Dr. Coleman has the power to single handedly slow down the rate of divorce.
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“Today, men need their wives’ income,” says Joshua Coleman, a psychologist in San Francisco who wrote “The Lazy Husband: How to Get Men to Do More Parenting and Housework.” “There is an issue for men of: ‘What is my value here if I’m not bringing in money? I understand you want a communicative, empathic guy who does housework and parenting, but how much pride can I take in that?’ ”
via Working Women Say Their Marriage Is Richer For It – NYTimes.com.
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Dr. Joshua Coleman is an internationally known expert in parenting, families, and relationships. He is Co-Chair of the Council on Contemporary Families and is a psychologist with a private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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It is never easy to accept and own the mistakes and saying sorry. The ego gets
hurt and people tend to think that after saying sorry the other partner will gain an
upper hand. Just by simply acknowledging the error or a mistake can resolve fifty
percent of the conflicts. Most of the people who have a stable and successful are
very up-front in their relationship and never hesitate to say sorry.