Divorce remedy presented in Colorado, tested in Michigan
Submitted on June 27, 2000 - 12:00am.
Brian Holman - Summer 2000
Dishes left in the sink sparked the quarrel that ended Michael Bailey and Denise Thibeault's 11-year marriage. But the real problem was an inability to communicate with each other.
‘‘Why can't you hear me!'' Thibeault yelled. ‘‘It seems like you've got a brick wall between your ears!''
Unlike other divorced couples, Bailey and Thibeault got back together and plan to get remarried in July. Using ‘‘focused thinking mediation,'' the New Hampshire couple learned to communicate and solve problems that interfered with their relationship.
‘‘Why can't you hear me!'' Thibeault yelled. ‘‘It seems like you've got a brick wall between your ears!''
Unlike other divorced couples, Bailey and Thibeault got back together and plan to get remarried in July. Using ‘‘focused thinking mediation,'' the New Hampshire couple learned to communicate and solve problems that interfered with their relationship.
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