things-your-spouse-wont-tell-you: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

ByJoe Martino March 4, 2011

1. "I have a secret bank account."

I found this article to be truthful and disturbing. I am afraid that we are almost conditioned to lie to our spouse's in this day and age.

Couples Counseling | Dating | Family | Relationships

The Subtle Stages of an Affair
ByJoe Martino February 7, 2018

Few people are actually chasing an affair at first, they are often chasing other things that lead to the affair. But few people, if they are honest with the themselves, will deny that they knew where it was heading when they jumped on the path.
If you saw yourself in any of these steps, I can’t encourage you enough to seek counseling.
Affairs are terrible storms that leave dark and deep swaths of destruction in their wake.

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Counseling | Couples Counseling | Parenting | Relationships

Two words that will change your relationships. Seriously.
ByJoe Martino April 9, 2014

Two words can change your relationship? Admit it, you’re a touch skeptical. I admit that I was when the principle was first shared with me. But not now, because now I’ve seen it work. When I was in grad school studying to become a counselor, I would often have people engage me via social media…

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Couples Counseling | Religion

Naughty Naked Skeletons | Psychology Today
ByJoe Martino November 23, 2010

Perhaps instead of protest signs, we should be taking large mirrors and fake Halloween skeletons to these leader's speeches. Let's hold up the mirrors, to remind them who they're really talking about, when they rail against deception, moral failings and sexual excess. Make the skeletons dance, to let our leaders know that we're not stupid….

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Couples Counseling | Marriage | Relationships

Relational Equity part 3
ByJoe Martino February 21, 2013

Part one can be found here. Part two can be found here. Focus on the positives If you are fighting with your spouse a lot, chances are good that you are focusing on the negatives. Let’s say that your husband has been promising to get something done in the backyard for months. You keep bringing…

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Family | Marriage | Parenting

Do Less, Get More. Your Kids Need You, Not Activities
ByJoe Martino October 22, 2024October 22, 2024

In today’s fast-paced society, there is immense pressure on parents to ensure that their children are involved in every sport, extracurricular activity, and academic pursuit available. This “superparent” mentality often leads to overscheduled children and exhausted families. I can’t tell you how many couples I’ve met whose relationship has died, having been sacrificed on the…

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Counseling | Couples Counseling | Family | Main Ideas | Marriage | Relationships

Your Marriage is Mortal, It can die. You Can Keep It Alive
ByJoe Martino February 11, 2016

The truth is your marriage, my friend’s marriage and my marriage is mortal. They can all die, which is why we must be vigilant in protecting our marriages. We must cultivate them.
When things are going ravishingly well, we must work at it. When dry and difficult times come we must work at it.
Admitting that our bodies are mortal does not mean that we want to die prematurely. The same is true for marriages. When I was married I made a promise to stay that way until death separated us and I meant it.
Denying that my marriage is mortal doesn’t make that promise any stronger. It does not make my marriage stronger, in fact I think it makes it more vulnerable.

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