As the Houston relationship counselor, I can tell you that you are going to be annoyed by your partner over time. It’s just the way relationships work. He or she will be bad at sharing feelings and doing household chores, or passive-aggressively jealous of the time you spend with friends and family. Whatever the ...
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As the Houston marriage counselor, I often get asked why people criticize and cut each other down. They have to know that it’s typically not a behavior that elicits positive results. When you criticize, the subject of your criticism is likely to become defensive and put up barriers that are more about protecting themselves ...
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A number of my Houston marital counseling clients tell me that they feel like their spouses just aren’t giving them what they need and they are unhappy, but when I try to get them to vocalize those needs, they seem unable. Often, these are people who seem to have a difficult time staying with another ...
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As the Houston marriage counselor, almost all of my clients are there because they genuinely want to improve their marriage. Unfortunately, every once in a while, there are people coming to therapy who just shouldn’t be there – at least not for relationship help. Before they can receive that, they need accept that there is ...
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