"I see couples in therapy daily who, literally, compete for everything. Who earns more, who is smarter, who has more training, who does the house chores faster and with perfection, who educates the children better, who makes fewer mistakes, and so on."
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Having lived in five countries, I can finally understand the pricelessness of being able to count on what feels like an unmoveable harbor. Wish I had one.
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Speed-dating? Why not! A while ago the LeipGlo team discussed launching new events in Leipzig, and Eden Levin introduced the idea of hosting speed-dating evenings. These events have been popular in other cities in Germany, so we could see no reason why it wouldn’t work in Leipzig, too, bringing a bit of fun and possibly
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What happens when the passion and “till death do us part”-enthusiasm wanes? In my practice, I attend to several couples who promised to love each other forever. However, after a few years of marriage, the relationship simply fell into a routine and cooled down. It is even possible to count the rare times they had
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What happens when love crosses borders? In psychology, we often use the term “binational relationships” to refer to relationships between two people of different nationalities. There are several wonderful and interesting aspects to having a binational relationship. Not least of which is learning about new things that are peculiar to the culture of our partner.
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Assertiveness. It’s a word that is so in vogue lately but, paradoxically, with so little actual practical application. Being assertive means much more than just saying the right thing at the most appropriate time. To be assertive is also to know to keep quiet when necessary. Or to refrain from engaging in fights that do
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