Hard topics
We don’t avoid the difficult. Here are real crises that break families — and our approach to each. The goal is the same: save the marriage and solve the problem, not run from it.
Interethnic & cross-cultural marriage
Two cultures, faiths and families.
Different faith in a couple
When beliefs or levels of religiosity diverge.
Children from previous marriages
Stepmother, stepfather, a child’s loyalty.
Disagreements over raising children
When parents argue about strictness in front of the child.
Money and housing problems
No home of your own, rent, tight budget.
Silence and endurance
When one side quietly endures and stores it up.
Inability to talk openly
Avoiding the conversation and “unclosed” issues.
Storing grudges
Why a small fight is about ten past ones.
Disrespect and devaluation
Sarcasm and “jokes” that wreck a marriage.
Jealousy and trust
When jealousy turns into control.
Infidelity and trust
Can a marriage be restored after an affair.
Cooling closeness
A drop in closeness is a symptom, not a verdict.
Unmet expectations
The partner turned out not to be who you “filled in”.
Escaping into addiction
Alcohol, smoking, addictions as escape.
Escaping into work
When workaholism is a way not to be home.
Long-distance within a marriage
Shifts, business trips, distance in a marriage.
Burnout in a long marriage
Everything runs fine, but the warmth is gone.
Empty nest
The kids grew up, the couple are “strangers”.