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….
Enjoy Conversations with your Spouse
Do you enjoy talking to your spouse? Do you just talk about superficial, small-talk stuff like what’s the weather or work, or do you also share your hopes, dreams, feelings and fears? Opening your heart to your spouse in loving conversation requires vulnerability, which is obviously not easy. Here are some tips…
Are You Too Open About Your Marriage?
Any confidential information that is shared between spouses must be guarded like a treasure. Sharing this information with a third party, including friends and family, is dishonorable, and there are many ways in which it can go terribly wrong. Here are some of the things that could happen. Losing control…
Stop Making Excuses!
Excuses are a way to avoid taking responsibility, justify an offence and blame external factors for mistakes. People often opt for excuses when they feel the real reason is not good enough to elicit sympathy or any other desired reaction from their spouses. Since excuses are usually seen as a…
5 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress in Your Marriage
Stress has a way of evolving into marriage problems. That’s because when you’re stressed, you’re more likely to get mad at each other and argue. Thankfully, this is something that married couples have been dealing with since the beginning of time. This means there are tried and tested ways of…
Do You Keep Making the Same Mistakes Over and Over Again?
To err is human but it is also a bit shameful. This is why we go out of our way to cover up our mistakes by lying or denying they happened. Sometimes, we are so busy trying to minimize our mistakes that we miss out on the lessons. Sadly, those…
Too Much Compromise is Unhealthy!
Compromise is supposed to keeps a marriage strong and healthy. However, is there such as thing as too much compromise? Absolutely! Unhealthy compromise occurs when one spouse feels like he or she is doing MOST of the compromising! Or when there is so much compromising between the spouses that the marriage…
Are You Too Content With Your Marriage?
Being happily married is a wonderful thing! It makes you just want to kick back, relax and bask in the glow of marital bliss. This is perfectly normal. However, it is possible to become too content! Believe it or not, this is a real issue that affects many marriages today….
Married Life Before and After Kids
The simple truth is that having children changes things. Suddenly, your whole lives revolve around the kids and free time becomes a distant memory. All your time is spent doing chores, chauffeuring, chaperoning, buying groceries and parenting. You love your kids dearly but you’re really stressed out. Marriage Before Kids…
Mastering the Art of the Apology
Many people have a surprisingly hard time apologizing to their wives or husbands. They’ll go out of their way to be extra nice to their partners when they realize they have wronged them, but won’t say “I’m sorry”. A sincere apology can be quite powerful against many relationship problems. It…