CLICK TO LISTEN TO ONLINE RADIO DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS TOPIC. LISTEN , CHAT OR CALL IN AT (213) 943-3673 This blog entry is the third follow up to our challenge to develop top 10 Reasons to Stay Married. DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway sang the questions, “Where is the love you said was mine all…
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I Do Me 2 Couples Challenge #1 – Reasons to Stay Married Lists
Just take about an hour for this Challenge: 1) Each of you do your best to list the top 10 reasons to stay married (without talking about them with each other at first). 2) See which ones you have in common and note which ones you have that are different. 3) Try to come in…
Staying Married for the Kid’s Sake
CLICK TO LISTEN TO ONLINE RADIO DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS TOPIC. LISTEN , CHAT OR CALL IN AT (213) 943-3673 This blog entry is the second follow up to our challenge to develop top 10 Reasons to Stay Married. DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… I remember one day talking to two of our youngest children about what life would…
Top 10 Reasons to Stay Married
CLICK TO HEAR OUR ONLINE TALK SHOW DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… It really bothers me to hear about couples getting divorced. While I understand that there could be valid reasons to make the break, it just feels like something good has been tragically destroyed. I believe that no matter what the relationship has become, […]
Mixed Marriages with Culture Clashes
CLICK TO HEAR OUR ONLINE TALK SHOW DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… WHEREFORE ART THOU? If you took English Literature courses in America, you were probably somehow engaged with the story of Romeo and Juliet. Apart from the awkwardness of reading the dialogue in the Queen’s English of Elizabethan, I really connected with that poor couple’s struggle. …
Should Mental Illness be Grounds for Divorce?
PLAN TO JOIN THE LIVE DUSCUSSION ONLINE ABOUT HIS TOPIC ON TUESDAY NIGHT AT 6:30 PST/ 7:30 MST/ 8:30 CST/ 9:30 EST/ CLICK HERE: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/idome2/2012/03/21/handling-mental-illness-in-relationships DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… There is an ugly rumor going around that black women are apprehensive about getting mental health treatment. If you have not heard that rumor, I need to…
Avoiding the Dangers of Discontentment in a Relationship
PLAN TO JOIN THE LIVE DUSCUSSION ONLINE ABOUT HIS TOPIC ON TUESDAY NIGHT AT 6:30 PST/ 7:30 MST/ 8:30 CST/ 9:30 EST/ CLICK HERE: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/idome2/2012/03/14/avoiding-the-dangers-of-discontentment-in-relationships DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… Mick Jagger delivered a song that I remember embracing many years ago. Unfortunately, too many couples are singing that song today. It’s “I can’t get no satisfaction…but…
Good Communication Takes Work – Don’t Get Fired
DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… ACKNOWLEDGING DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION STYLES It is not difficult to understand why communication is listed as a top cause for divorce. According to Divorce.com, communication problems rank number two in the top ten reasons that marriages fail. If not for divorce lawyers, many couples might not even be able to agree…