Posted in communication, intimacy, love relationship on Oct 12th, 2011
It became clear to me now that their running together – and separately – was a microcosm of the gradual disconnection that had been developing between them, a reflection of a bigger disconnection in their relationship.
Posted in Tweet posts, communication, intimacy, love relationship on Aug 22nd, 2011
In the previous blog we discussed some of the main reasons why couples tend to be hesitant to seek professional help when they experience serious relational problems. In this blog we will discuss what makes therapy work.
The therapist, in addition to his or her knowledge of relational problems and experience in the new field of [...]
Posted in communication, intimacy, love relationship on Aug 15th, 2011
Many couples who experience relational problems at some point may consider the option of couples counseling. They often do so when they get so frustrated and stymied by what is happening to them that they do not know what else to do. So, unfortunately, therapy becomes the last option for a lot of distressed couples, [...]
Posted in communication, intimacy, love relationship, marital affair on Aug 8th, 2011
In this seventh and last blog on sexting, we discuss what happens after one partner has acknowledged sexting with a third person outside of the primary relationship. How can the two partners rebuild their relationship, or is this impossible to do?
First of all, it is important to say that each situation is different, so what [...]
Posted in communication, intimacy, love relationship, marital affair on Aug 1st, 2011
The other day you were looking, totally innocently, for a telephone number in your partner’s phone, and what you found was much more than the number you were looking for! Now you don’t know what to do with the information.
You have discovered your partner has been sexting with a coworker for a few weeks: How [...]
Posted in Tweet posts, communication, intimacy, love relationship, marital affair on Jul 25th, 2011
It has been going on for quite some time. You started as a joke, sexting an old flame you had not seen since college, but what was a joke at first has become a very intense activity you are involved in regularly now. You went from sexting your old friend to doing it with strangers [...]
Posted in communication, intimacy, love relationship, marital affair on Jul 18th, 2011
The step from experiencing sexual urges to acting out on them, in my opinion, is still what should be the measure of a man – or a woman, for that matter. Individuals, in fact, are not only governed by their physiological urges, but are molded by powerful cultural, social, emotional, and moral forces that mediate [...]
Posted in brain and mind, communication, intimacy, marital affair on Jul 11th, 2011
Users of sexting represent a particular spectrum of the population. Some people don’t seem to realize the meaning or the full impact of their sexting activities on their reputation, career, their families and other people around them.
This attitude is often due to a temporary suspension of clear thinking these people experience when in the throw [...]
Posted in Tweet posts, communication, intimacy, love relationship on Jun 28th, 2011
Let’s discuss one particular use of technology, sexting – sending lewd pictures and texting sexually explicit messages over the phone – in the context of relationships. A case of a public figure caught sexting has recently brought the use of this technological communication to everybody’s attention.
There are two myths about this practice that need to [...]
Posted in brain and mind, communication, intimacy, women's issues on Jun 10th, 2011
As we become more and more technologically connected – to our smart phones, our computers, our IPods and IPads, our Kindle and our video games – are we becoming more disconnected from real life and real people? Or is technology facilitating and enriching human relationships?
I don’t think there is a simple yes/no answer, as technology [...]
