If your marriage didn’t work, your co-parenting relationship can. If your marriage didn’t work, your co-parenting relationship can. Photo: Canva/BeckyWhetstone “There is no ‘winning’ in this, it is not a competition. Mom doesn’t have to be better than Dad, and Dad doesn’t have to be better than Mom. It’s not as if you are Read More
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How to Leave Without Hurting Your Partner
Breakup tips for those who don’t do confrontation by Becky Whetstone, Ph.D. “Many human beings will go out of their way to avoid discomfort and to not cause others discomfort. This policy, adopted early in life, will cause lifelong suffering and dysfunction. The only way to true health and good relationships is to be real, Read More
Who Had an Affair or Who Files For Divorce Reveals Nothing.
Placing fault in marriage and divorce is a fool’s game. Years ago, I became friends with a woman who was divorcing a famous movie star. Her divorce was covered in the local paper gossip column, and the question came up as to why she would ever leave such a successful and wealthy man, someone she Read More
If You’re Thinking of Leaving Your Spouse, Read This ….
Becky Whetstone, Ph.D. You’ve been unhappy in your relationship for a long time. You can taste the idea of freedom, focusing on your own needs, a new start. How can you walk away and not cause much damage? You sit on the porch pondering what it would be like to leave after so many years Read More
If Your Spouse Wants Out, Do This ….
If your spouse wants to leave you there are things you can do that are intelligent and helpful. The important thing is not to make any mistakes.
Emergency Advice for Cheaters Who Just Got Caught.
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If divorce is unavoidable, here’s how to do it right.
I hate divorce. It’s extremely painful for everyone and leaves many lifelong ugly footprints in so many lives that I’ll do whatever I can to get people to stay together in a healthy way. Still, there are times when there just any fuel left to work on remaining together, and couples decided to divorce. Usually, Read More
Should I go to therapy alone if my spouse won’t go?
Note: This post was inspired by Huffington Post Divorce Editor Brittany Wong who asked me this question for an article she is writing. I sat down, thought about it, and here is the result … I think it is great info … hope you like it! It happens all the time. A potential client calls Read More
Things never to say to your wife …
Note: This article was inspired byBrittany Wong, editor of the Huffington Post Divorce Section, who asked me to provide her some comments for the article she was writing. Check out my take on it below, and check out the result of her article here. Common sense says that in a relationship with someone, the bar Read More
Things you should never say to your man …
Note: I love it when Brittany Wong, an editor with the Huffington Post Divorce section emails and asks me to write something for her on a certain subject. She’s usually polling several therapists and usually needs only a few comments, but her requests always get me thinking and I end up making a whole blog Read More