Active Waiting – a conscious use of time
Addictions – involvement of negative behaviors that affect life such as drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, Internet, shopping, work
Ambivalence – having conflicting feelings
Controlled Separation – structure with guidelines spelled out; a couple guided or facilitator guided, time limited separation replete with guidelines designed to break the marital impasse
Couples on the Cusp – couples on the edge of disaster in their marriage
CS® Contract – a couple agreement
Divorce Prevention – intervention process for couples on the cusp
Domestic Abuse – physical, emotional, verbal, and/or financial control and oppression
Good Divorce – mediated agreement considering the best interest of all parties
Good Marriage – a partnership of equals
Infidelity- whether sexual or not, unfaithfulness to a moral obligation
Marriage Education – relationship skills, enrichment programs, retreats, publications, and self-guided workbooks
Mediation – reconciliation between conflicted individuals
Mid-Life Crisis – an event that is similar to natural occurrence in adolescence of a compelling urge to be different, to feel competent, to be important and of value
Passive Waiting – a destructive and often “fretting” process tantamount to doing nothing that leaves couples feeling helpless
Professional Resources – objective third party with appropriate education, training and skills (coaches, therapists, psychiatrists, marriage educators, clergy, parent educators)
Ugly Divorce – acrimonious, cruel, harsh and selfish end of a marriage with no balance of interest
