Tag: Marriage Problems

MARICAR: When Richard and I have a fight, I need to keep myself balanced between two thoughts: 1.) Thinking – “I’m better than you” vs. 2.) “I’m not good enough.” Going too far either way is dangerous for any relationship. Thinking “I’m better than you.” No matter what the issue, between the two of us, […]

MARICAR: I get asked this a lot— And I used to answer: “if the two of you “click” when it comes to conversation.” Today my no. 1 criteria is: If you like how he handles conflict and offense, then he’s the one. Nothing makes you experience the REALITY of the marriage vow more than a […]

  RICHARD: A FILIPINA girl having serious problems MARRYING A CHINESE man messages my wife on our Relationship Matters Ph Facebook page… (For those who don’t know, I’m pure-Chinese who married a Filipina.) Here is my wife MARICAR’s reply to Filipina girl:   “Wo Ai Ni’, chinese for “I love you”/”Mahal kita”   MARICAR: I […]

Are you creating a widow? RICHARD: I first ran into the term “Sports Widows” a few years ago in a book. It said that some wives become “sports widows” at home because their husbands would be so glued to football/baseball games on TV that deep, intimate conversation with them & the family became rare. It […]

  RICHARD: I’ll never forget the day in 2010 when Ice came to my door with his big, black guitar. “Richard, can I leave this with you in return for borrowing P10,000 to find a place for me and Kat?”   My friend Ice spent ALL HIS LIFE-SAVINGS(that time) on fixing their(he and his fiance […]