Dr. Margaret Paul » marriage

Don’t Be Your Partner’s Therapist

Margaret — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:22:20 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul July 12, 2021

Learn why it’s not healthy to be your partner’s therapist, and what else to do.

One of the important things I learned in my own marriage and in my work with clients is that a committed relationship is NOT supposed to be a therapeutic relationship. . . . → Read More: Don’t Be Your Partner’s Therapist

What Makes You Feel Most Connected With Others?

Margaret — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 23:10:01 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul September 23, 2019

What makes you feel connected with or disconnected from the important people in your life?

Connection with the people who are important to us is a vital need for everyone. Our brains are hard-wired to share love and connection with others. Many of us know . . . → Read More: What Makes You Feel Most Connected With Others?

Why Am I So Jealous and How Can I Stop?

Margaret — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 19:11:53 +0000

Why Am I So Jealous and How Can I Stop?

By Dr. Margaret Paul January 07, 2019

You can heal your jealousy! Discover the underlying cause and how to heal it.

“My husband has become friends with the woman next door and when he talks with her, I feel crazy with jealousy. . . . → Read More: Why Am I So Jealous and How Can I Stop?

Relationships: Protection and Projection

Margaret — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:53:23 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul December 17, 2018

“I think I’m an open person, but Sarah keeps telling me how closed I am. She gets furious when she wants to talk about our relationship and I don’t.”

Matthew, in his late 20s, and married to Sarah for 2 years, had consulted with me due to . . . → Read More: Relationships: Protection and Projection

Can Love REALLY Last A Lifetime?

Margaret — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 13:44:31 +0000

My dear friends who have been married for 78 years share their secret to keeping their love alive. . . . → Read More: Can Love REALLY Last A Lifetime?

“My Wife Is No Longer In Love With Me”

Margaret — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:33:11 +0000

Are you willing to do the inner work you need to do to possibly save your relationship?

Many people, like Aaron who asked the following question, seek my help because either their partner is no longer in love with them, or they are no longer in love with their partner.

Aaron asks:

“My wife . . . → Read More: “My Wife Is No Longer In Love With Me”

“My Wife Won’t Have Sex With Me “

Margaret — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:56:33 +0000

Is sex mostly gone out of your relationship? There are always good reasons for this.

Do you identify with Lawrence, whose wife won’t have sex with him? In my work with individuals and couples, I often hear this complaint. Lawrence asks:

“Would you please address how one deals with the anger, frustration, hurt, etc., . . . → Read More: “My Wife Won’t Have Sex With Me “

Healing From Infidelity

Margaret — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:54:21 +0000

Infidelity is a huge challenge, but relationships can heal from this and actually become stronger.

Sheldon wrote this question to me during one of my free webinars:

“I am trying to repair my 20-year marriage after my infidelity. I was discovered by my wife two years ago. I had been visiting massage parlors . . . → Read More: Healing From Infidelity

“I Don’t Know How To Give Her What She Wants From Me.”

Margaret — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:50:52 +0000

Do you sometimes feel like you try to give your partner the connection he or she wants and can’t figure out how?

I was having a Skype session with Andrea and Lawrence. Married for 18 years with two teen-age children, their marriage was strained. When I asked Lawrence how things were going between . . . → Read More: “I Don’t Know How To Give Her What She Wants From Me.”

Why Many Women Don’t Think About Sex

Margaret — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:29:53 +0000

Are you a woman who rarely or never thinks about sex? Have you believed that was something wrong with you?

Laverne wrote the following to me:

“I have never had thoughts that picture me making love with my husband – or anyone else for that matter. I imagine connection, fun and feelings of . . . → Read More: Why Many Women Don’t Think About Sex