Happily Married: Switching from Work Mode to Husband or Wife Mode
Are you the kind of person who takes work stress home with you? Is it easy for you to decompress and transition from work-mode to home-mode? Spouses can help each other cope with professional stress. However, this doesn’t mean you should dump all your stress on your partner. Even happily…
Intimacy in Marriage: When we Keep Secrets from Our Husbands and Wives
Self-disclosure is an important part of intimacy in marriage. Revealing yourself to your spouse is supposed to be a pleasant experience filled with understanding and acceptance, and devoid of judgment and criticism. But it doesn’t always happen that way. Why we Keep Secrets Fear is the main reason why we…
Happily Married? How Deep is Your Relationship with Your Spouse?
Most marriages start off with intense passion. Spouses are drawn to each other and being happily married seems quite easy. However, this initial passion does not create depth in the relationship. It does not prepare you for the hardships that you may encounter down the road. Many couples don’t realize…
Happily Married: How to Stop Comparing your Marriage to Others
When you compare your marriage to someone else’s, you’re essentially comparing your “behind the scenes” to their “highlight reel.” You’re not privy to everything that’s going on in their marriage so you end up comparing their strengths to your weaknesses. This is a sure-fire recipe for insecurity and unhappiness, no…
Marriage Advice for When Opposites React
Every married couple experiences some sort of personality clash over the course of their marriage. Studies have shown that 68 percent of all conflict in marriage is due to personality differences. Thankfully, with the right marriage advice, couples can learn how to navigate personality differences in marriage and save their…
Marriage Advice for Newlyweds: Creating a Home Together
Creating a home together is a very intimate act. There’s something very special about working together to create a sanctuary and make your ideas of your ideal home a reality. However, most marriage advice for newlyweds doesn’t cover this very important aspect of newlywed life. It’s assumed that the couples…
Married Life After Long-Distance: How to Make it Work
After months or years of living away from your wife or husband, you’re finally able to be together. You’re no longer in a long-distance marriage and it’s time for all the dreams you had about what normal married life would be like to come true. The thing about relationships though…
Wedding Anniversary Blues
Wedding anniversaries have a way of forcing you to take stock of your marriage, even if you’re happily married. They force you to acknowledge that your married life doesn’t always match your dreams. This can make you sad on what should be some of the happiest days of your marriage….
Romantic Love: When Your Spouse Loves You Too Much!
Every married person wants to feel loved by their spouse. They want to know that their spouse cares a great deal for them and that marriage hasn’t changed that. Since romantic love is such a positive thing, complaining about how much your spouse loves you is frowned upon. Can you…
Money Problems: When One of You Makes More Money
In most marriages, one person makes more than the other. However, most people still don’t know how to handle this common scenario. A difference in income is a leading cause of marriage and money problems. It’s is still very a touchy subject, especially for men who are brought up to…