Bids for Connection: The Tool This Expert Says Is the Secret to Great...
It’s not big, blow out fights that wreck a marriage. It’s how we treat each other day to day. And that’s why...
Messy v. Neat Freak: How to Navigate the Cleanliness War In Your Marriage
Q: One of us is very neat, but the other is very messy. How can we keep from driving each other crazy?
A:...
Why Your Spouse NEEDS You To Have Other Friends
There’s something wonderful you can do for your marriage that will feed and protect it. I’m not talking about reading a marriage...
The “Seven-Year-Itch” Is Real … But You Can Avoid It.
My husband and I are leading a Bible study with mostly newlywed couples. After a few weeks, we noticed how often we...
Want a Happier Marriage? Practice the Power of Positivity
One of the most often asked questions I get related to relationships is, “What are key ingredients that make up a successful relationship?” The...
4 Ways To Build A Strong Community That Supports Your Marriage
We all need a marriage community – a support system around us of couples our age, and maybe a mentor couple that’s a...
Your Day Isn’t Complete Until You’ve Served Your Spouse
The way Lisa treats me might make some young women nauseous, because she serves me like we’re living in a 1950s sitcom....
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...
Prayer Will Supercharge Your Marriage (Including Your Sex Life!)
Hi Thriving Marriages community, this is Josh, the guy bringing you this content each day. In addition to running this site I...
The 1 Thing Your Marriage Needs More Than Passion
One thought from Angela Duckworth’s book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance struck me as being particularly relevant for marriage. While Grit is mostly about...
20 Easy Ways to Say I Love You to Your Spouse
These are great ways at Valentine's Day or any time of the year to say I love you to your spouse.
How Bad Married Sex Can Actually Be Good For You!
Steve meets Michelle.
They fall in love and get married shortly after graduation.
For our story...
Your Spouse is More Important Than Work
It seems like this conversation happened just yesterday, but it actually happened before Cathy and I had kids. I was a youth...
10 Ways to Get the Spark Back in Your Marriage
How do you get that spark in marriage if you feel like you’ve lost it?
How do you rekindle...
I Love My Wife, But I Just Don’t Know How To Show Her That.
If we've said it once we've said it a thousand times: Men and women often don't view intimacy the same way! For...
6 Powerful Ways to Fight Off Fear
Today's post from The Love and Life Toolbox isn't directly about marriage, but it is about something that directly impacts our marriages:...
Your Marriage is Strongest, When You’re Doing This Together.
I first fell in love with my wife during a conversation about an ex-girlfriend. Granted, this "ex" was a girl I dated...
5 Easy Ways to Stop Arguing With Your Spouse
Stop arguing with your spouse…if only it were so simple!
Let’s face it…communication is very complex.
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...
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 Best Christmas Gift You Can Give Your Spouse
“But the angel said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will...
How Married Do You Want to Be?
How earnestly do you want to feel close to your spouse?
Enough to kill something for it?
3 Lies That Lead to An Affair
A common pitfall, which all of us can be vulnerable to, is convincing ourselves that “so and so” at work understands us...
3 Golden Rules for Rekindling Romance
Many couples expect romance to just happen, but we have found that intentionality is the key to rekindling romance. In two places...
Selfishness is the #1 Threat to Your Marriage’s Health
What have you probably heard is the number one problem in marriage?
Often cited as the number one problem is the lack of communication.
I don’t...
Does Your Marriage Need Some Peace and Quiet?
I will never forget the day I came home from work to find my wife hiding in the bathroom. Our kids were ages six, three, and...
The Intimacy Men Don’t Know They Need
A blockbuster quote from a blockbuster book (Unwanted) by Jay Stringer unmasks what I have seen but been unable to describe in marriage:
“Few of...
The Meaning of Your Marriage Vows: “As Long As We Both Shall Live”
This is the third in a series of posts excerpted from my new book, Preparing Your Heart for Marriage, a devotional for engaged couples. The second...
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...
What Jesus Mentions Most About Marriage Will Surprise You
This is the second in a series of posts excerpted from my new book, Preparing Your Heart for Marriage, a devotional for engaged couples. The second...
Why Saying “I Was Wrong” Will Transform Your Marriage
If you are old enough to recall the sitcom Happy Days, you’ll remember “The Fonz.” Henry Winkler played the character of Arthur Fonzarelli, the coolest...
Want Better Sex? ONE Thing You Must STOP First
Do you want better sex in your marriage? Does your spouse want that, too?
The crux of many couples’ sexual intimacy struggles is that one...
A Marriage Lasting Longer Than the Wedding Ceremony
Looking for a great gift to give to an engaged couple that will help them get spiritually prepared for marriage?
Are you half of an...
Why Do I Feel So Lonely In My Marriage?
With thanks to Thomas Nelson for sponsoring this post.
I’m not sure if I can point to a single time in my life where I...
How to Fall in Love All Over Again
No one gets married thinking their love for their spouse will fade. We go in believing those butterflies we felt when we first fell...
Practice Your Way to Better Sex
For many women, sex just isn’t that great at the beginning of the marriage.
This week we’ve been looking at specific ways to have better...
The Destructive Danger of a Negative Spouse
Frederick Buechner is a brilliant writer who can jump between fiction and nonfiction like a champion American Ninja Warrior skips over a water obstacle....
Your Spouse Doesn’t Complete You
When is the last time you felt disappointed by your marriage? Notice that I asked when, not if. Disappointment is a normal part of any relationship, but...
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...
Forgiveness is Better than Regret
Today's great post comes from our friends at Live Your Best Marriage. Enjoy!
Ever noticed how difficult it is at times to forgive your spouse...
5 Steps to Freedom from Shame
When I was in elementary school, I was molested by a family member. That same family member introduced me to porn for the first...
Generosity: The Ultimate Aphrodisiac
This week we are celebrating our friends Cherie and Brian Lowe’s new book, Your Money, Your Marriage, with a series of posts all about the sexiness of...
The Magic Question That Will Change Your Marriage
This is the fifth post in an ongoing series from Gary Thomas featuring the message of Loving Him Well: Practical Advice on Influencing Your Husband. Since...
The Surprising Secret for Marital Satisfaction
Today's post comes from Gary Thomas.
Some desires in marriage are never going to be fulfilled and need to be “crucified.” In fact, various studies have...
The Fastest Way to a Happy Marriage
Today's post is short and sweet, but man is it good. Dr. Les and Leslie Parrott discuss the importance of gratitude to a happy...
This 1 Powerful Truth Will Change How You See Your Spouse
Gary Thomas sets up this post on his own, so I'll keep my setup brief: you should read this!
This post continues an ongoing series,...
10 of the Hardest Adjustments to Make After Marriage
Today's post comes from Rebecca at To Love, Honor, and Vacuum. Enjoy!
Adjusting to marriage can be difficult!
There’s a lot of great stuff that comes...
How to Have an Increasingly Happy Marriage
I have always been annoyed by the whole "marriage is for holiness, not happiness" mantra, and in today's post Gary Thomas explains why: holiness...
I Hope My Child’s Marriage Isn’t As Happy As Mine
Today's post comes from friend, hair guru, and regular contributor at our sister site For Every Mom, Jenny Rapson. Hope you enjoy!!
A long, long...
The Serious Task of Making Marriage Fun
I love the lightness of today's post from Gary Thomas, and the way it points us toward how fun marriage can be. Hope you...