Many women complain about irresponsible, selfish husbands. They even joke about their husband being another child they have to take care of. Some husbands sheepishly grin when they hear their wives say this, while others are offended. I’m… often curious. When I hear a woman (note: men also can be in this role) talk about […]
WHAT HAPPENED? WE WERE DOING SO WELL: The rebound effect in couples
One of the most difficult phenomenons I’ve found with couples is the rebound effect. The rebound effect occurs in many couples who have done a lot of work on their relationship. Typically, somewhere along their journey toward a healthy, harmonious relationship, they begin to backslide. Often this back slide is instantaneous. In therapy circles this […]
BLAMING AND DEFLECTING: AN OBSTACLE TO HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
The last post I wrote about excusing behaviors due to good intentions. In general this is just another way that many of us deflect responsibility. For whatever reason, I have been running into this behavior left and right of late…so here’s a post on the larger issue of deflecting responsibility. Deflecting responsibility may sound something […]
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