Archive for July, 2008


How Arguing Improves Your Family

Monday, July 21st, 2008

1) Arguments are not what kill a marriage, distancing is. Arguments stem from our fight instinct, but distancing stems from our flight instinct, and most of us are not even aware of how much we distance from our spouse every day.
2) Spouses seldom distance from each other without moving towards someone else. One spouse may […]


Choosing the Perfect Spouse

Friday, July 11th, 2008

A 79 year-old Catholic priest has been teaching a seminar to high school students about how to marry the right person. He’s extensively quoted in this New York Times article.
What struck me was not the advice he gave, but rather how worried people are about making the wrong choice. In this era of […]


How to Get Your Kid Shot

Monday, July 7th, 2008

People keep guns in their homes because they fear break-ins and assaults. In fact, if you keep a gun in your home you increase the odds of someone in your family getting shot by up to 1000%. No, I’m not talking about gun accidents. I’m talking about family members shooting themselves on purpose.
According to an […]