If both partners in the relationship have the same level of desire and sexual ability, things can go smoothly. However, this is not always the case, and many people find themselves in a relationship where one partner has a high level of desire but the other doesn’t. Sex is not one-size-fits-all.
All Quiet on the Western Front: Learning Relationship Building from ‘Bonanza’
Hoss and Little Joe were able to just be together as family. They teased, laughed, talked, and showed each other trust and caring. Their relationship deepened because they were able to work on it. Although it may be out there, I cannot think of a television show in which I see such relationship building occurring.
Justified is All Class
Every so often, my sister will tell me that I need to watch a television show she thinks I will like. Often I just ignore her but on occasion I’ll give in and watch. Whenever this happens, I almost always get hooked and that is what happened when I started watching Justified on F/X. The show just started its third season but I quickly caught up and am now watching it in real time. Justified is the story of Deputy U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens. Raylan was working in Miami but, after a controversial shooting, was reassigned to an office near …
Disciplining Children – Spanking and Physical Abuse
You may have heard about the 7 minute video of a family court judge from Texas spanking (beating) his then 16-year-old daughter with a belt. The incident occurred seven years ago when the daughter, knowing such a beating was coming, secretly taped it.
It’s the System, Stupid!
If we want to do something about the unjust Trayvon Martin verdict, we must stop thinking about vengeance, and prepare ourselves for a long, hard fight against a discriminatory infrastructure. The Stand Your Ground laws must be overturned. People who have a history of domestic violence and resisting arrest — people like George Zimmerman — should not be allowed to own or carry guns.
Seven Ways to Parent Our Sons for Success
Why do we not talk about the way we’re hurting boys by the way we parent our sons? Why is it that the mothers (and yes, the media usually focus only on mothers) of girls are the only ones shouldering such a burden?
Facebook – The Facebook Frenzy
In thinking through this Facebook frenzy, I have come up with several questions that I think are worth considering. If people could not connect through an online site, what would they do? Would they find other, more emotionally intimate ways to connect? Does face-to-face social networking have more of an impact?
Emotional Pain – Sharing the Pain is Good
Although we are hardwired for empathy, so many people indulge in selfish behavior. Our culture would be in a lot better shape if more people demonstrated empathy — and here are three skills that can help increase empathy.
People Are Stupid…Until They’re Not
People are stupid! Those are the words one of my adolescent patients threw at me recently. She was responding to the near constant harassment she endures at school from many of her peers. She said it defiantly, almost like she was daring me to contradict her. And as much as I wanted to, I couldn’t, not really. Because she is right. People are stupid.
Grief is Nothing to Cry About
Our cultural narrative about grief is that it is something best left unmentioned. However, grief actually has quite a few positive results including helping us manage our world better.