by Brenda Dow | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Question: “I have been with my husband for 4 years, married 3, and we are on the verge of divorce but trying to save our marriage. … We started having intimacy issues and communication issues 6 months after getting married. … We stopped talking to each...
by Brenda Dow | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Question: “Has anyone mastered the art of expressing a disappointment to your partner when feeling disappointed by them without making it seem like a complaint or making your partner wrong?” B.V. Brenda: Yes! Studies show we need to hear upwards of...
by Brenda Dow | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Question: “Is it wrong or selfish of me to ask my husband to try and get another job.? He likes the job he does, but he is working 4 a.m. to 1 p.m. He comes home and goes to sleep around 4 p.m. — or 5 p.m. sometimes. So we don’t get anytime together, and we...
by Brenda Dow | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ll never forget the first time I heard from someone whose spouse was dying and wanted to try to patch things up before they passed away. Unfortunately, it was not the only time someone has reached out to me, with them or their estranged partner facing their final...
by Brenda Dow | Jun 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Question: “Do you really believe ‘love is a decision?’ Doesn’t everyone have a different definition of what love is? Some parent could be spanking their children with a belt claiming that they love them. Or giving them drugs ‘because I love...