Huffington Post blogger Brittany Wong recently quoted Dr. Becky in an article focusing on the discussions couples need to have before getting married: It may not be the sexiest way to spend a Saturday night, but discussing big-ticket relationship issues like family planning, money and monogamy could be the best way for couples to stave Read More
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Power struggles: What to do if one spouse is more successful than the other.
Put two people in a room and they’re going to compare themselves to one another other – that’s what humans do. The same is true of two people who are married, each looks at the other and decides who’s the best, the strongest, smartest, nicest, who does the most – ugh – power struggles are Read More
Power struggles: What to do if one spouse is more successful than the other.
Power struggles: What to do if one spouse is more successful than the other. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Pinterest Put two people in a room and they’re going to compare themselves to one another other — that’s what humans do. The same is true of two people who are married, each 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
Marriage Therapist Married Four Times Counts her Blessings
by Becky Whetstone, Ph.D. I am a Marriage & Family Therapist who specializes in helping people through the darkest days of their relationships, and I’m very passionate about it. I think that’s because I’ve been married four times and have faced many of the marital scenarios my clients face. Having been married four times is Read More