Marriage & Relationship Advice: Video Series

Making a bipolar marriage work requires the partner with bipolar depression and mania to seek help from a psychopharmacologist, which is a psychiatrist that prescribes medication. Control the extreme mood swings of bipolar disorder to save a marriage with advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

A potentially violent partner can be spotted by their inability to use words to communicate, choosing instead to use actions or violence. Identify violent traits developed in childhood, often due to poor upbringing, with information from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Marriage counseling is only effective if the couple makes the commitment to attend counseling sessions every week. Allow a marriage counselor to understand the dynamics of a relationship with tips from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

A good way to find a marriage counselor is by visiting a Web site for the American Association for Marriage and Therapists and searching for counselors by zip code. Read the biography and qualifications of different marriage counselors before making an appointment with advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Fix a bad relationship by first identifying what is causing the problems, whether it is constant fighting, criticizing or a lack of communication. Take responsibility for problems in a relationship without blaming the other person by using advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Fix communication problems in a relationship by learning to listen to your partner without yelling and arguing. Communicate feelings about whether your partner makes you feel attacked or blamed with tips from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Getting past infidelity can be difficult, and requires examining what caused the cheating and how it violated important loyalties in a relationship. Communicate with a partner about feelings of pain and violated trust after infidelity with advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Handle a cheating girlfriend by seeking out marriage counseling to get to the root of the problem that caused the girlfriend to cheat. Understand relationship problems that cause girlfriends to cheat with information from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Host a romantic evening at home by having good food and allowing the conversation to flow without televisions or computers causing a distraction. Talk about the day, feelings, ideas and plans during a romantic evening with tips from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

To identify a controlling mate, look for signs that a partner tells someone, or makes someone, do something that they do not want to do. Look for signs that a person is controlling with advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

An early warning sign of a disastrous relationship is fighting that brings out bad characteristics in each partner. Seek couples counseling to avoid ruining a relationship with tips from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Keep your wife happy by understanding her needs and appreciating how she feels and what she wants in life and from the relationship. Learn how to make your spouse happy by listening to what he or she is saying using advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

It's difficult to know whether you are being lied to; it is important to sit down with your partner and have a reasonable conversation about your feelings. Listen to your gut and examine your feelings about why you think you're being lied to with advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Maintain a good relationship by talking and listening to your partner in order to understand their feelings and desires. Avoid criticizing and judging a partner, and keep a relationship happy with tips from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Find help to fix a troubled relationship by looking for a qualified marriage and family therapist to deal with the relationship and its interactions. Visit the Web site for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists to find relationship help with advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

The best way to pamper your sweetheart is by listening to your partner and making him or her feel special and well taken care of in the relationship. Show your sweetheart love by communicating with advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

A marriage counselor works with a couple by determining the true problems and identifying patterns within each partner and the relationship. Allow a marriage and family therapist to understand the roots of a relationship with advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Jealousy in a relationship can be stopped if the jealous partner seeks counseling to understand the feeling of inadequacy that causes the jealousy. Learn how most jealous feelings are caused by deeper problems of self-esteem with information from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

The difference between love and lust is that love requires communication with a partner and lust is about sexual gratification. Understand whether a relationship is about love or lust with information from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

To know when your marriage is over, consider whether you feel committed to your partner and whether needs are being met. Seek marriage counseling before giving up on a relationship with advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Manage conflict in a relationship by getting to the root of a problem through marriage and family counseling. Avoid trying to tell a partner that their feelings are wrong in a conflict with advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Doing romantic things at home in a relationship can be as simple as spending time talking with a partner when doing chores and other activities. Make arduous tasks romantic and fun with tips from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

One main warning sign of a controlling relationship is not feeling safe or good about yourself around the controlling partner. Talk to your partner about their controlling behavior with tips from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Marriage counseling will generally focus on a problem in the relationship and then work on getting a couple to validate each other's feelings. Get a deeper understanding of a partner through counseling and advice from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.

Many married men cheat because they are bored or lack interest in their spouse and want to seek something more exciting. Understand that cheating does not necessarily mean that a man does not love his wife with information from a family therapist in this free video on marriage and relationships.