Relational Entropy and what to do about it

By Francine & Byron Pirola | June 28, 2024 |

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…

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Marriage Enemy #1: Lethargy

By Francine & Byron Pirola | December 26, 2015 |

We asked a marriage counselor friend of ours about why a marriage fails. We were expecting a long complex answer so we already had a bottle of wine open. Yet her answer was short. According to her, if there are no addictions or mental illness involved, then most marriages fail through simple, straight-forward laziness. Almost…

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Is it time to change our views of adultery and marriage?

By Agi Reefman | February 5, 2015 |

Originally posted in New Hope Talks by Agi Reefman A Huffington Post blog post by Lisa Haisha has sparked some discussion about monogamy and marriage. Lisa writes that seeing as recent studies show that 41 percent of spouses admit to infidelity (either physical or emotional) maybe we should ask, “Are we really supposed to be…

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