The Top 10 Ways “The One” Will Treat You

by Sige Weisman, MFT | May 14, 2018 | Love, Relationships

There’s is an epidemic of crappy relationships. We put up with bad behavior from our romantic interests. I remember talking to my client who was dating a woman that was not good for him. I asked him when he started seeing her negative patterns. “Right away”, he said....

How to Get Over a Breakup

by Sige Weisman, MFT | Mar 8, 2018 | Anxiety, Dealing With Feelings, Depression, Relationship Counseling, Relationships

We often associate grief with the death of a loved one. But what about the death of a love? Breaking up with a romantic partner can certainly feel like death!

People change. We’re not static beings by any means. Even our cells die away and are replaced. We’re ever-changing and always renewing at our core.

So why expect a romantic partner to remain the same?

Realistic Expectations for Modern Marriage

by Sige Weisman, MFT | Jan 25, 2018 | Marriage Counseling, Relationships

Do we have realistic expectations about marriage? Probably not…

In part one, you read a historical overview of the evolution of marriage from an “arrangement” built on economic and political security, patrimony, and lineage to a “promise” of mutual fulfillment–emotional, spiritual, and sexual.

Yet, we still long for the old-fashioned marriage ideals of safety, security, dependability, and familiarity. And now we also expect the new marriage ideals of ever-present passion, authentic intimacy, equality, and self expression.

How to Deal with Your Emotionally Immature Parents During the Holidays (and Beyond)

by Sige Weisman, MFT | Dec 7, 2017 | Relationship Counseling, Relationships

How to Deal with Your Emotionally Immature Parents During the Holidays (and Beyond) The holidays can be a joyous time. You see the highlights on social media–all those happy family reunions. But inside, you cringe. It’s yet another reminder that your family...

Still Single? What to Do When You’re Not Getting Your Happily Ever After

by Sige Weisman, MFT | Nov 20, 2017 | Love, Marriage, Relationships

And they lived happily ever after…but you’re still single. Where’s your happily ever after? The truth is no one is guaranteed to live happily ever after. If we really think about it, no such thing exists, not on this earth anyway. All we have is right...