What to do When Your Spouse Loses Their Job – Common Marital Problems
Unemployment is one of the main causes of marital problems and divorce, because it is very demoralizing for your husband or wife to be laid off from work. Most homes today rely on two incomes to make ends meet, so when one income is lost it can place a lot…
Does Your Wife or Husband Get You? – Married Life Tips
The need for closeness is a natural part of married life, and it can be very frustrating to feel misunderstood by the person you love. Usually, the person who feels misunderstood either becomes clingy and tries harder to get their spouse to “get” them or becomes withdrawn and detached. The…
Celebrating Your First Easter Together? – Advice for Newlyweds
Newlyweds often assume that their first Easter together will not be all that different from what it was like when they were dating. This is rarely the case. For starters, many couples find themselves having to decide which family to spend the holiday with or having to split the holiday…
Do You Still Make Each Other Laugh? – Happy Married Life
“Happy couple” (CC BY 2.0) by pedrosimoes7 Laughter comes naturally for most couples during the first few years of married life. They don’t have to go out of their way to find humor or make each other laugh. However, as responsibilities and stress increases, it becomes harder to find humor…
Choosing to Love Each Other Every Day – The Key to a Happy Marriage
Most people would agree that love or affection is an important ingredient for a happy marriage. However, few people know what exactly love is – especially in the context of married life. Most people would say that love is a feeling of deep affection and romantic attachment. While this definition…
Recovering from a Breakdown in Communication in Marriage
When it comes to communication in marriage, there is nothing more frustrating than talking in circles for hours without accomplishing or resolving anything. It can make you afraid to have difficult conversations, lead to intimacy issues, or even worse, make you feel hopeless about your marriage problems. However, while a…
Sometimes Couples Need a Break from Day-To-Day Married Life
Do you sometimes feel like you and your spouse need a break from day-to-day married life? Well, that’s what couples retreats and getaways are for! Retreating away from everyday life allows couples to focus on each other. They don’t have to worry about the kids, work, chores or any other…
Dealing with a Critical Spouse – Tips for a Happy Married Life
Being married to someone who criticizes nearly everything you do or someone who questions your every move can be extremely exhausting. It can cause relationship issues and ruin the possibility of a happy married life if it is not dealt with promptly. The first step to dealing with a critical…
Married Life: When Your Marriage is Neither Happy Nor Unhappy
The line between a happy marriage and an unhappy marriage is not clear-cut. There is a lot of gray between marital bliss and marital misery, and a large chunk of married life falls in this gray area. Most marriages are semi-happy in that the couple is not blissfully happy but…
When Crisis Hits: Navigating Sudden Marital Problems
Sudden crisis in a marriage can put an incredible strain on the relationship between husband and wife. This is because in moments of crisis, spouses expect emotional support from each other and the absence of such support can cause marital problems and affect the overall health of the relationship. A…