We have all of these souvenirs from our past lives.
About Matthew Fray
How to Be Comfortable Alone on Valentine’s Day
Of course not everyone finds me attractive. Of course not everyone likes me. But that’s not why I’m single.
Of course not everyone finds me attractive. Of course not everyone likes me. But that’s not why I’m single.
This Is the Way Your Marriage Ends—Not With a Bang
Good people can ruin marriage, too.
Here Is How to Protect Your Relationships From Political (and Other) Arguments
You disagree with other people who practice different religions, who vote for different politicians.
You disagree with other people who practice different religions, who vote for different politicians.
How to Respond to Your Emotional Spouse Without Making Things Worse
Trying to correct someone else’s emotions is a recipe for destroying your relationship with them.
Trying to correct someone else’s emotions is a recipe for destroying your relationship with them.
In Marriage, He Refused to Change—and That Cost Him Everything, Starting With Trust
He expected her to adjust to his “correct” way of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
He expected her to adjust to his “correct” way of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
Break Toxic Relationship Communication Habits With the STFU Method
Stop making it about you. Make it about them.
Stop making it about you. Make it about them.
Attention Married Men: It’s Not Your Fault That You’re a Bad Husband
Being a good husband is something you work at over time, not a code to crack.
Being a good husband is something you work at over time, not a code to crack.
3 Good Lessons for Awful Husbands (and Excellent Advice for the Rest of Us, Too)
"Sex wasn't the reason for the affair" and other lessons for spouses who wonder why we stray.
“Sex wasn’t the reason for the affair” and other lessons for spouses who wonder why we stray.
Taking the Wheel vs. Destroying Our Marriages on Autopilot
The alternative is to believe that the two of you are intentionally sabotaging one another and the relationship.
The alternative is to believe that the two of you are intentionally sabotaging one another and the relationship.
How to Comfort (and Not Comfort) Someone Going Through a Divorce
People with shared life experiences are best equipped to offer one another the thing people in crisis need: empathy.
People with shared life experiences are best equipped to offer one another the thing people in crisis need: empathy.
What to Do When Your Wife Doesn’t Respect You
It feels really bad, and if that’s where you are right now, I’m so sorry.
It feels really bad, and if that’s where you are right now, I’m so sorry.
How Does a Magician Saw a Woman in Half? The Answer Might Save Your Relationship
No matter how impossible it appears, there is always an explanation for it.
No matter how impossible it appears, there is always an explanation for it.
How Accidental Sexism Ruined My Marriage (and Might Be Ruining Yours, Too)
It's a respect thing.
It’s a respect thing.
Use These 3 Secrets to Get Your Spouse or Romantic Partner to Do Whatever You Want
Any relationship can break when the “value” of being in that relationship goes away for one side.
Any relationship can break when the “value” of being in that relationship goes away for one side.
What Does it Mean When Your Partner Says ‘You Always Make Everything About You’?
Betrayal isn’t required to lose the trust of the people we love.
Betrayal isn’t required to lose the trust of the people we love.