Posts Tagged ‘detachment’

Repent! The End Is Near!

Monday, December 29th, 2008

The road ahead is always totally dependent on the free-will choices that two individuals are going to make. Yet, as we approach the end of the calendar year, I think it wouldn’t do any harm to offer some suggestions about what to do when a midlife crisis threatens to end a relationship.

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What to Do When the Tables Are Turned

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

I know that it seems counter-intuitive and unhelpful to be told that the best approach to your partner who’s showing signs of a midlife crisis is ‘hands-off,’ but it’s exactly true. Take for example the advice that’s given to people who are in a relationship with people in active addiction (not an unusual situation during a midlife crisis either, I dare say): detach with love.

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How Not to Beat Yourself Up

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

So long as you remain solidly in your integrity, acting with honesty, care and compassion, you have no business getting involved in other adults’ business. Did it occur to you that almost everyone in your peer group is also going through a midlife transition?

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