My husband is a wild sleeper. And I don’t mean he occasionally rolls over with a dramatic sigh. I mean he talks. He moves. He swings his legs. He basically sleeps with the same level of animation and commentary he has when he is awake. It is, in a word, maddening. There are few things…
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We recently moved into a house that is almost 100 years old, which means every day feels like a small adventure in charm, character and “what is that sound?” It has old floors, old doors, old windows and the kind of quirks you only love after you’ve signed the mortgage paperwork. It also has raspberry…
On a recent podcast, Dr. Orna Guralnik, the psychoanalyst many viewers know simply as “Dr. Orna” from Showtime’s Couples Therapy, was asked what she has learned about love after years of sitting with couples. Earlier in her career, she said, she believed compatibility was one of the greatest predictors of success. Find the person who…
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How to Handle Pet Peeves in Marriage
My husband is a wild sleeper. And I don’t mean he occasionally rolls over with a dramatic sigh. I mean he talks. He moves. He swings his legs. He basically sleeps with the same level of animation and commentary he has when he is awake. It is, in a word, maddening. There are few things…
The Sweet Spot of Growth
We recently moved into a house that is almost 100 years old, which means every day feels like a small adventure in charm, character and “what is that sound?” It has old floors, old doors, old windows and the kind of quirks you only love after you’ve signed the mortgage paperwork. It also has raspberry…
The Gift of Loving Someone Different
On a recent podcast, Dr. Orna Guralnik, the psychoanalyst many viewers know simply as “Dr. Orna” from Showtime’s Couples Therapy, was asked what she has learned about love after years of sitting with couples. Earlier in her career, she said, she believed compatibility was one of the greatest predictors of success. Find the person who…