How to Improve the “Offense and Defense” of Your Marriage
Whether it's in sports or relationships, the way to win is to have both a strong offense and defense. In today's post our friend...
Why You Should Be Nice … Even When Your Spouse Isn’t
Being nice to your spouse is easy! Until they're not nice to you. Today's post explains why we should fight for nice, even when it...
Four Amazing Truths to Remember in Tough Times
All marriages hit tough times, and most of the time here at Thriving Marriages we focus on how to survive them. A list of...
Your Spouse’s Perspective Is Annoying. You Should Listen Anyway!
I don’t know about you, but I often overlook the Lord’s eternal perspective. He sees all of time, from beginning to end,...
Help, My Imperfect Spouse Is Ruining My Perfect Marriage!
Q: Well, the honeymoon is over and I’ve discovered that my spouse is not perfect. Now what?
A: Your wedding may have been...
19 Reasons I Love My Wife.
On this date, 19 years ago, Kristen and I said, “I do”! Apart from following Jesus, I can’t think of a better...
What Winemaking Can Teach You About Marriage
Today's post comes from Monique Chambers & Start Marriage Right.
The butterflies ceased, the kind words of affirmation came to a halt, and those go-out-of-my-way...
How to Find Your Marriage’s “Lost” Love
Today's post comes from Gary Thomas, and features the story of Megan (see link in next paragraph), and how they found new life in...
A Resolution for Great Communication
In this new year, make a resolution for better communication with your spouse! Communication is the process of sharing yourself verbally and...
The Greatest Gift Marriage Offers Us Isn’t What You Think
Today's post from Gary Thomas is something I've been thinking about a lot lately. We think marriage is a place to receive...
Celebrating Love Is How a Marriage Lasts Forever
No one gets married thinking their love for their spouse will fade. We go in believing those butterflies we felt when we...
Could You Use a Marriage Communication Checklist?
This marriage communication checklist an be the foundation the Lord uses to bring love, commitment, honor and respect into our marriage.
What’s Important to You Is Important to Me
"What’s important to you is important to me.”
That’s a great sentiment, but it is meaningless if your actions don’t support the claim.
It’s human nature...
5 Tips for Walking the Career/Family Tightrope
There may come a time when your spouse’s job (or your job) begins to cause friction in your marriage. What can you do?
When the...
How to Survive When Your Marriage is Under Attack
Today's post comes from Live Your Best Marriage.
In a few weeks my husband and I will celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. It’s been an exciting...
If the Devil Can’t Make You Bad, He’ll Make You Busy
“If the Devil can’t make you bad, he’ll make you busy!” That’s what a friend of mine wrote me on the day...
Your Parents’ Divorce Doesn’t Mean You’re Doomed to Get Divorced Too.
Q: I want to get married, but my parents had a terrible marriage and got divorced. Does my parents' divorce mean my...
How To Be Your Spouse’s Biggest Cheerleader
What would it mean to you to face each day knowing there is someone cheering you on no matter what happens? How...
How to Survive When Your Marriage is in Crisis
Nearly every day we get emails from our Thriving Marriages family asking for advice. Oftentimes these readers are in crisis, their marriage holding on...
Your Spouse Is Not the Enemy
There are times when I read a marriage article and am absolutely nailed to the wall by it. Today's, from America's Family Coaches, is...
God’s Solutions to the Reasons For Divorce
Do you feel just plain unhappy in your marriage? Or that you’re no longer in love with your spouse? Some would say you should...
What Are You Doing to Pursue Your Spouse?
You need to make it one of your highest priorities to pursue your spouse. One of my biggest concerns as a married...
Stressed? Here’s God’s Solution For Anxious Couples
They were so absorbed in their “God projects” that they didn’t notice God right in front of them, like a huge rock...
Healthy Marriage Habits: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, & Yearly
To develop a healthy marriage, it is important that two vital elements come together.
First, at some point you must draw a line...
Most Romantic. Gesture. Ever.
Today's very romantic post first ran on our sister site For Every Mom, and is written by Mary Carver. You can check out her blog here.
In...
What Are You Feeding Your Mind About Marriage?
Today's post about how we think about marriage comes from the always amazing Gary Thomas.
The old cliché, “stupid is as stupid does” is painfully...
Last Year Was One of the Hardest Years of My Life … but One...
Most of the time here at Thriving Marriages we bring you the best content we've found around the web for building a...
What to Do When You Are Last on Your Spouse’s To Do List?
Today's post from the always-helpful America's Family Coaches is a great conversation starter between you and your spouse. The desire to feel...
The Only Person You Need ISN’T Your Spouse
This week I’m excited to announce that a book I’ve been talking about for months is finally available: Together Through the Storms by Sarah...
The Secret to Happy Marriage (Seriously)
I've learned this secret to happy marriage: the simple response of “yes” to what our spouse asks goes a long way to communicate “I LOVE YOU.”
3 Steps to Create Positive Change In Your Marriage
Fully own it. Owning it means taking responsibility for your actions and validating the emotional implications for your partner. Period. Sometimes people almost get...
Kick Out Fear & Make More Room for Love in Your Marriage
Today's post from Friend of the Newsletter™ Danny at Loving on Purpose wrecked me (Josh) in the best of ways. Sometimes we need reminders of...
How to Add Warmth to Your Frozen Marriage
It's easy for marriages to become civil but distant, where a continued lack of warmth slowly freezes out love. The good news, coming today...
5 Signs That Your Marriage is Going to Make It
People often ask us, how can I tell if my marriage will last? In some cases, it may not be easy to...
The Key To Being Happy In Your Marriage is Being Grateful For What You...
Nicolas Rolin frolicked, adulterized, gambled, and even murdered his way through the fifteenth century until he looked mortality in the face and...
Beauty Is a Blessing, And Seeing It Isn’t A Sin.
Lisa and I were shopping in one of her stores years ago when I heard a song that stopped me in my...
Attributes of a Healthy Marriage: Friendship
This post is a part of a series from our friends at The Romantic Vineyard. Check out all the great resources they offer here.
This...
Actually, You CAN Change Your Spouse. Here’s How.
While today's post from Sheila at To Love, Honor, and Vacuum is written to women, it is full of GREAT advice for all of...
The Meaning of Your Marriage Vows: “As Long As We Both Shall Live”
“As long as we both shall live….”
After returning from a hard workout one evening, I came home to a wonderful meal prepared by my...
Husbands, Your Wives Need These 10 Things, They Just Don’t Know How to Ask
I remember watching What Women Want not long after its release in 2001. The movie chronicles a man, Nick Marshall, who receives a fresh...
3 Golden Rules For Rekindling Romance
Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church–a love marked by giving, not...
14 Tips to Strengthen a Struggling Marriage.
This is a very hard time; our emotional health and physical well-being are being challenged in pandemic life. We are trying to...
Marriage Advice You Never Expected: Fight Like Mad
I went to a wedding today. It was a good wedding. A stunning dress, beautiful flowers, a moving exchange, a promising kiss, the thunderous...
How Much Time Do You Give Your Marriage?
“The average marriage today is weaker than the average marriage of yore, in terms of both satisfaction and divorce rate, but the best marriages...
5 Simple Habits To Build Intimacy in Your Marriage
I'm always a sucker for a new Doug Fields blog post, especially about marriage. True to form, today's is short, simple, practical, and full...
Set These Realistic Goals for Your Marriage in 2019
A few years ago, at the suggestion of a friend, Troy and I began the tradition of setting goals for our marriage...
Husbands, You Come Third On Your Wife’s List of Priorities
One of the most frequent requests I get is to write a book specifically for husbands. The reason I haven’t done that...
Think About It: Who You Focus On Is Who You Love
Do you want to cultivate and enjoy a great marriage?
Do you want to be more energized and less discouraged, regardless...
How to Protect Your Marriage From An Affair
In 25% of current marriages one or both spouses are having an affair.
That's 1-in-4.
It's a staggering, heartbreaking statistic, and highlights an important truth: every...
To Win at Marriage … You Have to Lose
One of my big realization in my 30s has been that "easy" isn't life's default setting. Easy, hard, boring, exciting, hopeful, discouraging ... these...