Do you cherish your spouse?

"Most marriages survive by gritting teeth and holding on. But marriages can and will not only survive but thrive when husbands and wives learn to cherish one another"......

https://marriagemissions.com/cherish-spouse/

"How you start an argument is how it will end"

"discussions invariably end on the same note they begin. If you start an argument harshly by attacking your partner, you will end up with at least as much tension as you began with, if not more. Softening start-up of your conversations is crucial to resolving relationship conflicts".....

https://www.gottman.com/blog/weekend-homework-assignment-softening-startup/?utm_source=Marriage+Minute&utm_campaign=d38c140979-MM_01262017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_56abe07ac5-d38c140979-135378537

One of Your Best Friends in Marriage

"When you stop having fun in your marriage, you become relationally thirsty. Things that wouldn’t even be a temptation to you when you’re connecting with your spouse suddenly seem tantalizing. Desperation is by far one of the widest, smoothest off-ramps taking us off the highway of marital faithfulness"......

http://www.garythomas.com/one-of-your-best-friends-in-marriage/

How can we make our marriage a better friendship?

"David Powlison sits down and discusses how a married couple can make their marriage a better friendship".... (video)

https://www.ccef.org/resources/video/how-can-we-make-our-marriage-better-friendship

Are Your Parents Hurting Your Marriage?

"Our relationship with our parents is extremely important, and we need to show them tremendous love and respect. However, when we marry, our relationship with our parents cannot remain the same as it was when we were under their roof and single. Yet, so many married couples are suffering because they have failed to put healthy boundaries in place for their parents".....

http://sixseeds.patheos.com/ashleywillis/3-signs-that-your-relationship-with-your-parents-is-hurting-your-marriage/

The Worst Betrayal of Marriage

"If you hold on to a sinful attitude, there will come a time when you will want your spouse to join you in that sin"....

http://www.garythomas.com/the-worst-betrayal-of-marriage/

Put Yourself in Your Husband's Shoes

"If someone could bottle and sell empathy, they'd probably win the Nobel Prize, find the solution to world peace, and put divorce lawyers out of business. When I empathize with others, I'm identifying with them through imagining what they're experiencing".....

http://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/staying-married/wives/put-yourself-in-your-husbands-shoes?msource=OWFBA17001&utm_campaign=SN-FL-FBpost&utm_medium=social-facebook&utm_source=FL&utm_content=link-put-yourself-husbands-shoes

7 Ways to Care for Your Wife

"While there is no silver bullet, there are many things that the Scriptures teach us in order to help guide the process of learning to love your spouse. Here are 7 basic, biblical ways that the married man can seek to please his wife".....

http://feedingonchrist.com/care-for-your-wife/

Who's the mature one in your marriage?

"How do you know if you are the mature one? Let me put it this way.  I can tell you if you are the immature one".....

https://loveandrespect.com/blog/who-is-the-mature-one-in-your-marriage/

Hit the eject button!

http://tonyevans.org/having-a-kingdom-marriage-part-2/

Mistakes That Can Sink Your Marriage

"Too often, some common mistakes are made and then repeated over and over and over until one or both spouses feel that they don’t have any hope of rescuing their marriage"....

https://homeword.com/articles/mistakes-that-can-sink-your-marriage/?cat=families#.WHZgdVMrLIU

Are you good at repair?

"All couples argue. Successful couples repair. In The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, Dr. Gottman describes a repair attempt as 'any statement or action – silly or otherwise – that prevents negativity from escalating out of control'".....

https://www.gottman.com/blog/how-well-do-you-repair-your-relationship/?utm_source=Marriage+Minute&utm_campaign=f2bf00da6c-MM_&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_56abe07ac5-f2bf00da6c-135378537

Opposites Attract

"My husband and I often don’t see eye to eye. After 31 years of marriage, you’d think that we would have figured out how to navigate our differences. We do love each other. We both have come to understand, by God’s grace, that love is not a feeling but a choice. People who don’t have that figured out don’t last 31 years".....

http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/opposites-attract

6 Hours a Week to a Better Marriage

It's actually not as hard as you think.  Keep reading....

https://www.gottman.com/blog/6-hours-a-week-to-a-better-relationship/?utm_source=Marriage+Minute&utm_campaign=1d6f0b8077-MM_MarriageMinute2_01052017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_56abe07ac5-1d6f0b8077-135378537

Are You Tone Deaf?

"When it comes to communication, even more important than words is the tone that accompanies them. You’ve most likely heard the phrase, “It’s not what you said; it’s how you said it.” That’s a very true statement connected to tone. If you want to succeed in your marriage communication, you’ve got to make sure you don’t become tone deaf".....

https://homeword.com/articles/watch-your-tone/?cat=families#.WG0fEVMrLIU

U is for Understanding

https://www.gottman.com/blog/u-is-for-understanding/?utm_source=Marriage+Minute&utm_campaign=3a0bfff500-MM_01032017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_56abe07ac5-3a0bfff500-135378537

10 Things Your Wife Won't Tell You She Needs

"Here are 10 things your wife won’t tell you she needs".....

http://churchleaders.com/pastors/pastor-articles/270468-10-thing-your-wife-wont-tell-you-she-needs.html