Invest In Your Marriage
In love and marriage, much like most of life, you reap what you sow. Sowing bitterness, anger and unforgiveness is the surest path to an unhappy marriage. And sowing good seeds like hope, perseverance, patience, love, kindness, faith, trust, forgiveness and acceptance sets the pace for a happy and healthy…
Be Your Husband’s or Wife’s Biggest Cheerleader
One of the main benefits of marriage is having someone to motivate you every step of the way. Continuous affirmation and encouragement are necessary for a happy relationship. As a Christian couple, it is your God-given responsibility to be each other’s biggest fans. In fact, Hebrews 3:13a says “Encourage each…
Want to Meet Other Couples? Host a Dinner Party
Couples who spend time with other married couples are more likely to have a happy and satisfying marriage. There’s something about spending time with other couples that makes people feel closer to their romantic partners. Sadly, it’ not easy to meet new couple. That’s where dinner parties come in. Dinner…
5 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress in Your Marriage
Stress has a way of evolving into marriage problems. That’s because when you’re stressed, you’re more likely to get mad at each other and argue. Thankfully, this is something that married couples have been dealing with since the beginning of time. This means there are tried and tested ways of…
Do You Keep Making the Same Mistakes Over and Over Again?
To err is human but it is also a bit shameful. This is why we go out of our way to cover up our mistakes by lying or denying they happened. Sometimes, we are so busy trying to minimize our mistakes that we miss out on the lessons. Sadly, those…
Too Much Compromise is Unhealthy!
Compromise is supposed to keeps a marriage strong and healthy. However, is there such as thing as too much compromise? Absolutely! Unhealthy compromise occurs when one spouse feels like he or she is doing MOST of the compromising! Or when there is so much compromising between the spouses that the marriage…
Are You Too Content With Your Marriage?
Being happily married is a wonderful thing! It makes you just want to kick back, relax and bask in the glow of marital bliss. This is perfectly normal. However, it is possible to become too content! Believe it or not, this is a real issue that affects many marriages today….
Married Life Before and After Kids
The simple truth is that having children changes things. Suddenly, your whole lives revolve around the kids and free time becomes a distant memory. All your time is spent doing chores, chauffeuring, chaperoning, buying groceries and parenting. You love your kids dearly but you’re really stressed out. Marriage Before Kids…
Mastering the Art of the Apology
Many people have a surprisingly hard time apologizing to their wives or husbands. They’ll go out of their way to be extra nice to their partners when they realize they have wronged them, but won’t say “I’m sorry”. A sincere apology can be quite powerful against many relationship problems. It…
The Three C’s of Happy Marriage
There are three main things that happily married couples do to maintain a healthy relationship. They are committed, communicate well and aren’t afraid to compromise. These are the three C’s of happy marriage. Commitment Happily married people are not just committed, they’re also more than happy to demonstrate that commitment….