Better Wife Better Life

Can you guess the #1 reason for conflict in a relationship? It's not money, sex or communication...it's unmet expectations! Meredith provides examples and practical suggestions for navigating this source of conflict in relationships.

Meredith shares a quick word of encouragement to those who are engaged or about to be engaged to remember that focusing on the relationship is the most important part of engagement, not what size the wedding dress is or how tone arms look in wedding photos.

Meredith shares about how relationships can be a wonderful opportunity for connection and also to practice healthy relationship skills like repair attempts and maintaining a 5:1 positive to negative ratio during conflict.

Contempt rounds out the last of the 4 Horsemen and we saved the worst for last! Just being plain ol' mean after losing respect and appreciation of your partner is one of the fastest ways to head to divorce court.

It's a tough pill to swallow sometimes, but we can't wait for others to change before we begin working to improve our relationships. Change begins with you. Meredith walks us through this sometimes touchy subject and gives encouragement for how we can have a perspective shift to allow for a more flexible approach to ourselves and others in the improvement of our relationships.