The Importance of Respect in Relationships
Respect is a fundamental pillar of any healthy relationship, and it can be conveyed in various ways. Key expressions of respect for your partner include: Conversely, disrespect can manifest in more subtle, yet impactful ways, such as: So, how respectful are you toward your partner? Now, consider this more challenging…
Prayer In Marriage, Does it Help?
Do you pray for your spouse and your marriage? If so, what specific aspects do you include in your prayers? Here’s the real question…Do you often find yourself praying for God to change your spouse? If that is the case, it’s time to consider an alternative approach: Pray for God to bestow…
Feeling Safe In Your Marriage
It’s Your Job to Make Your Spouse Feel SafeEmotional safety in a relationship is crucial for fostering intimacy and trust. Research by Dr. John Gottman, a renowned relationship expert, highlights that emotionally safe couples are more likely to communicate openly and effectively. This leads to greater relationship satisfaction and resilience….
Could Your Spouse Feel Neglected?
How would you finish this statement: “If I really loved my spouse I would____________.” Perhaps it might be something like… “If I really loved my spouse I would tell them more often how much they really mean to me.” For many couples, the answer goes like this: “If I really loved…
Dealing With Incompatibility
Wow. That’s what I said after reading this quote from Leo Tolstoy of all people: “What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility.” (Go ahead and say it, “Wow!”) So what about you? How do you deal with incompatibility? Do you slip…
Do You Need More Quality Time Together?
How much time do you and your spouse spend together? If you’re in a “typical” marriage, then here’s your problem: You’re most likely time-deprived. Now, when I talk with my spouse about spending time together, we’re not talking about two warm bodies sharing the same space while each is doing his/her own thing. Granted,…
Funny and…Not So Funny
The importance of humor in marriage cannot be underestimated. It brings healing to the heart and soul and most singles list ‘sense of humor’ as the most important factor in a mate. Laughter bonds people – especially in relationships. It helps if you find similar things funny since you’ll be…
Spirituality at Home: The Effects on Children
The topic of spirituality within the home is very important – especially to Christian families. How important is it to you for your children to grow up as spiritual human beings? Once your children leave home, is it important to you that they become involved in a local faith community group? If so, then…
Negative Communication In Marriage
The existence of negative communication patterns is the best predictor of divorce. (And did you know that we pass along these patterns to our children?) So it only makes good sense to remove them! There are four main types of negative communication. They are labeled “The Four Horsemen” and inevitably can…
Sex in Marriage
It is difficult for most women to understand the strength of the male sex drive. Trust me ladies, it is much stronger than you probably think it is! The # 1 emotional need mentioned by most men in marriage is sexual fulfillment. This need can only be met by his…