10 Secrets You Should Know about Marriage

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/relationships/10-secrets-you-should-know-about-marriage

STOP Controlling Your Spouse

http://www.symbisassessment.com/blog/stop-controlling-your-spouse/?mc_cid=114b675c09&mc_eid=82de7e3bbf

How an Affair Really Begins

http://www.challies.com/articles/how-an-affair-really-begins

Not a marriage post today...this one is on parenting

A friend of mine passed this article along to me and I wanted to share it with you.  Feel free to keep passing it along.  We will be back to marriage tomorrow.

http://www.challies.com/articles/the-two-kinds-of-conversation-you-need-to-have-with-your-children

Here's What the Experts Say

According to Drs. John and Julie Gottman, here are 5 steps to you can take to help improve your marriage. For more on their research you check out https://www.gottman.com/

Step One: Update your Love Maps. Do you know your partner’s greatest fear? Their biggest dream for the future? Allocate “cognitive room” for your relationship and for the world of your partner.

Step Two:  Share a 6-second kiss. Long enough to feel romantic, the 6-second kiss is a temporary oasis within a busy day (ex: going to or from work) and communicates your partner’s importance to you.

Step Three:  Re-discover your past. How did you first meet? Where did you go on your first date? Looking back on your shared history will give you renewed excitement about your future!

Step Four: Create rituals of connection. It doesn’t have to be expensive! Decide to eat breakfast together more often this year. Go on more dates. Cuddle up and have a movie night once a month.

Step Five:  Nurture appreciation. Our research shows that happy couples maintain a 5:1 ratio of positivity to negativity. Making deposits into your emotional bank account will come in handy later.

Get Rid of "Always"

http://www.symbisassessment.com/blog/eliminate-the-word-always-from-your-marriage/?mc_cid=479df8d861&mc_eid=82de7e3bbf

10 Questions Every Couple Needs to Ask

Don't skip right to number 10!

http://sixseeds.patheos.com/davewillis/10-questions-every-couple-needs-to-ask/

4 Ways Couples Harm Their Marriage on Accident

http://sixseeds.patheos.com/davewillis/4-ways-couples-harm-marriage-accident/

Ground Rules for Restoring Broken Trust

http://www.symbisassessment.com/blog/restoring-broken-trust/?mc_cid=d72a5b7492&mc_eid=82de7e3bbf

When Your Spouse Won't Listen

If you feel you aren’t being heard, let’s take a step back and consider a few reasons why that may be happening.

http://www.symbisassessment.com/blog/when-your-spouse-wont-listen/?mc_cid=8393a9fa99&mc_eid=82de7e3bbf

Does God Want Me in a Bad Marriage?

"But I cannot believe that a good God wants me to suffer in a bad marriage. He wants me to be happy."

http://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/challenges/drifting-apart/does-a-good-god-want-me-in-a-bad-marriage#.U46Gk8fHPoA