Dear Dr. Yael
My husband is a total technology junkie. He has every gadget under the sun and Baruch Hashem for Shabbat since it's the only time that we actually eat and talk as a family.
Dear Dr. Yael
The conversations always start with "Do you have kids?"
Help! I Am Losing Sleep!
Dear Dr. Yael:
My husband recently started davening in a vasikin (sunrise) minyan. Our problem is that I am a light sleeper, and he sleeps right through his alarm. I realize that while he is not trying to be cruel by intentionally leaving on his radio in the middle of the night just to hear what is going on in the world, my patience is extremely thin at 4 a.m.
Balancing Respect And Reality
Dear Dr. Yael:
As a reader of all of your columns on hakaras hatov, here are my feelings as a child with loving parents.
Dear Dr. Yael
The more love we share and the more confidence we build in our families, the safer they will feel.
It’s Never Too Late
Dear Dr. Yael:
I love your column, but I’ve read enough about the husband who wants to daven vasikin and the in-laws who feel that their married children do not express hakaras hatov to them. What about addressing the singles who love to read your column and want to read something about relationships? But instead of complaining to you, I would like you to answer my question.
Connect To Love
Dear Gary,
I have begun dating someone who I like very much. However, there is one issue that has raised a red flag. He talks about his mother a lot - in a good way. They have a very close relationship. However, some of my girlfriends (one who is married and does not get along with her mother-in-law) told me to beware of marrying a "Momma's boy" because then you're marrying his mother. Is this a real concern when dating?
Concerned
The Numbers Game
Unless your crystal ball works better than mine, no one can predict the future of any couple or knows what life may bring.
Ego Strengths – And Their Absence
Throughout our lives, we will all experience endless irritations and frustrations, as well as many losses, such as losing a job, suffering betrayal and abuse, and the death of a loved one. What makes the difference between those who stay down and those who pick themselves up and start rebuilding?
Keep Up The Good Work
Dear Dr. Yael:
I feel extremely guilty about my elderly father and am filled with anger toward my sisters and brothers in regards to his care.
I Don’t Like My Mother
My mother thinks of herself as a superior person, has very little feelings for other people, and probably suffers from a deep lack of self-esteem.
Dear Dr. Yael
There is halacha and then what is in the spirit of halacha.
Complaint From Husband About Wife Who Is Constantly Screaming
Question: My wife screams and curses at me. For years I have been asking her to stop, but she hasn’t. Now she’s begun doing the same thing to our children, ages 10 and 7 – and they cower in fear. Actually, we are all afraid of her. She never hits, but I think the verbal abuse and screaming is worse.
Pleasure vs. Happiness In Marriage
If you would like to know if your marriage is relationship centered or not, the way to find out is to ask yourself about your core values. For example, what is the most important principle of your marriage? Is it your desire for money or pleasure? Do you dream about being comfortable, being honored by your spouse and having a lot of fun?
I Don’t Want To Marry A ‘Learning’ Boy
When there is someone who leans toward one group, but doesn’t tick every box, people may still encourage them to accept the label in order to expedite the dating process.
Stuff Couples Say! Stuff My Date Says!
Beineinu and Choice of the Heart will be holding their annual Symposium this Thursday night, May 17th, at Heichal Shlomo in Jerusalem. The focus of the symposium is creating successful relationships through a combined spiritual and practical approach.
Pre-Marital Counseling: The Fear Of Giving
The transition from single to married living necessitates many changes and adjustments. The success of the couple depends upon what each brings to the marriage. What may seem positive to one partner may be perceived as negative to the other partner. This failure in perception is one of the primary causes of marital friction and breakdown.
Marriage; Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Zelda woke up with a start, the silence eerie and disorienting. She has been waking up this way for almost a year - since shortly after Ruchy and her husband left for Eretz Yisroel. "I can go back to sleep," thought Zelda. But she lay in bed, straining to hear the sounds which for so many years began her day. The banging of bathroom doors, the shouting for lost and then found shoes, tights and seforim, the noise of phones and doorbells ringing, the house filled to the brim with comings and goings.
Dear Dr. Yael
You should, as a couple, forge out “we” time where you do things together such as discuss books, art, Torah topics, or whatever you both share interest in.
Dear Dr. Yael
Having a strong and positive relationship with your children is like an insurance policy.
The Power of Sorry
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.”
Remember that saccharine line from the famous 1970 movie “Love Story?” It sounded icky to us then, and it sounds icky to us now, but since, like us, many of you also came of age under the spell of that cloying mantra, we’d like to set the record straight once and for all: it’s a big fat lie that has nothing whatsoever to do with love.
The Truth Always Wins Out
Dear Dr. Respler:
When I read your May 25 column, Making Peace With Your Mother-In-Law, I started to cry, as I knew that the letter signer (Heartbroken Daughter-in-Law) was my daughter-in-law. We always discuss your column, and I guess it was her way of delivering a message to me.
Part 27 – Refocusing Your Perspective On Your In-laws
The number one factor in resolving problems of acceptance by in-laws is your spouse’s support. As with all close relationships, it’s an art to support your spouse without jumping into the fight or feeding his or her discontent.
For Successful Shidduchim
We must be honest about whether this shidduch "crisis" is self-made, and how much of it is really a crisis at all.
Dear Dr. Yael
What did she have children for if not to personally and lovingly raise her precious jewels?
Dear Dr. Yael
Orphans need someone whom they can really pour their heart out to.
Dear Dr. Yael
Our children started acting out in ways we didn't understand.
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