Why Personal Space is Essential in a Relationship
Understand why personal space is important in a relationship. Learn how to know that your partner needs more personal space.
Communication
How to Listen in a Disagreement
Sometimes I feel that my wife and I are in different worlds. When my wife tells me why she is upset, I try very hard to listen to her and understand her point of view. As I listen, I also make mental notes of how she is making mistakes and remembering the story incorrectly.
My In-Laws Are Unfair With Their Money
Dear Dr. Chani, I am writing to you because I am impressed with the advice you have given in your column. It is very balanced and thought-out. I am interested in your take on my challenge with my in-laws. Over the last four years, I have become increasingly resentful towards my wife’s parents. They are …
Secrets of a Happy Marriage
Discover detailed examples of how you can build a happy marriage. Learn specific thoughtful gestures and comments to promote marital happiness.
How Can I Get My Wife to Stop Using Her Phone in Our Bedroom?
Explore how a phone in your bedroom can affect many aspects of your relationship. Learn what you can do to address the issue in a positive way.
Take Your Relationship to the Next Level
I have been going out with a wonderful girl for two months, but I am worried that she will break up with me at any moment. I know from previous experience that when I am ready to take a relationship to the next level, girls tend to break up with me. What can I do to break this pattern?
Why So Many Broken Engagements? Can They Be Avoided?
How can the euphoria and excitement leading up to a wedding be dashed into the melancholy of a broken engagement? It is hard to know what happens behind the scenes of someone else’s shattered engagement. Each story is different. At the same time, there are certain common threads that run through most broken engagements.
Power of the Social Mirror: How Mirroring can Improve Your Relationship
Mirroring is a powerful force in human relationships. Just like a mirror reflects the face that looks at it, so too social mirroring involves one person reflecting the “face” of another person. Learn how mirroring can help you strengthen your rapport in any relationship – with your partner, child, or co-worker.
7 Challenges Newlyweds Face and How to Handle Them
The wedding was a blast – even if you did not get to dance with your friend from fourth grade and you have not eaten more than a bite of challah in ten hours. You entered the wedding hall on your own and you leave as a married couple. You wave goodbye to your relatives and drive off into the night to start your new married lives together. It seems so romantic and blissful. Yet, even as you are on your way home in the car, a new reality sets in…
Create Deep Conversations in 3 Secret Steps
Do you remember the last time you tried to strike up a conversation with someone only to come to a dead end when you did not seem to have much to say to one another? What can you do to jump start a conversation to engage someone and build an emotional connection?