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Sexless Relationship? Don’t Be A Statistic! »

According to statistics, more than 40 million Americans are in sexless marriages! This doesn’t include all of the non-married relationships or the rest of the world. More than half the couples I counsel each week have not had…

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Stop Making Excuses For Not Having Sex! »

Consumer Reports did a sex survey of 1000 adults and over 80% of the respondents said that they sometimes avoided having sex with their partners.  Yes, we all have legitimate reasons from time to time for avoiding this…

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Do You Want More Intimacy? »

Are you interested in having more intimacy in your life?  It’s certainly one of the issues that many of my couples and singles want to work on when they see me for private counseling sessions.  The first thing…

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Should We Break Up or Make Up? Ask Adam” June Audio Replay »

I’m pleased to announce that the replay of my June “Ask Adam” Teleseminar is now available! It was a great teleseminar with wonderful questions. I answered concerns people had about:

1. Should we break up or make up?

2.

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Can’t Buy Me Love: How Do Finances Affect Your Relationship? »

As a couples counselor for the past twenty years, I can safely say that the “Big Three” issues that couples see me about are: Money, Sex and Communication.

It’s doubtful that any of you are surprised…

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3 P’s of Relationship Dynamics: Pick, Provoke & Project »

I’ve posted a number of articles and videos on the psychology of how we come together to form relationships and the stages of relationship: the honeymoon stage, the power struggle stage and the conscious relationship

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Oprah Winfrey Talk Show Contest »

I’m excited to announce that I just submitted a video audition to Oprah’s talk show contest (this is different than the recent audition I did for Oprah’s new television network, OWN.  This is a contest and the top…

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Live Together or Get Married? »

Dr. Sheck
My boyfriend and I have been dating for about a year and he just asked me to move in with him. I am 29 and he is 33. He loves me and says he wants

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Ever Wonder, “Why Are They Together?” »

Ever wonder why some couples that appear to be totally mismatched are together? The beautiful woman and the homely man? The genius scientist and the Plain Jane?  The controlling shrew and the mild-mannered husband? The successful movie star…

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Are You A Maximizer or a Minimizer? »

Have you ever noticed that in your romantic relationships that one person usually plays the more active role and one plays the more passive role? Have you ever noticed that one person seems to be the “pursuer” and…

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