9 Fatal Marriage Mistakes To Avoid In 2013
1. Putting Your Spouse Second If anyone, or worse yet, anything, comes before your spouse – including your children – then this is a fatal mistake that will damage your marriage. You pledged your life and love to your spouse; he or she comes first – he or she is…
6 Marriage Questions To End The Year With
What direction is your marriage headed? If nothing changes, where will your marriage be this time next year? Many marriages fail because the husband and wife wait too long to get the help that they need. And their relationship can only endure so much pressure of hurt feelings, resentment and…
The 8 Best Gifts You Can Give Your Spouse This Christmas
It’s December 21, 2012 and the world hasn’t ended, which is a good thing because who among us couldn’t use a little more time to finish our Christmas shopping? We’ve all heard so much talk about the Mayan calendar and the world ending. But the Mayans weren’t predicting the end…
Relationship Advice For Men Who Are Seeking Marriage Help
Small talk? Men? Not so much. We like finding solutions and fixing things – our approach to life is concrete and we want quick results. But relationships take time. So when a husband sees that he needs marriage help and realizes that “fixing” the problems over night is highly unlikely,…
How Caring For Aging Parents Can Cause Marriage Trouble
People are living longer. Which means that many couples today are caring for an aging parent or loved one who lives with them. This is a blessing for everyone involved, but over time it can become a source of profound stress. If this situation is stressing your marriage, then you…
Making Time To Get Marriage Help You Deserve
Chances are, you are living life at 100 m.p.h. with your hair on fire and a crammed-full schedule. If only you could make the sun stand still to give yourself another ten hours in the day! Life’s demands and responsibilities keep you busy. You have a career, family, household chores,…
4 Tips For Dealing With Differences
No two people are exactly the same even if they have “everything” in common. So it isn’t surprising when disagreements flare up. Acknowledging that we are different, and accepting our differences, is one of the first steps in resolving conflict. Unfortunately not everyone thinks this way. Do you know people…
Red Flags That You Need Marriage Help
Marriage problems can strike at any time. I’ve seen marriages last less than a year and others fail after thirty years. There is no such thing as a trouble-free marriage. But if any of the following 6 red flags are present in your relationship, then you should seek marriage help…
How Refusing Marriage Help Hurts Your Kids
This should be common knowledge but I will say it anyway: Your relationship with your spouse is affecting your children. In fact, if your marriage is in trouble, then assume right now that your children have noticed and are likely suffering emotional pain. Refusing to get marital help only prolongs…
A Common Excuse For Falling Out of Love: Infidelity
One of the most common reasons given for why one or both spouses were unfaithful and had an affair is that they had “fallen out of love.” Sometimes the affair is emotional and not sexual. The other man or woman stirs long lost feelings that have been lying dormant within….