Couples
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Michael Schreiner | February 18, 2015
Secret Agendas In Couples Therapy
The ostensible reason to go to couples therapy is to improve the relationship but often the secret agenda...
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Michael Schreiner | February 17, 2015
Important Problems
The worst thing you can do is minimize the importance of your partner’s life problems. The objective fact...
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Michael Schreiner | February 12, 2015
Reassuring Your Partner
When you feel like saying and doing things to reassure your partner the current health of your relationship...
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Michael Schreiner | February 3, 2015
Staying With Your Partner Out Of Fear Or Out Of Love
There is an uncomfortable truth that many rarely admit to themselves, let alone anyone else, which is that...
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Michael Schreiner | January 30, 2015
What To Do If You Feel Like Your Partner Doesn’t Get You
Many people silently stew over the feeling that their partners don’t get them, at least not fully, and...
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Michael Schreiner | January 29, 2015
Separating Conditioned Reinforcers From Consequences In Your Relationship
One of the Freudian formulations that has stood the test of time is the idea that the type...
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Michael Schreiner | January 27, 2015
You Do Not Have To Tell Your Partner Everything You Are Thinking And Feeling
There is a pretty common sentiment out there in romantic relationships that it would somehow be dishonest or...
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Michael Schreiner | January 2, 2015
Couples, Adaptation, And Passion
Probably the worst of the plagues that hits couples is taking each other for granted. A level of...
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Michael Schreiner | December 19, 2014
Long Distance Relationships
Many couples attempt long distance relationships but only a small fraction succeed. Psychologically speaking, these relationships falter for...
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Michael Schreiner | November 26, 2014
Tell Your Partner What You Want
It sounds so obvious, to just be honest in your relationship and tell your partner what you want,...