The Art of Loving... Yourself
Love is a fascinating concept. Every woman wants to love and be loved. But why are some people loved, while others have never known what that is? How does love work? How does this feeling arise, and…
Psychology of family life
Read articles on family relationships, understanding one another, communication in marriage and shalom bayit, peace in the home.
Shalom Bayit: preparing a family conversation
Money and the Lack of It as a Cause of Conflict
Financial problems often become a source of conflict. For example, I received this question: Is it true that in Haredi society, it is not customary for a woman to earn more than her husband? First, l…
Arguments - Instructions and Safety Precautions
Family arguments - instructions that also serve as safety precautions: 1) Keep the argument focused One issue at a time!!! 2) Unity of time and place Don't carry an argument from place to place or dr…
How Can We Use Competitiveness, Anger, and Pride?
Competitiveness, anger, and our other feelings and emotions: Some schools of psychology believe that a feeling is a given and must be expressed, or things will get worse. The Torah takes a completely…
Arguments and Criticism - Does the Ideal Couple Argue?
Arguments So what should we do? First, we need to distinguish the “bad” from the “good.” Many people think that, ideally, a husband and wife, as one person, as a true couple, should always think and…
Great Battles and How to Survive Them
And so, at last, we roll up our sleeves and begin learning how to argue, fight, and quarrel. To criticize, to say everything that has been boiling up inside. To do something about our emotions and th…
A Smile That Can Work Miracles
So where should we begin? We always begin with something small but of the greatest importance. We have already discussed the importance of body language in communication. People put far more trust in…
The Danger of Closeness, or What Is Alive Feels Pain
mini-quiz: home is where you are.... what? Loving, feeling, being open is a risk. Perhaps it is the greatest risk in life. You can be betrayed. (And how many examples of betrayal are there all around…
On Tenderness and Affection
- So many unmarried men dream of tenderness and affection! - And so many married men... A joke? Most people want to live as a family. Why? It is hard to imagine a woman sitting with her cheek resting…