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Dec 1, 2020
2 min

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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