Communication

Are You Afraid When the Elevator Doors Open?
(Image/The Belltower – the Mount Aloysius College student newspaper) A friend of mine—female—was in a work meeting with a bunch…
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An Open Letter to Shitty Husbands, Vol. 15
(Image/Shutterstock) “My husband isn’t honest with me,” wives sometimes say to me. “You mean, he lies to you?” I reply.…
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Maybe Your Marriage Sucks Because You Don’t Really Know Your Spouse
I never really knew my wife even though we were married for nine years and together for 13. Not because…
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The Idea That Would Have Saved My Marriage and Might Save Yours
The reasons more than half of all romantic relationships (including marriage) fail are not obvious to most people. If you…
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Save Your Marriage Using the Monster-Under-the-Bed Theory
Imagine getting a phone call. You answer. A stranger on the other end of the line identifies his or herself…
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Break Toxic Communication Habits with The STFU Method
Actor and comedian Denis Leary has a bit in his hilarious 1992 stand-up act No Cure for Cancer where he…
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What Being Drugged and Robbed Taught Me About Rape Culture
I’d only been conscious for a half-hour or so, and I was fighting tears because as a general rule, I…
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A Way to Protect Your Relationships from Political (and Other) Arguments
Donald Trump is President of the United States in 2019. Even for non-Americans, that fact can elicit radically different reactions.…
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Must Women Leave Men to Get Them to Change?
(Image/David Colarusso) “Would you have changed if she had not left you?” Within an hour of answering this exact question…
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How the Color Purple is Harming Your Relationships
Pop quiz: If your relationship problems are decreasing mathematically and your romantic partner is observably adjusting his or her behavior…
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