So many people feel their partners don’t listen well.

Here is what doesn’t work to inspire listening…

For every person I coach about dating I find a secret or two hiding in the closet! It’s something they think if others knew– it would mean no chance for them…

Love is the only game in town.

In this podcast you’ll hear how to play the game…

If I wake up and decide to make pancakes without water, milk and eggs I will definitely have something, but I can assure you, it won't be pancakes…

When I first tried to stop my bad habit of interrupting, it was VERY hard!

I knew it didn’t help my relationship and was considered socially wrong, but I didn’t find I had the willpower to stop…

This conversation is full of A-HA moments, tips, and straight up great advice to keep your love connections fresh, tight, and lasting.

Does your household go haywire in September? Mine does.

Here are the best household hacks I have discovered to make things run more smoothly…

I’ll be frank, the patriarchy is really getting on my nerves. There are other battle cries I could sound right now, but given Labor Day tomorrow, this is the one that’s bothering me…

Do people get defensive when you give them negative feedback?

Here are 4 tips on how to position negative feedback so the person listening can really hear it!

When you are giving negative feedback, do you own your part first?

If you want the person to whom you are complaining to care about your experience…

Yep, we've been practicing our drills and improving our speaking and listening skills. There are 3 important takeaways we've gathered from this work.

I did such a good job with Sophia Bush and Grant Hughes that they mentioned me as their relationship coach in this Vogue article, and asked me to officiate their wedding…

What we think are going to be the predictors of success in relationships simply are not!

And now there is scientific proof…

In this podcast, you’ll get the details about putting the “fun” in marriage fundamentals, using sex dates (ooh la la) as an example, and the magic of lube and candles, and finally, an explanation of why if I were a fictional character, I'd be a fairy godmother.

Has anyone ever accused you of:

• being a bad listener

• being “checked out”

• interrupting

• not really getting them

• losing focus while they are speaking…

In a recent survey we discovered what couples fight about most.

Communication topped the list with complaints like…

Vacations are something many of us eagerly look forward to, but they can bring a great deal of stress and disappointment. This summer I want you to nerd out in your planning, like I do, to ensure you get what you want and everyone else is happy too!

I am writing to people with fathers or without fathers.

Imagine the father you wish you’d had. What’s he like? What traits does he have? How does he talk to you, think about you, behold you?…

Quick, without thinking hard, name the top three fights you always have with your partner.

My husband and I fight about money. I am more nervous and controlling, he is more trusting and generous. We fight when we’re hosting guests. Again, he thinks everything will turn out fine. I think he’s checked out, and I think worrying and controlling get the job done. Lastly, if I think we’re having sex, I’ll start a fight...

In a few years, we are going to look back at our relationship with phones, and consider it barbaric. We are in denial about this. We make excuses constantly. To be very blunt, essentially, the phone is evil and it does evil things to you. And you, like a lemming, comply.