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Your Wife is Furious—What Now?
“Unhappiness in marriage often arises from the desire to change one’s spouse instead of oneself.” – Ingrid Bergman A recent letter to Dear Abby came from a wife who says she loves her husband but over the last few years “almost everything he says” makes her extremely...
No, Physical Intimacy Doesn’t Automatically Die in Marriage
“The need for love and intimacy is a fundamental human need, as primal as the need for food, water, and air.” – Dean OrnishI saw a headline the other day about marriage being a place where sex goes to die. Like a lot of the subject matter dealing with marriage, it’s a...
Do You and Your Wife Like Each Other?
“Love is friendship that has caught fire. Ann Landers Is being in love with your wife more important than loving her? Do you need one or both for your marriage to thrive? Or is it something else necessary for this to happen? I’ve been thinking about this since I went...
Being a Good Dad Won’t Save You From Divorce
“One of the greatest things a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” –Howard W. Hunter My client Mark called me in a panic last week. His wife of fifteen years just filed for divorce. Like many men, he was completely blindsided. (This should never...
Do You Lie to Your Wife?
“And the truth shall set you free. "John 8:32 There are two kinds of lies. Lies of commission are when you look your wife in the eye and tell her something you know is not true. And lies of omission are when you choose not to tell her something she deserves to know....
Making the Time to Do Marriage Right
“Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience." Oscar Wilde The John Wooden quote, “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?” popped into my head earlier this week when I was talking to Elliot who just married for the...
Who Does What in Your Marriage?
“The more you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes." Amy Grant My husband and I were talking about an unhappy married couple that were characters on a recent episode of the television show 9-1-1. He was wondering how things got so bad that the husband...
Is Your Wife Also a Mother?
““Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” Oprah Winfrey I loved my dad. He was very intelligent and had three degrees. Sometimes, however, he wasn’t very smart. He held the opinion that since my mother wasn’t his mother, he didn’t need to do anything...
Your Choices—Helping or Hurting Your Marriage
“Doing the right thing daily, compounds over time." John C. Maxwell Every waking moment you are making choices. Big ones. Little ones. Conscious ones. Reactive ones. Habitual ones. And they all impact your marriage. Even when they seem to have little to do with it....
Rating Marriage by Bedroom Activity
“There's nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex." - Billy Joel Intimacy (not just sex) is often a desired part of marriage. But judging your relationship by what is, or is not, happening in the bedroom is a...
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