Surviving the Stress of Life as a Couple

"Under such stress, it can be hard to be sweet to your spouse, or anticipate needs, or keep up with commitments, or even laugh with each other. Stress can weigh you down, affect your countenance, and dampen your spirit. So what can you do? How can you navigate the stress of life with each other?".....

https://marriedpeople.org/surviving-the-stress-of-life-as-a-couple/

Bitterness in Marriage

"Resentment in marriage accumulates in the soul and slowly, but surely, poisons the one who carries it. In order to have sweetness in your marriage, you first have to quench bitterness. Here are three questions you need to ask".....

http://www.markmerrill.com/3-questions-to-quench-marital-bitterness/

What's it like being married to me?

"What's it like to be married to me? That is both a scary and a powerful question! It requires such honesty and self-awareness".....

https://www.christianitytoday.com/women/2014/july/whats-it-like-to-be-married-to-me.html?share=jKunSzkc%2fJuN9FxoBjuWMD21xAhpJcFv&utm_source=marriage-family&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_term=22680138&utm_content=647347788&utm_campaign=email&utm_source=marriage-family&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=2013&utm_term=22680138&utm_content=647347788

When Your Career Goals Collide

When it comes to careers, it’s important to remember that your career is not only an expression of your gifts, but the tool that provides for your family. Balancing your provisions and your gifts can be tricky, but is vitally important to sustain both your family’s needs and your happiness.

https://www.symbis.com/blog/what-to-do-when-career-goals-collide/

The Feelings of Men

"We often oversimplify and associate manly needs in a relationship with physical affection and leave it there. Women are the softer side of the marriage, right? Guys are all grit and sports and beards and cars and red meat and stuff – real Ron Swansons if you know what I mean. We must not forget that men can be very emotional; even intensely emotional.

https://fiercemarriage.com/feelings-men

20 Honest Insights on Marriage

"True love is a decision…a decision to place someone else’s well being above yours. To stick through the tough times. To love when you don’t feel love. God isn’t thrilled with you all the time, yet he loves you. It’s a decision, not an emotion".....

https://careynieuwhof.com/20-honest-insights-on-how-to-make-it-to-25-years-in-marriage/

Speaking THEIR Language

"As a spouse, it is your responsibility to learn the love dialect your spouse understands and speak it to them".....

https://www.marriage365.org/blog/the-truth-about-love-languages

Arguments About Money Aren't About Money

"Out of all the forces that determine our relationship with money, the most influential is our personal history – the melting pot of our childhood, teenage, and adult experiences that have sculpted and re-sculpted our likes and dislikes about money throughout our lives".....

https://www.gottman.com/blog/arguments-money-arent-money/

Are Boundaries Necessary in Your Marriage?

"Grab a cup of coffee, sit down and listen to this podcast with your spouse and then discuss.  My opinion (Jimmy) is YES!".....

https://marriedpeople.org/mp-065/

Husbands: "make up" sex isn't the goal

"While physical intimacy helps a man to feel close to his wife, women are just the opposite. Women have to feel close in order to want to be intimate".....

https://shaunti.com/2019/03/what-you-need-to-do-before-you-have-sex-with-your-wife-2/

10 Horrible Tips for Arguments

"There are thousands of posts online about 'how to communicate' in marriage and how to argue in a healthy way. But what if you want to be truly terrible at it? Where do you turn for advice? Well, friends, you’ve come to the right place!".....

https://fiercemarriage.com/10-horrible-tips-marital-arguments