Something You Should Know about Relationship Problems

December 6, 2011

Interview with Iris Krasnow, author of the book The Secret Lives Of Wives

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Mike Carruthers:
People with great marriages are sometimes thought to be the exception.

Iris Krasnow:
Actually it’s not the exception, the divorce rate (which has been hovering for the last 3 decades) has now dipped to 43% more people are trying harder to make their marriages last.
 

December 2, 2011

Interview with Carol Bruess, author of the book What Happy Parents Do

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Mike Carruthers:
When a couple has children, things change.

Carol Bruess:
Couples often experience (and they're surprised to experience) the depths of dissatisfaction with their marriage when they have young children.
 

October 4, 2011

Interview with Jeffrey Kluger, author of the book The Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us

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Mike Carruthers:
Your relationships with your siblings may be more meaningful than you realize.

Jeffrey Kluger:
Your siblings are the ones that are with you, the only relationship you have that will be with you from birth to death, your parents leave too early, your spouse and your kids come along later.
 

September 7, 2011

Interview with Dr. Arthur Samuels, author of the book Zen and the Art of Intimacy: The Simple Path of Passion, Fidelity and Love

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Mike Carruthers:
If you could do one thing to instantly improve your marriage or relationship, would you do it? Cause there is one thing.

Dr. Arthur Samuels:
You have to give up being critical. The way I do it is whenever I feel anything loving towards my wife the way she looks, the way she acts, what she does – I say, “I love you” and I mean it from the heart.