When Your Spouse Has Had An Affair…
What do you do and how do you respond when you learn that your spouse has cheated on you? Is there hope for your marriage to be saved? Can your relationship be restored? As long as a husband and wife want to save their marriage after one or both of…
Save/Strengthen Your Marriage With A Weekly Date Night
Every husband and wife need a weekly date night to have a thriving relationship. I know you have heard this before, but are you doing it? How many date nights with your spouse are on your calendar for January and February? I bet for most couples the only date night…
6 Ways To Avoid The Relationship “Cliff” And Save Your Marriage In 2013
As I’m writing this, the United States House and Senate have just passed legislation to avoid the infamous fiscal cliff. It’s all we’ve heard about for weeks. And for some reason our elected leaders in Washington appear unable to work together until facing an all-out “apocalyptic” melt down of some…
9 Fatal Marriage Mistakes To Avoid In 2013
1. Putting Your Spouse Second If anyone, or worse yet, anything, comes before your spouse – including your children – then this is a fatal mistake that will damage your marriage. You pledged your life and love to your spouse; he or she comes first – he or she is…
6 Marriage Questions To End The Year With
What direction is your marriage headed? If nothing changes, where will your marriage be this time next year? Many marriages fail because the husband and wife wait too long to get the help that they need. And their relationship can only endure so much pressure of hurt feelings, resentment and…
The 8 Best Gifts You Can Give Your Spouse This Christmas
It’s December 21, 2012 and the world hasn’t ended, which is a good thing because who among us couldn’t use a little more time to finish our Christmas shopping? We’ve all heard so much talk about the Mayan calendar and the world ending. But the Mayans weren’t predicting the end…
Finding Marriage Help When Dealing With Alcoholism & Drug Addictions
We don’t talk about it much, but alcoholism and other drug addictions can be a source of severe stress that creates chronic, even dangerous, marriage problems. Addictions can stress a marriage to the point where it needs help. But keep in mind that the addict can be the spouse OR…
Is An Online Relationship Cheating – Yes Or No?
How would you feel about your husband or wife spending a great deal of time in an online relationship with someone else? Is it cheating? I suppose the safest answer is, “it depends.” If you and your spouse each have many friends of both genders with whom you spend a…
Finding Marriage Help When Coping With Terminal Illness
This is the first time we’ve discussed this on the blog. It’s a painful topic…and a tragic reality of life that some couples have to face, unfortunately. We never know on our wedding day what the future holds. We hope and work for the best. But sometimes we get the…
Relationship Advice For Men Who Are Seeking Marriage Help
Small talk? Men? Not so much. We like finding solutions and fixing things – our approach to life is concrete and we want quick results. But relationships take time. So when a husband sees that he needs marriage help and realizes that “fixing” the problems over night is highly unlikely,…