As a therapist who has a general practice, I’ve come to realize that, in some situations, medication can be a vital part of treatment for my clients.  This might include those dealing with depression, anxiety disorders, OCD, and a number of other mental health issues.  I would even argue that some mental health issues are essentially medical in nature and medication is vital tool, essential to their treatment.  I think of schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.

Marital concerns are not among those issues.  Of course, if someones depression or other disorder is exaggerating the relationship issues, medication may be valuable in treating the disorder, but not the marriage.  This article suggests that this might be an option for the future.

As I understand it, the appropriately illegal drug, exstacy, was initially suggested as a love enhancing pill.  That apparently failed horribly, so any future such venture had better be pursued with great care.

Personally I think the author may be onto something when it comes to the Anti-Love pill.  Way to many relationship decisions are made in the throws of infatuation.  However, in general I think there has to be a limit, and in my opinion this idea is pushing it.

Great article.  I have great respect for Michelle Weiner-Davis.   Although, I think this information applies to husbands as well.  I like a lot of Cognitive Therapy ideas.  Cognitive Therapy is about challenging harmful ways of thinking and encouraging thoughts that are more realistic and helpful.  This definitely applies to the principles mentioned here.  If you are saying it to your friends it is very likely that you are simply cementing the negative thoughts in your brain.  I also believe stating positives about one’s spouse can begin a process of cementing positive thoughts as well.