An adult—and a marriage—requires the ability to recognize your impact on others and to alter your behavior accordingly.
About Lesli Doares
Starting Right Is the Path to a Happy Marriage
One of the saddest things I see is when a couple comes in and the husband is reeling because the wife is about to walk out the door.
One of the saddest things I see is when a couple comes in and the husband is reeling because the wife is about to walk out the door.
Creating Your Marriage ‘Money Story’
Unless you are very lucky, you and your partner do not have the same money story. One of the challenges of marriage is how to take these different stories and merge them into a new and productive one which works for you both.
Unless you are very lucky, you and your partner do not have the same money story. One of the challenges of marriage is how to take these different stories and merge them into a new and productive one which works for you both.
Is Your Marriage a Priority?
If you don't want to spend time with your partner, it's because your marriage is not a priority. That's fine, but make sure you realize it's a conscious choice.
If you don’t want to spend time with your partner, it’s because your marriage is not a priority. That’s fine, but make sure you realize it’s a conscious choice.
Is Money Messing Up Your Marriage?
Finances are one of the two major problem areas affecting marriage. The other is intimacy.
Finances are one of the two major problem areas affecting marriage. The other is intimacy.
Are You Living Your Parents Marriage? Or Your Own?
Your parents are the first to teach you what a man, a woman, a husband, a wife, a mother, and a father is. This knowledge shapes your understanding of these ideas as an adult.
Your parents are the first to teach you what a man, a woman, a husband, a wife, a mother, and a father is. This knowledge shapes your understanding of these ideas as an adult.
Victory in the Battle of the Toilet Seat
In the War between the Sexes, the ongoing battle over the position of the toilet seat almost seems insurmountable.
In the War between the Sexes, the ongoing battle over the position of the toilet seat almost seems insurmountable.
Digging Out of the Communication Ditch
Words come loaded with expectations. It is these expectations that send your relationship into the ditch.
Words come loaded with expectations. It is these expectations that send your relationship into the ditch.
Guys— ‘Helping’ Around the House Isn’t Required
Ending the Chore Wars once and for all.
Ending the Chore Wars once and for all.
NO, Masculinity Is Not Dead [Podcast]
Reasons for good men to take action.
Reasons for good men to take action.
Do You Have a Soul Mate?
Yes, and more than one.
Yes, and more than one.
An Affair is Never a Good Idea
If you're married, the consequence of acting on attraction to someone new is dramatic.
If you’re married, the consequence of acting on attraction to someone new is dramatic.
10 Life Lessons I Wish for My Son to Master
A mother's dream for her son; guidelines for being a quality man.
A mother’s dream for her son; guidelines for being a quality man.