Archive for January, 2010
My husband and I both have full time jobs. I make dinner most nights and he is supposed to do the dishes afterwards. Fair? He...
Tags: Collaboration, conflict resolution
Posted in Communication skills, Fighting, Marriage | No Comments »
Dear Dr. J,
My father is an immigrant, in poor health, and fearful of doctors. He lives alone and wants me with him at all his...
Tags: Aging, anger, Fears of abandonment
Posted in Aging Parents, Family Obligations | No Comments »
Dear Dr. J,
My wife has gained a lot of weight since we had our 3 children. She now has a belly and big hips and...
Posted in Beauty, Fears of Intimacy, Marriage, sexuality | No Comments »
Dear Dr. J,
I have been married for 2 years now. On Valentine’s Day,my husband and I had a romantic dinner. In the middle of the...
Tags: Communication, Cosmetic surgery, Marriage
Posted in Communication skills, Marriage, sexuality | No Comments »
Dear Dr. J,
I live with a roommate in Manhattan, a nice guy. We went to college together. For the first month or so, we were...
Tags: Communication, confrontation, self-assertion
Posted in Communication skills, Room-mate issues | No Comments »
Dear Dr. J,
I am in a maddening situation. About a year ago, I started to itch. This itch migrates…it rarely is in the same place...
Tags: fatigue, hypochondria, psychosomatic ailments
Posted in Miscellaneous | No Comments »
Death in the family: Changing Expectations
Dear Dr. J,
My mother died two years ago, leaving my 77 year old step-father alone. My mother married him when...
Tags: death, family expectations, Step-parents
Posted in Family Obligations | No Comments »