The Empty Stocking Problem: How To Communicate Your Way Out of Disappointment

Unmet needs in a relationship create resentment. Few times make that as apparent as the holidays as social media illustrates with tens of thousands of women sharing their stories of how they are so often forgotten at Christmas and find themselves met with an empty stocking on Christmas morning. This, after having poured their heart, soul, money and sometimes sanity, into making the holidays magical for their partner and families. The empty stocking has come to symbolize a de...