The Couples Institute

by Peter Pearson, Ph.D.

Have you ever been in a disagreement with your partner and it’s going nowhere fast? And you know you’re on the slippery slope leading to cold shoulders, cold dinners and tension thick as grits?

Today is your lucky day. If you will practice two questions as the dialogue heats up, you can break the logjam, get back on track and avoid those dead end arguments.

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by Drs. Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson

This is Ellyn, here, confessing that I am a sucker for great ice cream. I don’t eat many sweets, but I make an exception for yummy, delicious ice cream.  My good friend Alan owns a dairy in Idaho and he makes scrumptious ice cream, which can now be personally delivered to you by mail. I asked Pete to tell you about it because it seemed like it would be brilliant for a Valentine present for your loved one.

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