Analysis by Ian Kerner
Updated 3:44 AM ET, Tue May 25, 2021
It s natural for couples fight sometime, and it has been even more likely over the past year. is a licensed marriage and family therapist, writer and contributor on the topic of relationships for CNN. His most recent book is a guide for couples, So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex. (CNN)I often wish I could hang a sign outside my now virtual office that reads, Leave your guns at the door.
Not unlike a saloon owner in the Old West, I want the couples I see to take a breath and view the space as neutral territory. Of course, that was difficult for many of us even in normal times and the pandemic has only made things worse.