Frank Pittman
Frank Pittman
Frank Smith Pittman, III, M.D.was an American psychiatrist and author. He wrote a regular column, "Ask Dr. Frank", which used to appear in Psychology Today...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
CountryUnited States of America
life lived marriage passing strangers ultimately
For most people, a life lived alone, with passing strangers or passing lovers, is incoherent and ultimately unbearable. Someone must be there to know what we have done for those we love.
marriage married make-you-happy
Marriage isn't supposed to make you happy - it's supposed to make you married.
marriage people done
For most people, a life lived alone, with passing strangers or passing lovers, is incoherent and ultimately unbearable. Someone must be there to know what we have done for those we love.
marriage submarines safe
Marriage, like a submarine, is only safe if you get all the way inside.
marriage important elements
Fidelity is the single most important element in solidly enduring marriages.
marriage laughing together
The more things we can laugh about, the more alive we become: The more things we can laugh about together, the more connected we become.
marriage love-is people
Love is not something people feel, but something people try to express no matter how they feel.
anniversary marriage wedding
The secret to having a good marriage is to understand that marriage must be total, it must be permanent, and it must be equal.
marriage infidelity causes
Bad marriages don't cause infidelity; infidelity causes bad marriages.
marriage hurt men
Infidelity flows from a belief that women have the power to make you feel like a man if you only find a woman that thinks you're perfect; if you can only find a woman that you haven't hurt or disappointed yet.
marriage children sake
It is necessary but insufficient to stay married for the children's sake. It is also necessary to stay happily married for the children's sake. I'm so glad someone noticed that marriage doesn't have to make you miserable. It is just so easy to be happy I don't understand why it isn't more popular.
marriage father men
. . . in the end, there is nothing a man can do that a woman can't, except be a father.
life lived passing strangers ultimately
For most people, a life lived alone, with passing strangers or passing lovers, is incoherent and ultimately unbearable. Someone must be there to know what we have done for those we love.
jobs parent age
Each generation's job is to question what parents accept on faith, to explore possibilities, and adapt the last generation's system of values for a new age.