Can Your Spouse Count on You?
We all want a good wife or husband that we can count on. Someone who is there for us when we need them and makes us feel secure in the relationship. This is not to say that a good husband or wife never disappoints their significant other; that’s impossible. It…
When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough
When you are around your spouse all the time, it is easy to nit-pick their flaws. Issues that were just mildly annoying in the honeymoon stage become major roadblocks to a happy marriage. You stop acknowledging their strengths and start nagging them about their weaknesses. The key to a healthy…
Parenting as a Team
Many people don’t realize just how much their parenting styles differ from their partners’ styles until they have children. Their first major disagreement with their partners about parenting often comes as a surprise, despite all the marriage advice for newlyweds out there that encourages couples to discuss their preferred parenting…
Stop Talking About Fixing Your Marriage and Start Doing!
Can you actually improve your marriage without talking about issues? The answer is a resounding “Yes!” In their book, How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It, psychologists Steven Stosny and Patricia Love suggest that, while it is eventually important to talk about your marital issues, you can improve…
Aging Gracefully Together
Every happily married couple dreams of growing old together. They look forward to spending their sunset years doing things that they never had time for when they were younger, like taking leisurely walks and watching the sunset. But growing old together is not as effortless as it seems. Getting older…
When Your Spouse is Angry All the Time
Anger is contagious, which makes being married to someone who is angry all the time very difficult. It takes a lot of effort to not react emotionally to the other person’s anger and avoid becoming an angry person yourself. It’s also difficult to be compassionate towards an angry partner. And…
From Tolerance to Acceptance
Tolerance alone is not a strong enough foundation for a happy marriage; it must be coupled with acceptance and understanding. Therefore, if you truly want successful marriage, one of your marriage goals should be to move from tolerating each other’s weaknesses and flaws to true acceptance and understanding. Tolerance means…
Is Your Marriage on the Right Track?
Even healthy relationships require an audit every now and then. This helps the couple to identify sore spots in their marriage and make changes where necessary. At the very least, couples should evaluate their marriages every three months. With open communication, an evaluation can take as little as 30 minutes….
Listen More
Everyone with a healthy functioning auditory system, hears. But not all who hear listen. Hearing engages the ears. Listening engages the mind and heart. Hearing is a physical process but listening is an act of love. The Truth About Listening If most people improve their listening skills they could have…
Communicate: Say What You Mean
Do you sometimes struggle to say what you mean to your spouse? Well, you’re not alone. Many married people struggle with this aspect of communication in marriage. They know what they want to say but they don’t have the tools to express their views, desires, needs, and feelings clearly and…