The Power of Surprise Here’s an idea I think your spouse will love. It’s something to free your marriage from the mindless rut of boring routine. Here it is: Schedule a date with your partner – tell them you’ve planned a special dinner at such and such place. But surprise…

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…

Whether you’ve been married for a short time or many years, every couple has challenges, disappointments, hurts and difficulties. There are no perfect marriages because marriage is a relationship between two imperfect people. Human imperfections aside, it is possible to experience a lifetime of unity, deep intimacy and profound joy…

Lasting Happiness Everyone who gets married hopes to enjoy lasting happiness. But there is a difference between lasting happiness and perfect happiness – and sometimes people confuse the two. We are imperfect people, which means we aren’t a perfect spouse to our partner either! We have flaws, faults and shortcomings…

Being The Right Mate Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner said, “Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate.” How much thought do you give to being the right kind of mate for your spouse? Do you even know what that looks…

How Much Do You Talk? Is your marriage filled with pleasant conversation? I’m not just talking about superficial, small-talk stuff like what’s the weather supposed to be like today or how was work, I’m talking about sharing your hopes, dreams, feelings and fears. Do you and your spouse open your…

Get Busy Living! It seems to me that many couples stop living somewhere along the line.  It’s almost as if they’re “doing life” much the same way people in prison are doing time! Going to work, crossing things off the to-do list, and punching the marital clock is no way…

Hi, this is Mike Tucker with Mad About Marriage. I usually have the privilege of bringing our weekly blog posts to you, but today we have a guest blogger who is very special to me: my wife, Gayle Tucker. I’ve asked Gayle to write a post on a topic/problem that…

Yes, I Know It’s A Cliche…But It’s True We’ve heard it over and over again – never go to bed when you are angry! Yes it’s cliche, but just because it’s a cliche doesn’t mean it’s not true. One of the secrets for a happy marriage – to living happily…