In a famous Seinfeld episode, Jerry dates someone just like himself. In the beginning he’s ecstatic because they have everything in common, but in the end, it starts driving him crazy because, as he says, “I hate myself!” That hilarious scene challenges the assumption that having things in common with...
My wife and I have virtually nothing in common and yet we are perfectly compatible. How can that be? Well, it’s because compatibility is, perhaps, the single most misunderstood relationship principle in the world today. People routinely seek to be compatible in ways that don’t matter, while they ignore being...
Is there a way to know, or even predict, if a relationship will last? In my experience as a relationship coach, there most certainly is. If you are in a new relationship, or trying to decide if the person you’re dating is “the one,” or if you’re hoping to meet...
I regularly talk with clients who have been emotionally devastated by their decisions regarding sex. I find it nearly impossible to find the words to comfort them. Their hearts are broken, their spirits are crushed and they’re left feeling fearful of future intimacy or dead set against it. That is...
