by Marianne Marlow, MA, LMHC | Jun 24, 2022 | Communication, Conflict, Marriage, Relationship
John sat down in the seat of his pickup truck. He slammed the door and laid into the gas pedal, but just enough for it to be obvious.He was furious with Cassie, his partner of five years, but he refused to tell her. She will figure it out once she realizes that I am...
by Marianne Marlow, MA, LMHC | May 27, 2022 | Infidelity, Marriage, Relationship
There is hope, your relationship can survive infidelity. No, it is not always easy, and healing can take time. The First Healing Steps After Discovering InfidelityThe first days and weeks after discovering that your partner has been unfaithful can be incredibly...
by Marianne Marlow, MA, LMHC | Apr 8, 2022 | Relationship
Something I hear from my clients a lot is, “How do I move past an argument when I feel like I’m always the one who’s wrong?”Let’s start with this: The idea that someone is ‘right’ or ‘wrong,’ or that there’s a winner or a loser in an argument between you and your...
by Marianne Marlow, MA, LMHC | Mar 28, 2022 | Communication, Relationship
Always Assume the BestI acted in haste when my partner made a comment that I took completely out of context. On a whim, I accused my partner of being cold and callous. Moments later, we dove deep into a heated argument. I felt worse than ever afterward because I knew...
by Marianne Marlow, MA, LMHC | Jan 14, 2022 | Communication
How do you and your partner handle conflict?Most often when we have relationship conflict we can’t manage, we put it right in between ourselves and our lover.Then we are on opposite sides of an issue and that is when we start to ‘dig in and fight for our...
