What Basketball Teaches Us About Marriage
Whenever I start working with a couple, I let them know that I am committed to the quality of their connection with each other, their teamwork and their partnership over time. If I were a basketball coach, I’d be committed to the same thing. What can we learn from the game of basketball in this […]
Tags: Andrew L. Miser, Couples coaching, Friendship, Fun, Partnership, Partnership marriage, Play, Teamwork, Values, Vision
Phase 1: Falling into Us
Several years ago, I was sharing with a group of couples in one of my workshops about my second date with Martha, when we attended a community theater production of “Some Like it Hot.” I shared with them that it was on that date when Martha and I first fell in love. Martha, who was […]
Tags: Conversation, Couples coaching, Friendship, Fun, Listening, Partnership, Partnership marriage, The Partnership Marriage book, Understanding, Values
Exploring Your Unique Friendship
At the core of a successful marriage and/or partnership is friendship. Fowers (2000) writes that the best marriages are “partnerships in which spouses are devoted to creating a shared life that is larger than the emotional payoff of the marriage.” He suggests that one of the important virtues in a partnership marriage is friendship where […]
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