Miscommunication with Teens
Question We have two teenage children. While we have good relationships, we don’t communicate as well as we’d like. In fact, much of...
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Gary Oliver
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
Healthy Conflict
Q: I usually avoid conflict but that hasn’t been working. Is there such a thing as “healthy conflict”? Conflict is a part of life. Even...
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Gary Oliver
- Mar 10, 2020
- 2 min
Trading Shifts
Q: How do I navigate covering shifts with my coworkers? A tricky social situation in which so many parts are at play, for this column...
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Gary Oliver
- Feb 13, 2020
- 2 min
Roommate issues
Q: How do I talk with my roommate about keeping our room/bathroom clean? (Asking for a friend) Ah, yes. The messy roommate who either...
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Gary Oliver
- Jan 22, 2020
- 2 min
Asking for help
Q: How can I ask for help from a classmate? I remember my freshman year. The start of spring semester was great. I enjoyed seeing friends...
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Gary Oliver
- Nov 13, 2019
- 2 min
Recognizing Sincerity
Q: How do you know when a friend is being sincere? In person conversation is a risk and exposes us in two ways. In her book Reclaiming...
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Gary Oliver
- Sep 1, 2019
- 2 min
ERI: Communication
Healthy communication is the one critical ingredient that defines a relationship. Communication is vital and essential because it is the...
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Gary Oliver
- Sep 1, 2019
- 2 min
ERI: Listening
Listening is the process of taking in information someone else is saying. This can be more difficult than we expect. When people, often...
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Gary Oliver
- Dec 11, 2016
- 3 min
Annoying Spouse
Question My husband has extremely annoying social behavior that tends to turn people off. I have tried to start friendships with other...
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Gary Oliver
- May 23, 2016
- 2 min
Household Chores
Question I wish my husband would realize there's more to cleaning than just picking up things. I feel bad complaining, and he gets mad...
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Gary Oliver
- Nov 24, 2015
- 3 min
Frequent Moves
Question My husband is wonderful, but unstable. We’ve moved 16 times during our 18 years of marriage. He says each move is to find a job...
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Gary Oliver
- Jul 24, 2015
- 4 min
Healthy Criticism
Question I often overhear my two daughters criticizing other people. I think they're picking it up from other kids at school, but I want...
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Gary Oliver
- May 23, 2015
- 2 min
Work Boundaries
Question My husband is a workaholic and has trouble setting work-related boundaries. He’s also sensitive to criticism. I know he’s deeply...
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Gary Oliver
- Sep 23, 2014
- 3 min
Conflicts in Parenting
Question My husband and I were married six years before we had children, and while we are different in many ways (he's way laid back; I'm...
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Gary Oliver
- Nov 24, 2013
- 2 min
Sharing Too Much
Question How much should a spouse express his or her true feelings and thoughts without fear of “rocking the boat?” I get weary of...
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Gary Oliver
- Oct 31, 2012
- 3 min
Creating a Family Mission Statement
Many families gain a sense of who they are from the opinions and perceptions of those around them. As a result, families can end up...
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Gary Oliver
- Oct 23, 2012
- 3 min
Talking with Teens
Question As I was dropping off some clean laundry in my son’s room recently, I found a package of condoms on the floor. What’s the best...
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Gary Oliver
- Jun 23, 2011
- 2 min
New Baby
Question We just had a baby. Now my husband says that I'm not interested in him anymore and that I love our child more than I love him....
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Gary Oliver
- Mar 23, 2011
- 2 min
Anger toward Spouse
Question My wife’s addiction to clutter is cheating us out of deeper intimacy in our relationship because I'm always angry and as a...
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Gary Oliver
- Aug 12, 2010
- 2 min
“Single” Spouse
Question My wife is a flight attendant and is gone a lot from home. The problem is when she is home, she goes into what I call “single...
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