Posts Tagged ‘decline’
The Gift We’d Rather Not Receive
What the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly can teach every marriage about frailty. Most of us are far more comfortable giving help than receiving it. We pride ourselves on being the capable ones – the spouse who remembers, the parent who provides, the friend everyone calls in a crisis. Competence feels like love.…
Read MoreRelational Entropy and what to do about it
It’s the second law of thermodynamics and we use the term regularly in ordinary conversation. But what does entropy have to do with relationships? Entropy is defined as “a process of degradation or running down, or a trend to disorder”. In thermodynamics, there’s this idea that in order to resist, or reverse, the effects of…
Read MoreIt Takes One to Tango
We’ve all heard the saying: it takes two to tango. But is it true that the only way to improve a marriage is if both husband and wife co-operate? Marriage is like a dance. If one spouse changes his or her steps, that changes the dance. The truth is, it only takes one spouse to…
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