Relationship Therapist Favorite Gifts

Insensitive Husband - do not cross.

'Progress of a bookshelf'

"And do you, Deborah Tannen, think they know what they're talking about?"

"Sure, it's more efficient. But I still miss shooting the arrows."

Relationship Warning Lights

"Just keep quiet and listen to what we have to say."

"You've changed."

Relationship counselor: 'She started behaving strangely, and our man-machine interface has become unpredictable.'

"No, I really DO love you. It's just that my committee has some issues."

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Window Treatment

"O.K. I'm just feeding in your personal details for a suitable match..."

"When I ask questions, I expect answers!"

"I've switched my energy provider, and I switched my broadband provider. Now I want to switch my misery provider."

"I need him to stop think and start listening."

"She just takes things too seriously in our relationship."

"OK, fine. Perhaps 'sower of discord in the lower depths of hell' was overstating it."

"Is that true, Charles? You leave your crap all over the house?"

"You've reached Randy the love doctor. What ails you?"

"Will you listen to the same three anecdotes until one of you dies?"

You were warned about mixed marriages.

"We hope seeing a marriage counselor maybe could make one of us less stubborn!"

"The whole time we were dating, he kept saying, 'You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

Adam and Eve: Reconcilable Differences

'... And it's been ages since he last swashed his buckle!'

'I hate Mondays.'

"What I’ve learned is you have to look deep inside your heart and ask yourself, ‘What is it that she really wants to hear?’"

"Well, if you're still awake when the time changes, you'll lose an hour of overthinking everything, too."

"How do I love thee….? Let me count the ways…" "I'm going to want a recount."

'It's been years since she sang my praises.'

"I don’t know how many ways I can explain it. One morning you’ll just wake up and know that you’re in love."

"My computer just texted me."

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