Thirty-eight years of marriage! My husband, Dick, and I were married 38 years ago, on June 2nd, 1984. Each anniversary, one of us plans a fun celebration. It was my turn this year! Yesterday, we celebrated by going to the E. 55th St. Metropark restaurant for lunch. Although it was cloudy and a bit chilly, […]
Celebrating Milestones on a Budget
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy talks about celebrating when you are struggling financially. Our 17th wedding anniversary is coming up. We are struggling financially right now and I’m coming up short on how to celebrate it with my wife. Any ideas? Initiating something simple can bring the most meaning to a celebration. Some of the […]
Are You Feeling Smothered by Your Spouse?
This month’s positive point with a couple came when one mate expressed feeling smothered by the other. The realization from the mate who was hovering, that he needed to give his partner space, was a huge shift for this couple’s relationship. Resentment had built up in her over several months, but she hadn’t expressed that until […]
Relationship Survival Tips at Thanksgiving
This morning I taped a segment for WEWS (ABC affiliate) Channel 5’s nationally syndicated show, The List, which airs Tuesday, November 20th at 7:00 p.m. The topic … my favorite holiday: Thanksgiving! The reason I love this holiday is that at Thanksgiving, although there is food preparation, there isn’t the stress of decorating, buying […]
Children the New Spouses?
In her new book, Marriage Confidential, Pamela Haag says that in today’s world, “Children have become the new spouses.” She talks about how in semi-happy marriages, the children take center stage, putting the marriage lower on the priority list. I couldn’t agree more. Currently, in our culture, more and more parents make their kids the […]
