5 Ways to get your partner to do what you want
Yes, Why Couples Fight is all about how to overcome conflicts in your relationship. But what if it’s simpler than that?
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Mira Kirshenbaum
Aug 3, 20213 min read
4 friendship steps to take before, during, or after infatuation
“Being friends” isn’t the key to anything in itself. “Being friends” is in fact just a proxy for some really good stuff. Like what?
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 31, 20213 min read
What is your “us”?
Okay, so we’re not going to make a fetish over how many years a couple has been together. Good!
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 28, 20213 min read
Quiz time: How well do you know each other?
Something new here. Occasional quizzes to help you assess your relationship and figure out how to make things better.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 27, 20214 min read
No, we’re not privileged, pro-marriage, elitist jerks
Here we are, just having celebrated our 56th wedding anniversary. And some of you have joined in the celebration by saying, “Fuck you!”
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 23, 20216 min read
How to have a long and happy relationship
Well, here we are, celebrating our 56th wedding anniversary by sharing our thoughts with you about how to have a long and happy marriage.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 21, 20214 min read
“What’s your secret for a long and happy marriage?”
As I write this, next week will be our 56th anniversary.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 20, 20214 min read
From “I’m sorry” to true healing
We’ve been talking about how your past haunts your present as a couple. Now we get to the really hard part.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 16, 20214 min read
How, as a couple, you can heal something from your past
This time we want to talk about how you can recover when one of you has done something to hurt the other, damaging trust and intimacy.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 15, 20214 min read
Is your relationship haunted by your past?
We all carry this baggage around with us. The longer we’re married, the more of this baggage there is.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 13, 20214 min read
How to not fall out of love with each other
You can make sure you don’t fall out of love with one another. So how do you do that?
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 10, 20214 min read
4 signs your partner may be falling out of love with you
When people come to me in this last period I can only wish they’d come sooner. So what are the warning signs?
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 8, 20213 min read
Bastards, bitches, and the stress implosion
Whenever we need our partner to be there for us, we’re walking into their stress movie. We’re walking into just how stressed out they are.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 6, 20213 min read
Has hope always been kind to you? Or has it ever been cruel?
Welcome to the second and last part of our posts on why we dare to say that Why Couples Fight is an important book.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 3, 20214 min read
Important? Revolutionary? What do you think?
We said somewhere that we thought Why Couples Fight was an important book. Well, it had to happen: a reader challenged us on that.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jul 1, 20213 min read
“I can’t do this anymore.” Oh, really?
Here’s how breaking up is done these days.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jun 28, 20213 min read
Is your relationship going to “work out”?
Relationships aren’t like machines that work or don’t work, depending on how well designed they are.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jun 25, 20213 min read
Dog meets kitten, and they teach us about power
You know me: I always have to be a-learning things from everywhere.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jun 23, 20213 min read
Guys: work on your marriage or drop dead
The article I want to talk about today is Unsuccessful marriages a high-risk factor for premature death among men.
Mira Kirshenbaum
Jun 21, 20214 min read
5 Signs Leaving Your Relationship Might Be a Good Decision
Asking when a relationship is over is like asking when scrambled eggs are done. There’s no standard for “over-ness.”
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