Dear Neil: I have asked my fiancé to be more supportive of me. I have recently lost my job, and I haven’t found another one as of yet. Because of that my credit card debt has risen dramatically, and we have put off our wedding/honeymoon plans indefinitely. She has recently asked me what she could […]
Do you think you are a supportive spouse or intimate partner? Would your significant other agree with your answer? Or maybe you want more support from your partner? Of course, both answers could be true. But what exactly does it mean when you say that you want your partner do be more supportive? Supportive of […]
This quiz will help you identify how much you trust yourself vs. how much you doubt yourself. Give yourself a score of 0-5 for each question, where 0 means it doesn’t apply at all, and 5 means that it is often troublesome to you. Do you berate yourself for having strong feelings? (anger, fear, loneliness, […]
Note: This is the second of a two-part series. Click here for part one This Valentine’s week, perhaps it is time to concentrate on how to strengthen the connection and improve the intimacy in your relationship. How well connected are you with your intimate partner? Answer the following questions, taken from Pat Love’s book The Truth […]
Most satisfied couples will tell you that friendship is the most important ingredient in their relationship. Think for a moment of a person that you would call a good friend–someone other than your partner–and see how many of the following statements apply to that relationship. Put a check mark beside the statement if it applies. […]
Dear Neil: I am a 38 year-old married mother of two, and I have an issue with the total loss of my sexual desire. We have a good marriage. I love my husband dearly and I am very attracted to him. I don’t know what is wrong with me. I have no desire to have […]
Note: This is the first of a two-part series. Click here for part two Everyone worries from time to time, but to find out how severe a worrier you are, take the following quiz, adapted from Edward M. Hollowell’s book Worry. Give yourself 0 points if your answer is “rarely or not at all,” 1 […]
Note: This is the first of a two-part series. Are you a caretaker in your intimate relationship? Take this quiz to find out. Answer each question on a 1 to 5 scale: 1=rarely 2=occasionally 3=maybe half the time 4=often 5=virtually always Are you aware of (or have you been told by others) that you are […]
Note: This is the first of a two-part series. Click here for part two Money is the topic that is consistently reported to be the number one problem area for couples. Not jealousy or sex or chores, but money. So if you and your partner don’t always see eye-to-eye when it comes to money, you’re […]
The following quiz is designed to measure how comfortable you are with yourself. To take the quiz, answer the following questions honestly: I envy others a lot. __ Like me __Unlike me I’m happy in my life. __ Like me __Unlike me I have a lot of noise inside my head. I can’t stop thinking […]