Being A Supportive Wife or Husband
Supporting each other through tough times is perhaps one of the most important parts of marriage. But being a supportive wife or husband doesn’t always come naturally. It’s easy to feel helpless when your partner is suffering and you don’t know what you can do to ease that suffering. Here…
Be Creative with Romance
Not having enough time is a big issue for many married couples. However, this is not a good reason to have a dull marriage that is devoid of romance. You don’t have to plan every romantic moment with your partner. It is a lot more fun to seize these moments…
What Has Marriage Taught You About Yourself?
Ever wondered why married people are healthier, wealthier and happier than single people? It’s probably because marriage is like a mirror. It forces us to see yourself for who you really are. Marriage can bring out the “worst” and the “best” in you. You can’t go through marriage without finding…
First Christmas Together? Merge Your Holiday Traditions
The holidays can be challenging when you’re newlyweds. Mainly because you both you’re your own unique holiday and family traditions that you hold dear to your hearts and would like to continue to uphold. Sometimes these traditions conflict. For instance, if one of you always had a live, Douglas Fir…
Being Married Isn’t Supposed to be Stressful!
Marriage is supposed to be a source of comfort. It’s meant to help you mitigate stress and pressure from other areas from other areas of your life. This is not to say that marriage should be hunky-dory all the time. It means that the good should always outweigh the bad….
Is Love All You Need?
Can a marriage succeed on love alone? Some people seem to think so! It’s why there are so many songs, movies,books and other creative works called “love is all you need.” The truth, though, is that it all depends on your definition of love. If you think love is a…
Put Your Ego In Timeout
It’s surprising how far we’ll go to defend ourselves and our egos. We will lash out, rationalize and basically stop at nothing to justify our ego-based feelings and actions. Many marriages, way too many, have ended in divorce just because the spouses couldn’t put their ego aside. Here’s a guide…
Gratitude Makes You a Better Spouse
Once again, it’s time to get together with family, enjoy some good food and be thankful. But before you get caught up in the holiday rush, spend a couple of minutes being grateful for your spouse and your marriage. Here’s why. It keeps you positive Gratitude makes you more positive…
Getting Along WIth Your Partner’s Friends
Not getting along with your partner’s friends can be a source of great conflict in your marriage. This is especially true if your husband or wife has known them for a long time. The last thing you want is for them to feel as if they have to choose between…
Rules of Engagement for a Healthy Marriage
Far fewer couples would have marriage problems they created a healthy marriage code. A code is a set of rules/principles/behaviors that you are determined to follow regardless of your situation or circumstances. Having rules reinforces the structural integrity of the marriage and keeps external forces from tearing your marriage apart….