The Right Time to Apologize
“Never go to bed angry.” As a married couple, you’ve probably heard this age-old advice many times; it’s one of the most popular pieces of marriage advice. Scientific studies have even shown that there may be some merit to this advice. When you are asleep, your brain is busy reorganizing…
The Real Reason Why Your Partner Complains About Your Hobby
There is nothing wrong with having individual interests and hobbies when you are married. It not only allows you to maintain your individuality but also keeps boredom at bay. The trouble begins when hobbies turn into obsessions. When you start spending more time on your hobbies than you spend with…
Creative Ways to Say “I Love You”
When a couple is happily married, “I love yous” abound. In fact, many people use the phrase very casually such as at the end of phone conversations or when separating which causes the “L-word” to lose its intimacy. Thankfully, there are many creative ways to say I love you. In…
Remaining Compatible as you Change
Compatibility is highly overrated and misunderstood. Many people believe that compatibility is what determines whether or not a couple will have a happy marriage. They believe that it is something that you have and not something that you can work towards. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Compatibility…
Stop the Blame Game in its Tracks
Has your husband or wife ever denied saying something that you vividly remember him or her saying? Well, it turns out that spouses often have different memories of the same event. Research shows that sometimes spouses can’t even agree on events that happened in the last 24 hours, like whether…
Don’t Share Too Much with Friends and Family
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…
Coping with Mental Illness in Marriage
Mental health conditions are fairly common. There are many people with mental health conditions who are in happy and healthy relationships and marriages. However, negotiating the ups and downs of marriage and relationships can be especially difficult for them. If you have a mental health condition, there are a couple…
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…
Fostering a Deeper Connection
Your bond with your wife or husband is like a garden. It needs to be tended regularly or else it will gradually fade away and ruin your happy marriage. Here are some ways in which you can nurture your bond with your spouse. Celebrate special occasions Couples should always make…
Know Your Love Languages: Physical Touch
What do you think about the research that claims we need four hugs a day for maintenance, eight to be healthy and twelve to thrive? How many hugs do you and your spouse enjoy daily? (Some of you are thinking, “Twelve hugs a day? Are you kidding me! I’m lucky…