One of the most common reasons for major marital discord is a spouse who feels controlled, disrespected, or dominated by the other. Interestingly, the dominating spouse often doesn’t believe s/he is being controlling. No one wants to be treated as a child, especially by the...
In this program, Dr. Joe Beam responds to your questions about love. What it is. How to know if you really are in love. How long it lasts. When it ends. Why it ends. Can it last a lifetime?
Pornography can not only be an addiction, but it can ruin relationships, marriages, and lives. Pornography addiction is a real issue—not something created by the media and should be treated as any other addiction would be. Any person of any age can get lured into...
Sticking with an unhappy marriage after the birth of children could be the best decision couples ever make, researchers have found. A study into the long-term success of marriages found that the majority of couples who reported being unhappy following the birth of their first...
It’s called limerence. It is a state of being “madly in love’ to the point that it becomes obsessive and affects the way a person feels, acts, and thinks. It is powerful. It can be beautiful. It often is destructive.
How can you get over your lover? Whether you ended it or the other person ended the affair, you continue to struggle with intense emotions toward your affair partner. Why are they still there? How long will they last? How can you get past them?
Why did I do that?! We have all asked ourselves that question at some point in our lives and if you are asking yourself ‘why,’ then you are able to feel guilt, which is a normal, healthy feeling to have when you have done something...
In this episode, Dr. Joe Beam explains the underlying reason for wanting out of a marriage. He shares how various situations and circumstances generally all come back to this one reason.
When you picture someone going through a midlife crisis, you may picture the stereotypical things such as a man buying a new sports car, getting hair implants, or changing up his wardrobe for a more young and modern look. You may also envision a woman...
There are various types of loss; it does not always refer to a death. Everyone responds differently with tragedy and everyone follows the stages of grief in their own way. There is no right way to grieve a loss. You cannot compare losses. Grief is...
Does divorce hurt children? While some adjust well over time, research shows it can affect their emotional security, behavior, and future relationships. This article explains what really happens and what parents need to understand before making that decision.
People will ask how to fix a marriage or they’ll say something like, “We’ve got to fix this.” You’ve probably heard it in movies and read it in books. The goal of this article is not to fixate on the word “fix,” but rather to...
If your spouse has left you for another person, is wanting a different lifestyle than you and is not around, has filed for divorce, or you have already divorced and are having trouble moving on…how do you move on and how do you know it...
Falling in or out of love doesn’t “just happen.” Although either can happen unintentionally, they are both a process and don’t happen overnight, regardless if we believe we just fell head over heels in love with someone. There are four main steps to falling in...
Be sure to watch the video above all the way through and after that, completely read the article below. It’s not exactly a common conversation topic, even among the best of friends. At a typical local coffee shop you might overhear all kinds of home...
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