago

How To Communicate Your Expectations in a Relationship

Why Can't My Spouse Hear What I'm Thinking? Soon after I graduated from Ole Miss I began to date my…

6 years ago

Netflix Is Not a Date

Why Dinner and a Movie Does Not Fix a Troubled Marriage   I recently read that 28% of people retiring…

6 years ago

Am I In An Abusive Relationship?

Identifying Domestic Violence and Ways to Stay Safe First off, let us applaud you for having the courage to seek…

7 years ago

The Science of Falling in Love – Phase Three: Lifetime Commitment

The Science of Fidelity and Infidelity Series Trust Levels Affect Couples' Ability to Resolve Conflict "Will you be there for…

7 years ago

The Science of Falling in Love – Phase One: Limerence

The Science of Fidelity and Infidelity Series Molecules of Love: Are you the one? The initial phase of a romantic…

7 years ago

The Four Horsemen of the Marital Apocalypse, Part Four: Stonewalling

Contributors to Marital Apocalypse Series For the past year, Paul and Amy’s marriage has been on the rocks. Most of…

8 years ago

The Four Horsemen of the Marital Apocalypse, Part Three: Contempt

Contributors to Marital Apocalypse Series Imagine that you’re married to a lazy, unambitious, boring idiot who kills your social life…

8 years ago

The Four Horsemen of the Marital Apocalypse, Part Two: Defensiveness

Contributors to Marital Apocalypse Series Not all negatives are equally damaging in relationships. In his last post, Russ Schulte introduced…

8 years ago