Marriage

How to Change Your Shitty Husband
“I fucking hated you,” she said. “I hated you because you’re the guy who made a damn name for himself…
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Adding Spice to Your Love Life Through Routine and Predictability
Have you ever been an audience member during a speaking presentation or concert where the audience is asked to do…
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Drifting Apart: How Bad Things Happen Even When it Feels Like Nothing Happened
I almost wrote something outrageous about how Galileo Galilei’s and Isaac Newton’s first law of motion was effing up relationships.…
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‘We Regret to Inform You’: A Story About Marriage and Book-Publishing Failure
I felt that little jolt of hope and nervous excitement in my chest when I saw the unopened email and…
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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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Podcast Interview: The Mindset You Must Change if You Want a Great Marriage
I know what you’re probably not thinking: I really want to listen to Matt blather on about conflict in relationships!…
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What to Do When Your Wife Doesn’t Respect You
Oh no. You feel disrespected by your wife. This is definitely bad for your marriage and a poor example for…
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Would You Leave Your Spouse Over Dirty Dishes?: A Lesson on Conflict Management
We pulled into our parking space in Florida’s version of the “happiest place on earth,” and all of my insides…
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How to Comfort (and Not Comfort) Someone Going Through a Divorce
Only two kinds of people could help me feel better during my first year of coping with, adjusting to, and…
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This is Why Your Wife Hates You
“Why does my wife hate me?” My initial reaction was to tell you that your wife doesn’t hate you, but…
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