10 Valentines Day Tips for Spouses Who Want to Improve Their Marriage To give yourself and your spouse an unforgettable Valentine's gift with far-reaching implications, follow these ten steps. Valentine's Day candy is soon gone, but the postive effect of these tips on your marriage can be enjoyed year round.
3 Little Mistakes That Could Cost You Your Marriage This article discusses three areas that can lead to divorce if left unchecked. By being sensitive to these areas, and avoiding their damaging effects, a marriage can remain strong and vital.
5 Tips For That Perfect Wedding Anniversary With your wedding anniversary around the corner, here are some ways to ensure that wedding anniversary would be a romantic, memorable one.
A Healthy Marriage Relies on Gods Indisputable Truths A healthy marriage always relies on the foundation of honesty, trust, honor, respect and commitment. These undisputable truths are found in the bible. What is undisputable truths? God designed marriage to be indissoluble. The only disclaimer for marriage is if there is physical violence and any kind of abuse to a spouse. The latter is debatable, but God's indisputable truths is not. In other words, these are not my opinions or beliefs, but God's.
Are You Fully Present in Your Marriage? When a spouse is physically present but mentally "out to lunch," the partner will feel the difference. In a marriage, intimacy is enhanced by feelings of connection and harmed when partners start feeling disconnected. One of the ways you can show respect and caring for your spouse is to give the gift of undivided attention. Follow the five tips presented to be more present in interactions with your spouse.
Assertiveness in Marriage Anyone can be assertive but it involves practice. You can't just one day say, "Hey I'm going to be assertive today." You have to realize the times when you need to be assertive and practice it. In marriage there are many times when we need to be assertive with our spouse. We may need to let them know how we FEEL for instance. Being assertive is good for marriage. I'll tell you why.
Before You Begin Marriage Counseling, Ask This Question There's an important question that you need to ask the marriage counselor you and your spouse are considering using. The question itself may surprise you, as well as the answer your potential counselor gives. It's an often-overlooked question that hardly anyone ever talks about. But the answer to this important question could save you time, money, and energy spent with the wrong therapist.
Building Up Your Marriage with Healthy Communication Would you like to have a stronger, healthier, more enjoyable marriage? I am sure that you would. And yet we live in a culture where about half of all marriages will shatter and end in a divorce, leaving behind the wreckage of broken adults and broken children...
Building Your Marriage: Some Thoughts From St. Paul These verses of Scripture from St. Paul are commonly used in Christian marriage ceremonies. They speak of the relationship between Christ and the Church in terms of the relationship between a husband and his wife. As beautiful as they are, they are also very misunderstood and misinterpreted. Look closely and see their wisdom for your marriage.
Business Partners & Marital Partners Will The Marriage Survive - Part I With today's economy, and the layoffs occurring as a result of these economic conditions, more and more people are opting to start their own business. Due to the low start up costs, the prevalence of home-based businesses is on the rise, many of these started by husband and wife teams.
Business Partners & Marital Partners Will The Marriage Survive - Part II In the last article, we concluded by saying that keeping your business and personal relationships separate is very important to the survival of both your business and your marriage. In this article we will talk about how to achieve this goal.
Can a Marital Separation Ever Save a Marriage? As an experienced counselor, one of the questions I'm asked frequently is, "Can a marital separation ever save a marriage?" My answer is a qualified "yes." In this article, I explain why a separation may help in certain situations. Also, specific tips are offered for those thinking of separating from a spouse.
Considering Success in Marriage When getting married, you should take a look at your true motivations and not just a romantic ideal. Here are 7 things to consider before getting married.
Control Issues That Cause Marriage Problems Control issues cause problems in many marriages. If you've ever been upset because your spouse does things differently than you do, or has different opinions, you've bumped up against some of your own personal control issues and triggers. This article presents three important points to consider when looking at the control issues in your own marriage.
Do You Make These 3 Common Mistakes In Your Marriage? This article discusses 3 traps that marriage relationships can fall into. Learn how to avoid these traps and experience a relationship with more depth and intensity that you had ever imagined.
Does Marriage Counseling Work? When considering marriage counseling, it's difficult not to wonder whether seeing a marriage counselor will actually work. This article provides some objective information based on data obtained from a national survey of marriage and family counselors and their clients.
Does Your Marriage Suffer from an Attention Shortage? Years ago when I was working in a mental health center, I served on a committee that was redesigning the communications systems. In one meeting, a committee member named Susan said, "The receptionists sound frantic when they answer the phone. They need to learn to give each caller their complete attention, even when they're multi-tasking."
Eight Ways to Divorce Proof Your Marriage All around, women are waging campaigns more extensive than the Battle of Normandy trying to obtain a mate: they take in all the literature, participate in seminars, attend séances, go on game shows, and fall for any number of Internet gimmicks all with hopes of nabbing a man. No suggestion is too far fetched as long as it produces the desired result.
Unfortunately, once victory day arrives, the energy level that went into capturing him is not maintained to keep him.
Enhancing Communication in Marriage Communication breakdowns in a marriage lead to anger and misunderstandings. If you're guilty of any of the ten communication-blocking behaviors listed in this article, it's time to make a change.
Family Cycle (I) - Euphoric and Dysphoric Cycles in Marriage Despite all the fashionable theories of marriage, the narratives and the feminists, the reasons to engage in marriage largely remain the same. True, there have been role reversals and new stereotypes...
