Achieving Happiness: Helping couples resolve conflicts

Marty and Sue always seem to be at odds. Usually it's over small stuff such as taking out the trash.

Sue feels she has to nag Marty to get him to do anything around the house. For his part, Marty resents that his wife frequently treats him like a child - telling him what to do and when to do it. Their constant friction has slowly ground down their good feelings, leaving them both feeling lonely and unloved.

Sue's aware her nagging antagonizes her husband. But she feels it's grossly unfair that she has to do all of the household chores when they both work full-time. She has tried not saying anything, but her anger...