Couples

Marilea Bramer asserts that Situational Couple Violence is not always one sided. Steve and Eunice who lives upstairs from the main characters Stanley and his wife illustrate the idea of men’s violence against women (147). They are represented to have a turbulent marriage (Bloom 57). For instance, Eunice accused Steve of infidelity telling him “I heard about you and that Blonde!” then she throws something at him , So he kicked her. Accordingly she comments “You hit me! I’m gonna call the…

She finally let out a breath with a sign… Has this become my life? Who did I marry? I met him when I was seventeen what was I thinking? Who have I become? How I am going to fix this? She looked back and thought about couples who said they make their relationship work, couples who lived long years together, even after the spark had died, She had seen it plenty of times, her aunt and uncle had slept in different bedrooms for years. She thought to herself when I meet someone I will not to…

In today's world it seems that the norm for unmarried couples is to run at the first argument and With so many talk shows and news channels focusing on all the negative things in the world today it's no wonder couples counseling is not even thought of. So many shows on TV focus on domestic abuse that it scares a lot of people into constantly running from relationships instead of embracing them. We need to remember that some arguments are actually helpful to a relationship and does not mean that…

Johnson (2008) developed Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy based on the principles of attachment theory. The basic assumption is that lack of a secure attachment in childhood results in emotional and relationship problems in adulthood. Parents are human beings with their own problems and cannot always respond to children in a healthy and appropriate way, so it is quite common that children experience insecurity and trauma. However, in order to heal from the wounds of childhood, adults need to…

Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, Jane Austen’s more commonly known and most beloved romantic couple to the masses. Despite being perfect for one another, they definitely didn’t start out as the most romantic couple in the novel. Many wish they had simply saved themselves the trouble of the second engagement and the near year of struggling and tension between the two by Elizabeth settling for Darcy’s attitude and rudeness the first time as other young women of her time would have done, in…

Couple Adopt 12-Year-Old Boy Headline: A Couple Is Ecstatic to Adopt a 12-Year-Old Boy, But Then They Discover How Much He Misses His Brothers and Sisters. Summary: Adoption is an amazing thing, but it takes a significant amount of time and money. Couples have to really know if they are prepared for having a child. This is especially the case for older children who might need extra care and support during the transition. For Diego and Nina Cortes, the choice was easy. The only problem…

chance to party and skip school only to enroll in a community college for a couple of months then drop out. School for me has always been about expanding my knowledge and getting involved with my community. Unfortunately, that only meant the Caucasian community since…

on the airplane, I thought about how little roads and how poor the housing was. We drove through chaotic roads and rubble filled alleys, until we reached the orphanage. New Life Children’s Home is a safe haven for kids who lived in the mountains a couple miles north. These kids were neglected, sick, beat, starved, etc. and they were saved to live here. Once we got arrived, we met a very joyful little kid named Moise. Moise followed us as we checked out all the super cool places where…

The Most Common Issues Faced by Gay Couples It often amaze me how little is known of gay couples relationships. Most straight people usually think since gay partners are same-sex, they won't have any relationship problem as each of the partner knows how he would like to be treated. This is by far, a wrong assumption! Gay couples, just like every other person out there, has issues in their relationship. These issues come in various forms, it may be too much or not enough sex, lack of attention,…

family decision making rules within couples that vary in age of relationship. To accomplish this I interviewed two couples. One couple was engaged and had been together for 4.5 years; where as the other couple had been married for 27 years. The younger couple was a family friend and the older married couple was my aunt and uncle. My aunt and Uncle would fall in the traditional family realm because they are married with two kids living at home. Where as the engaged couple have no children and…