by mickiWordpress | Apr 6, 2021 | Dating, Engagement, Love, Marriage, Pre-relationship, Relationship
On Passover, we mention the 4 sons: the Wise, the Wicked, the Simple one and the “Child Who Doesn’t Know What to Ask.” These children represent 4 different approaches to engaging with and learning about the laws of Passover. It is said the last one is so...
by mickiWordpress | Mar 12, 2021 | Dating, Engagement, Love, Marriage, Pre-relationship, Relationship
It’s hard to ignore the Royal Debacle unfolding on prime-time TV lately. Harry and Meghan, or like my sister likes to call them Harry Markle, are two members of a much larger family. They might like to refer to them as the Firm, but they are indeed a family....
by mickiWordpress | Feb 26, 2021 | Dating, Engagement, Love, Marriage, Pre-relationship, Relationship
Not being seen is a chronic complaint couples bring to my office (or nowadays over zoom). “My husband bought me a deep fryer for my birthday,” cried one wife feeling very hurt and upset by her husband’s gesture. “He knows I don’t eat any fried...
by mickiWordpress | Jan 7, 2021 | Dating, Engagement, Love, Marriage, Pre-relationship, Relationship
Over Corona while in locked down we had a range of responses to being locked in with our spouses and children. No doubt many of us were snappier and more critical than we like. For some it was an ideal dream they have been longing for. Having no schedule, doing all...
by mickiWordpress | Apr 26, 2020 | Dating, Engagement, Love, Marriage, Pre-relationship, Relationship, Trama
The Concept of love being blind originates from the Shakespearian play, Two Gentleman of Verona. The notion that when we are in love the rational part of our brain switches off and we aren’t operating with a full deck of cards so to speak has been substantiated...
by mickiWordpress | May 23, 2017 | Dating, Engagement, Love, Marriage, Pre-relationship, Relationship
With Shavuot looming ahead, I have the topic of commitment on the brain. When I think about what it took for Am Yisrael to commit to taking on the observance of all the commandments in the Torah, I think about what enabled them to take the leap and do it. When we were...
