Selfishness is the #1 Threat to Your Marriage’s Health
Often cited as the number one problem is the lack of communication. I don’t believe that’s the case. I believe there's a deeper problem.
“My Husband Enjoys Football More Than Me!”
My husband seems to enjoy watching football more than he enjoys spending time with me. How can I get him to take more interest in us?
Marriage Fight Club: How to Have a Good Argument
It’s not a matter of if, but when, you will have an argument, but did you know there is a right way to do it? Arguments can be a good thing.
What to Do When You’re Not Feeling It
What do you do when you're not feeling it? Most marriages go through this. You might not want to hear it, but love is a choice.
How to Forgive Your Spouse After An Affair
An affair does not have to be the end of your marriage. Here's how to forgive your spouse after an affair. It’s difficult, but it can happen.
When Little Fights Become Big Problems
The moment you do or say something that hurts your spouse, you stand at a fork in the road, whether you are aware of it or not.
“I’m Faithfully Following Jesus, So Why Is My Marriage Such a Mess?”
Many Christians walk away from their faith because what they know about following Jesus isn’t consistent with the loneliness they face.
Trust Can Be Rebuilt Over Time. Here’s How.
Your spouse has blown it. You don’t trust him/her anymore. But you want to save your marriage. How can you learn to trust again?
Words Hurt, So Don’t Say Everything You Think.
When someone exhausts your patience and you want to hit back with a comeback zinger... just don't. Words hurt, and are never worth it.
Can Love Languages Be Harmful For Your Marriage?
Love languages are great as tools to demonstrate love, but can they sour your relationship?
Marriages that Last Close the “Loop of Conflict”
Couples trapped in a cycle of offense-hurt-anger with no idea of how to resolve their differences are caught in an “open loop of conflict.”
In-Laws Causing Issues? What Can You Do?
It’s important to establish healthy boundaries with your in-laws. Otherwise, you can add a lot of stress to your marriage relationship. But how do you go about it?
Why Do People Cheat in Relationships, And Whose Fault Is It?
If your spouse has an affair, are you partially to blame? Why do people cheat in relationships anyway?
That’s been something I’ve been...
Punishment Is Not An Acceptable Relational Tool
Punishment is connected to our instinctive reactions to pain. (In fact, the word “pain” comes from the same root word as “punishment.”)...
Sometimes Your Spouse Doesn’t Want Your Help. Here’s Why.
In married life we can misread and overstep our bounds. Even when this is under the umbrella of trying to help, beware...
About to Lose Your Cool? Self-Control Keys
Do you ever lose your cool in an argument? Self-control comes from our thoughts, which influence how we feel and how we...
How to Make Your Spouse Less Annoying
Wanna make your spouse less annoying? It’s obvious there are some marriage issues that are so big they cannot be ignored. Left unresolved, these...
7 Rules for Fighting Fair
Today's post is full of that "well yeah, of course" sort of practical advice that I immediately forget the moment things get tense at...
The Night My Marriage Almost Ended
Today's post comes from our long-time partner, Sheila at To Love, Honor, and Vacuum and was written by Ketsia Gutsave, from the blog Pure Couples. Ketsia is...
7 Prayers for a Struggling Marriage
While not every marriage is struggling right this moment, nearly all marriages hit crisis moments at some point in time. Today's post from Elizabeth...
How to Win Every Confrontation in Your Marriage
When it comes to confrontation in marriage, I have a rule of thumb that has proved itself to be true over and over again:
The...
Stressed Out Spouse: 10 Ways to Help
Ever feel like your spouse is stressed all the time–and because of that they’re always short with you?
On Mondays I like to...
What If Your Private Arguments Went Public?
A few days ago while in a disagreement with one of my boys, we exchanged a few “pleasantries” that I don’t want to repeat...
Are You Always Irritated at Your Spouse?
Are you always irritated with your spouse? Think back to the day you were married. How did you feel about your partner? ...
Staying Power: 5 Signs Your Marriage Will Make It
People often ask us, how can I tell if my marriage will have staying power? In some cases, it may not be...
Sex Life Feel Broken? How to Rebuild It!
Today a reader is asking, “how do you reset your sex life?”
What if it’s been really difficult in the past, but now...
How to Stop a Financial Fight Before it Starts
This is an excerpt from Cherie and Brian Lowe’s book, Your Money, Your Marriage, about how to avoid a financial fight.
Everyday after school, I...
8 Ways to Preserve Unity During a Disagreement
I’ve always wanted to be a good husband. But I’ve found marriage can't truly be a blessing if my wife and I don’t handle disagreement well.
Stop Fighting About Money – 10 Ways Forward
Fighting about money is the number one predictor of divorce, so having a game plan going into financial discussions is a crucial part of...
Four Comforting Truths to Remember in Tough Times
Do the hard work during tough times. In the process both of you will become closer to the best version of who God made your marriage will be.
Husbands: God Doesn’t Want You to Change Your Wife
God has not called you to change your wife. Instead, He has commanded you to love her as Christ loves the church.
How (and When) to Stop Being a Doormat
Sometimes we get in a rut in marriage where we actually hurt our spouses because we enable sin. Sometimes we need to learn how to stop being a doormat.
Is It Way Too Easy for Your Husband to Push Your Anger Button?
If we want to get emotionally healthy, with ourselves and with others, we need to be willing to go below the surface of our anger.
All Marriage is Difficult – Here’s Why
If my wife and I have learned one thing in our marriage, it is how to sin against each other. This is why marriage is difficult -- for everyone.
3 Obstacles to Forgiveness, And How to Fight Them
Imagine this scenario:
Your spouse/partner has wounded you in some way. S/he has now expressed what feels like genuine remorse to you. Maybe...
Trying to Control Your Spouse is Toxic
Trying to control someone—in marriage, parenting, the church, or government—is evil. The Bible recognizes authority, but it takes a strong stand against control. If...
How to Minimize Marriage’s Little Annoyances.
Minimize the Little Annoyances in Marriage
It’s obvious there are some marriage issues that are so big they cannot be ignored. Left unresolved,...
Angry Spouses: Here’s 1 Way To Change Today.
Editor's Note: this post does not apply to abusive situations. If you are being physically, emotionally, or psychologically abused remove yourself from...
Don’t Run From the Struggles You’re Facing
Mature Christians recognize and appreciate the sweet side of suffering. Teresa of Avila wrote, “Lord, how you afflict your lovers! But everything...
5 Forgiveness Myths That Keep Spouses Apart.
Forgiveness has a lot of misconceptions and myths.
Matthew and Amanda were stuck. Amanda was angry with Matthew and kept bringing up the...
You Can Fight Well If You Fight Fair. Here’s How.
You and your spouse have had an argument. You want to talk it out, but your spouse retreats. What do you do?...
10 Questions High Sex Drive Spouses Should Ask
Are you the high sex drive husband, and you’re wondering what to do because your wife rarely wants sex?
We opened the week...
Attunement: This Odd Word Can Save Your Marriage
Have you ever gotten into a big fight with your spouse and not handled it very well? I don’t think I know...
The Heart Is The Heart Of The Matter. How’s Yours?
Whenever a marriage self-destructs, the heart is the heart of the matter.
In Proverbs 4:23, wise King Solomon offers a vivid picture of the...
Marriage-Ruining Explosions Start As Small Sins
I was shooting baskets in my Pacific Northwest boyhood home in 1980 when a gigantic plume of smoke way off in the...
Don’t Let Little Annoyances Become Huge Problems
It’s obvious there are some marriage issues that are so big they cannot be ignored. Left unresolved, these large and painful issues can...
When Helping Isn’t Helping You OR Your Spouse
The scene is a couple driving in the car on the way to dinner:Silence for several minutes.“What’s wrong?”“Nothing.”A few more minutes of...
How to Unconditionally Love An Imperfect Spouse
Chet was being a jerk at a family gathering and a relative called him out on it. On the way home, he...
Husbands Don’t Need To Be The “Tie-Breaker”
When we give husbands "tie-breaker" power, do we end up damaging intimacy?
Often the best conversations on this blog don’t happen in the...
What To Do When You’ve Hurt Your Spouse
Have you ever hurt your spouse in some way? All right, so it’s a trick question. Of course you have hurt your...