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Boundaries vs Ultimatums: What's the Difference

In my private practice in Washington, DC, I often have couples who conflate and confuse these two very important concepts. However, it...

My Father’s Lessons on Love

My father taught me about love. Not by sitting me down or talking about it, but by how he treated my mother. My parents were fun people....

When Women Cheat: No One Wins!

This is the third installment in the four-part series on infidelity. The first two focused on men who cheat. These next two will focus on...

The Ugly Role of Racism in Infidelity

By Marjorie Nightingale, JD, LMFT This is the second of a four-part series of infidelity. In the first blog, I asserted that blaming the...

When Men Cheat: Why Blaming the “Side Chick” Will Never Fix the Problem

By Marjorie Nightingale, JD, LMFT This blog is the first installment of a four-part series on infidelity - a common problem that brings...

The Exquisite Pleasure of Goal-Free Sex

Goal-free sex has the potential to be the best sex you have ever had! I worked with many skeptical couples, but I promise when they...

Black Love is a Revolutionary Act

The reality of structural racism is finally out of the shadows and is entering the national consciousness. For African Americans, it is...

5 Things Thriving Couples do in a Pandemic

About six weeks into the mandatory shutdown of cities and states across the country, many people have hit the wall. Hitting the wall has...

Emotional Safety & Intimacy

I once had a couple where the wife complained that her husband never shared the things that mattered to him. She described herself as...