What do you consider core to your identity - the things that make you “you”? Is it your relationships with the people around you? Your profession? Your own personality and quirks? How about your name? These are not idle musings when you’re in the thick of divorce. As...
We all have goals. Career advancement. A better house. Early retirement. But, surprisingly, a great deal of Massachusetts couples forget an important set of goals: marriage goals. Often, assumptions are made that the marriage will take care of itself and they can...
Want to avoid a Massachusetts divorce? It turns out that where you go on your honeymoon can have a big impact on the health of your marriage. A recent report surveyed 3,100 people whose marriage ended in divorce to see where they went on their honeymoon. Although it...
Does this scenario sound familiar: Whenever my Massachusetts spouse and I get into a fight, he stops speaking to me. I am not talking about the I-need-to-calm-down-for-a-minute kind of thing people do. He full blown ignores me. I call his name, I ask him a question, I...
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been great for love. It derailed weddings and honeymoons and some married couples are so eager to split that they’re looking to take out loans to fund divorces. The number of inquiries to fund a divorce received was up 62% through...
This is the season the link between a happy Massachusetts family life and the ability to thrive in your career may be most clear. After a bruising year many of us are spending the holidays retreating to our loved ones to reset, recharge, and be reminded of why we work...
Bad things can happen to good people. Going through a Massachusetts divorce is a prime example. Good people get divorced. Responsible people who are loving parents get caught in the decision to end a loveless or deceitful marriage. The consequences of that decision...
Facial expressions speak volumes. Eighty percent of communication is nonverbal; humans lived for thousands of years without uttering a single word. Most of us know how to read people’s expressions, but we don’t really work to hone the skill. We understand that, say,...
Whether by intent or plan, patterns get set at home. Sunday night is pizza. The couch looks good where it was originally put down. The same goes for personal routines. One partner meditates every morning in the study; the other bikes on the weekend. Often, they come...
COVID-19 cast a harsh light on a lot of Massachusetts relationships. With fewer places to go and fewer distractions to occupy their time, couples were forced to stare at and reconcile with the once-ignored realities of their marriages. The pandemic also brought with...