This month's post is an excerpt from Rick Johnson's new book, Becoming Your Spouse's Better Half: Why Differences Make a Marriage Great. Johnson addresses a couple popular myths about marriage: 1. We all have a perfect soulmate that will complete us and make us happy for the rest of our lives—if we could only find them. 2. A great marriage [...]
Last month we looked at the role of friendship in marriage. This month we look at how we can maintain and deepen that friendship thus providing a bond that can withstand life's storms and unexpected difficulties. Its usually the hard times that test a relationship. How well you do as a couple when you're going through difficult times is a [...]
Are you friends with your spouse? Someone once said "a friend is someone who knows you and likes you anyway". Do we really know our spouses and do we like them? We sometimes get so caught up in the “love” aspect of marriage we forget about the “like” part of it. It takes time and attention to really know our [...]
There aren't many people I know that are not going through some distress due to the ailing economy. Some much more than others. We, ourselves are facing significant challenges that test our faith and trust in God as our provider. There's an air of uncertainty that threatens to shake our world. This uncertainty can add great stress to a normally [...]
Last month we talked about being a God-centered spouse instead of a spouse-centered spouse. We saw how our focus determined everything in our marriage relationship. Were we focused on God or our spouse? This month we are going to elaborate a bit more on that concept and see how a God-centered focus can lead to an enduring love for our [...]
It's that time of the year again. Whether we like it or not, Hallmark and a host of other stores turn our attention to the day when we celebrate and (try to) engage in romance. That's right, I'm talking about Valentine's Day. A day where women look forward to a romantic dinner by candlelight, intimate conversation, flowers and chocolate and [...]
I was never one to get caught up in the whole "New Years Resolutions" thing. If I needed to change something, it didn't seem to make sense to wait until New Years to finally make a commitment. You just do it when its needed. However, sometimes we need that extra motivation to take the steps we know are necessary to [...]
This month Jim Mueller talks about Intimacy in Marriage—what is it, and how to get it. Like the author, our understanding of intimacy has evolved over the years. Our level of intimacy has also changed—for the better. While the dynamics of your relationship change through the years, your intimacy can continue to grow. We have found that even conflict, and [...]
Okay ladies, its your turn to get some tips on how to build more intimacy with your husband. Men and women have known for years that they are fundamentally different. They think differently, process information differently, and have different needs and desires. But its been just in the last several years—and is still taking place—that groundbreaking scientific research has validated [...]
As promised, this month's post talks about how husbands can build more intimacy with their wife. Obviously, not all these tips will apply to every woman, but they have been drawn from research done by respected authors and professionals in the field of psychology and marriage relationships and are a good representation of what women need to have a more [...]
