When two people plan a life together, they usually envision tangible aspects: a home, children, vacations, a social circle, retirement. But they often overlook the intangible qualities required to make that plan a reality. Currently in the throes of doing everything you can to save your marriage? Here are 3 tips you may not have tried yet!  Read more

Meghan Markle and the UK’s Prince Harry are set to wed this summer. This will be the first trip down the aisle for Prince Harry, but did you know that it’s actually marriage the second time around for Meghan Markle?  She divorced her first husband, actor Trevor Engelson, in 2013.

If  you are preparing for your own second chance at wedded bliss, then you — just like Ms. Markle — are in the very privileged position of understanding what can sink a marriage and the distress of needing to divorce. So let’s help you put this wisdom to work! Before you say “I do” again,  here are three important steps you can take to safeguard your peace of mind in your new marriage. Read more

The worst thing about finding out your spouse cheated is usually not the fact that he or she has been involved with someone else. It’s knowing that you were lied to — repeatedly. Still, infidelity doesn’t have to spell the end of a marriage. If you and your spouse can work through the betrayal and establish a genuine emotional intimacy, your marriage could last and even be better than before. Here are 3 hopeful signs that you may be able to put the past behind you. Read more

Co-parenting with a bullying ex is all about conflict management. You’ll never turn your mean-spirited former spouse into a reasonable person, but you can learn ways to dial down the conflict and manage your own reactions. Read on to find out how. Read more