Ask Your Husband or Wife for Help – Enjoy the Benefits of Marriage
Are you getting the help and support you need from your partner? One of the many benefits of marriage is having a helper that you can always count on. Sadly, this help doesn’t come automatically – even in a happy marriage. You often have to tell your partner exactly what you…
Conflict management Strategies for Married Couples
As many married couples already know, it only takes a few seconds for a small disagreement to develop into a full blown fight. This is why the most effective conflict management strategies for married couples focus on stopping conflict before it begins. This means anticipating conflict or seeing it coming…
5 Most Destructive Styles of Communication in Marriage
We all have unique communication styles influenced by our age, personality and culture among other factors. Our communication styles affect the way we share and receive information with others. Unfortunately, not all styles are beneficial when it comes to communication in marriage. Some styles can be harmful to your relationship…
Want a Healthy Relationship? Don’t Play Mind Games
The modern dating culture encourages people to play mind games. In fact, most of the rules of dating, such as the 3-day rule, are simply mind games designed to manipulate people into behaving in certain ways. Many people stop playing mind games once they are in a healthy relationship. However,…
Becoming a Devoted Spouse and a Good Wife or Husband
Every married person wants to be a good wife or husband and being devoted is one of the keys to achieving this. Research tells us that devoted spouses are much more satisfied with their marriages and less likely to feel trapped. They are willing to make sacrifices for the sake…
How to Give Your Spouse Advice Without Ruining Your Happy Marriage
Giving your spouse advice is just part of being married. It comes so naturally that you probably don’t notice that you are doing it. However, if you want a happy marriage, constantly giving your spouse unsolicited advice may not be the best idea. Unsolicited advice lowers marital satisfaction for both…
How to be Completely Honest with Your Partner – Communication in Marriage
Honesty is one of the pillars of communication in marriage. When done right, it can build trust and bring you and your spouse closer together. However, the other side of the honesty coin is that it can hurt your spouse deeply. Being honest is not an excuse to say hurtful…
3 Skills That Every Married Person Should Have – Advice for Newlyweds
Ever wondered why most advice for newlyweds encourages couples to work on their communication, conflict resolution and emotional intelligence? Well, it is because these skills are absolutely critical to surviving the first year of marriage. Couples should begin learning and working on these skills before marriage, preferably during premarital counseling….
Surviving the First Year of Marriage – Advice for Newlyweds
Marriage is tougher today than ever before. Newlyweds are facing some scary odds and they need all the help they can get to make their marriages last. There is no shortage of marriage advice out there. However, not all marriage advice is good advice for newlyweds. There are some marital…
Solve Marital Problems Through Healthy Communication
Marital problems and disagreements are inevitable in marriage. What matters is how you deal with them. However, as long as there is healthy communication about the issues, they can be a springboard to a better, happier marriage. What does healthy communication in relationships look like? Focus is a key component…