marriage

Fear of Getting Married?

By Dr. Jordan / December 30, 2020 /

Current research is reporting that more people are saying they are not interested in getting married. The research concluded that marriage is becoming less and less popular. Losing this deepest of human bonds is very troubling. Why is this happening? Is it because we are outgrowing marriage as an outdated 20th century institution? Perhaps there…

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What’s in Your Psychological Love Life?

By Dr. Jordan / September 3, 2020 /

What’s in your Psychological Love Life? Strange question or the potential answer to why your love life is not where you want it to be? Here’s the thing, your love life is not simply in your relationships with the people you love or want to love. It’s also in your expectations about love relationships. Put another way,…

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I Can’t Stop Cheating

By Dr. Jordan / May 3, 2020 /

  If you’re in a love relationship and you can’t stop cheating, the first step is to consider is the idea that you have an emotional problem. Plainly stated, you have a problem with intimacy. If you can accept that, you get to go on, and with enough self-dedication change your “psychological love life.” That’s…

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New Book – Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life

By Dr. Jordan / November 17, 2019 /

                                                                               BOOK LAUNCH!!!!! Hello, Love Life Learning Center followers….My new book – Learn to Love: Guide to Healing…

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I Love My Wife’s Sister

By Dr. Jordan / June 27, 2018 /

Every once and while I like to write about a love life problem that is a bit more on the messy side. Falling in love with your spouse’s sibling I think warrants that description. Let’s start here, falling for someone else when you’re already married or committed naturally forms a “triangle” in your love life.…

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I Married A Person Who Doesn’t Want Children

By Dr. Jordan / September 17, 2017 /

So you’ve married a person who doesn’t want children. Let’s talk about the less painful forms of this problem before discussing the harder ones. You married someone who is older than you and already has a child or two or three…She/he loves you but won’t commit to another child with you. Obviously the chances of…

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“Triangle Cures” For Couples?

By Dr. Jordan / May 26, 2017 /

Why do some couples try to solve their couple problems with “triangular” solutions? By triangle I mean, draw in another person, creating a 3 out of a 2. It usually happens because neither person in the couple, married or not, wants to put in the effort and emotional exposure required to “fix” their relationship, stay…

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My Wife’s Narcissistic Mother

By Dr. Jordan / February 14, 2016 /

If you are considering a marriage to a woman who comes as a “package deal” with a “narcissistic mother” in tow, you need to read this post to understand what you are getting into. First let’s define what I mean by “narcissistic mother.” This is a “self-centered” parent, single or with a husband, who has…

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How Long Do I Wait For A Proposal?

By Dr. Jordan / December 17, 2015 /

You meet someone, fall in love, date, move in, (maybe even have a kid or two – optional), OK so when are you supposed to receive a proposal of marriage? More than a few women have showed up in my office depressed and angry about being in a love relationship with a man who keeps…

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Scary Father-in-law Story

By Dr. Jordan / October 25, 2015 /

This is how I met my future father-in-law. My wife, then my girlfriend, had practically moved into my little apartment. Now it was time to meet the parents. Her parents were no longer married so I had to meet them separately. I’ll focus on her father in this particular post. Victoria arranged a visit. We…

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