What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage By AMY SUTHERLAND New York Times As I wash dishes at the kitchen sink, my husband paces behind me, irritated. "Have you seen my keys?" he snarls, then huffs out a loud sigh and stomps from the room with our...
Two Classes, Divided by ‘I Do’ By JASON DePARLE ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jessica Schairer has so much in common with her boss, Chris Faulkner, that a visitor to the day care center they run might get them confused. They are both friendly white women from modest Midwestern...
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By Sharon Jackson The recent New York Times article, "Does Couples Therapy Work?" touched upon an interesting dilemma among practicing therapists who treat couples. That dilemma being how difficult it is to sit in a room with two people, who in most cases, are at war with...
Posted by Sharon Jackson When my cousin Ari got married ten years ago, I sat next to my Uncle Al, who then was about 80. He was always sharp and witty, as he was handsome in a Clark Gable sort of way. We got around to...