Money may not be able to buy happiness, but managing it correctly can certainly make married life less stressful. Too many marriages die an early death at the hand of financial mismanagement and others stay together but live in misery. What makes this even more difficult to stomach is that applying the basic principles I’ll […]

I invite you to ask your spouse 3 questions –1)Are you happy with yourself and your life?2)Are you happy with the marriage?3)Are you happy with me? Often we assume that someone will tell us if they’re having a serious problem. BIG MISTAKE. People in general, including our spouses, don’t want to burden us with their […]

Are there early warning signs? All married couples remember standing at the altar and saying their beautiful marriage vows. Each is certain at that moment that their marriage will be a success, full of joy and happiness. After all we marry a person we love and who loves us so much that they are willing […]

Does Your Marriage often feel like Re-runs or Instant Replays? Maybe it’s time to switch the channel. What happens when the dishes are left in the sink instead of being put in the dishwasher? The garbage is not taken out?What happens when relatives come before golf, or visa versa?What happens when work seems more important […]

I was talking with some friends at a dinner yesterday and as so often occurs the conversation drifted to our children. These are grown children, with families of their own. And sadly, the discussion about our wonderful children turned to their being divorced, or separated. Followed by the not-so-uncommon reference to; ‘pardon the expression but […]

Recently we conducted a workshop series on marriage enrichment at The East Hills Community Center in Nassau. The couples were all professionals and rated their marriages as ‘good to great’. They wanted to see if there was something they could learn to take it to an even higher level. We also advertised the workshop as […]

Dear Stefan, Thank you. We got sooo much out of your workshop. Now it’s a matter of us using and applying it. I was hoping you can you help me with an on-going problem? I will ask my spouse to take out the garbage and he says, “No Problem.” 10 minutes later he still didn’t […]

We must acknowledge that we are all being way over- stimulated – even family TV shows, commercials, magazines, etc. are full of sexual material – young, good-looking people selling us everything under the sun, I believe that sex/intimacy, has become similar to many other things that people use to fill their emotional void with, like […]

Today there are more pressures on marriage then ever before – making it more difficult for couples to stay together. Two weeks ago we discussed the importance of communication in marriage and last week we discussed the impact of children/parenting on marriage. Today we’ll explore what happens in Mid Life – what is this crisis […]

How does becoming a parent impact a marriage? Soccer Mom’s. Listen up. Coaching Dad’s. Two income families. There is nothing wrong with any of the above, when taken by itself. But very often it does point out a tendency in society today that is not healthy. Not long ago, and in many countries to this […]