How To Protect Your Holidays From Toxic People.
Brian’s wife Angie and his mother don’t get along, though Angie has tried. Angie is a sensitive Christian who earnestly prays for...
You Can’t Fulfill Your Promises, But God Can
“I didn’t marry you because you were perfect. I didn’t even marry you because I loved you. I married you because you gave...
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...
How to Get Your Marriage Out of Cruise Control
If you’re like most couples, you launched into marriage as if it were a magic carpet ride to paradise. You were in...
Serving is Key to Marriage. And You Can Do It.
The second secret to a lasting love is serving love, which discovers and meets needs and helps spouses feel honored and understood.
Serving...
What to Do About Sexual Struggles In Your Marriage
Recently I went to a vision board event with a bunch of super awesome gals who are intent on living their best...
Do You Choose a Prideful Heart or a Happy Marriage?
My dear friend Christine and I were recently talking over a cup of coffee about the battle of being prideful — how...
Who is Responsible For Your Spouse’s Negative Emotion?
In preparation for my shiny new blog plan (month long themes complete with corresponding love experiments, social media posts and podcast episodes),...
How to Initiate Sex With Your Husband
How to initiate sex.
This year, we have covered a lot of ground when it comes to the 5 Sex Needs of Men...
How To Be Attractive To Your Wife
How can husbands learn how to be attractive to their wife?
Often the question is flipped around, and although we’ll be addressing the...
How We Paid Off $200k In Debt
WE HATE TALKING ABOUT MONEY.
Budgets, spreadsheets, credit limits, financial goals, retirement funds… we’d rather talk about anything than have to face our...
The 1 Thing Your Marriage Needs More Than Forgiveness
We spend a lot of time as Christ-followers talking about forgiving one another. After all, Jesus taught the importance of forgiveness, saying...
4 Tips For Fixing Financial Issues In Your Marriage
MONEY AND MARRIAGE DON’T ALWAYS MIX WELL. In fact, financial issues are a LEADING stressor among marriages all over the globe! It...
Intimacy Issues? Here Are 6 Ways to Reconnect With Your Spouse.
Emily and William were deeply in love fifteen years and three children ago, but time and responsibility have taken their toll.
“In the...
Sex Life Getting Stale? Here Are 10 New Things to Try in Bed
Here's an email I recently received of someone wanting new things to try in bed with their spouse:
We’ve been married for 8...
A Good Marriage Is Still Possible After Having Kids
Last week I asked a few single friends about their views on marriage. Specifically I asked them to share what they most...
10 Bad Habits That Lead to an Unhappy Marriage
Let's get this straight, we do not write from a position of getting marriage right. We make mistakes all the time and...
“Root Cause Analysis:” a Boring Name For an Exciting Tool That Can Get to...
Why are you feeling distant in your marriage?
There's a methodology called "root cause analysis" that says when you're trying to find an...
Acceptance From Your Spouse Can Heal Your Past: The Science Behind Marriage’s Restorative Power
We're passionate here at Thriving Marriages about how our past affects our relationships. Today's post is 1) not directly about marriage and...
Is Your Bedroom’s Atmosphere Interfering With Your Sex Life?
I was going to start (and finish) this post by simply writing…
“Want to make your bedroom a great...
How to Actually Enjoy Your Spouse This Christmas
You can actually enjoy your marriage this Christmas.
Yep. I know you’re busy, but it’s true! And today Gaye...
How to Build Emotional Intimacy in Marriage
For women, emotional intimacy in marriage is crucial to a deep, thriving relationship. And the research proves it! For our book, The Five Love...
Your Marriage Won’t Be Happy Without Humility
Most people who are married have turned to their spouse and said, “You don’t act this way around anyone else” or “You don’t treat...
The Destructive Danger of a Negative Spouse
A negative spouse reeks destruction on marriages. Here's how...
Frederick Buechner is a brilliant writer who can jump between fiction and nonfiction like a champion...
The 1 Thing God Cares About More Than Your Marriage
This might surprise you to know, but I'm not just the editor of Thriving Marriages. A big part of my life right now is...
Your Sexuality Isn’t a Sin
Man oh man is this post about sexuality comes from Juli at Authentic Intimacy good. I've been spending a lot of time lately writing...
5 Ways to Be Your Husband’s Biggest Fan
Today's post from America's Family Coaches sounds like it's an easy one for us guys to read ... until you get to the accountability...
15 Ways to Say “I Love You” to Your Wife
Okay, first things first. This is not a list of "things I (Josh) do all the time because I'm a great husband." As a matter of...
1 Surprising Predictor of Marriage Success
I really love today's post from Les and Leslie Parrott. There is a huge difference between venting your marital frustrations to a friend, and...
Play Your Way To Better Communication
Sometimes I know a post is good for Thriving Marriages because, as I'm reading it, a part of my shrivels up inside and thinks...
You Can’t Have a Healthy Marriage, but a Sick Soul
Today's post comes from one of my favorite TM contributors, referencing one of my favorite authors, and one of my favorite books. This is...
Where is God When You’re Marriage is Struggling?
Today's post is from the always amazing Gary Thomas. If you are in a season of life in your marriage where things are tough,...
5 Quick Ways to Make Your Husband Feel Loved
Today's post comes from Ketisha at Pure Couples. If you're an overwhelmed mom trying to find quick ways to be a good wife, this...
The Key To a Sexually Satisfied Marriage
Today's post about the key to a sexually satisfied marriage is a great one from Gary Thomas. So much of conflict regarding sex boils...
10 Ways to Transform Your Marriage in Under 2 Hours
So a disclaimer up front: our amazing content partner Sheila, from To Love, Honor, and Vacuum spends a lot of this post referencing a...
How I Got My Spouse to Start Apologizing
All marriages have a conflict style, and most of them are at least a little unhealthy ... i mean ... I've heard ... I wouldn't know...
Three Letters I Send My Spouse Each Year
Brad Hambrick is a new addition to the Thriving Marriages family, but he's already one of my favorites. His site is PACKED with resources,...
What Christian Couples Can Learn From “Sleeping With Married Men”
Here at Thriving Marriages, we present marriage tips from a Christian worldview. But it's really cool when we can look at what the world...
What A Girl Wants, What a Girl Needs
First off, yes that title is a reference to a Christina Aguilera song and no I don't apologize for that. Second, to all you gentlemen...
Actually Nicholas Sparks, Marriage ISN’T About Compromise
There's something about my personality that enjoys deconstructing clichés and today's article from Tarah Avery at Start Marriage Right is a great example of...
Bringing Sexy Back to Your Self-Image
Today's post comes from Joy McMillan, author of XES: Why Church Girls Tend to Get it Backwards...And How to Get It Right, and Friend of the Newsletter™...
The 1 Thing Your Husband Needs Most
When America's Family Coaches post something, they go for it. Today's post is long, but it's full of great content and well worth your...
“My Spouse Doesn’t Do It The Way I Do!”
Today's post comes from our friend Brie Gowen. Check out her blog, books, and other resources here.
If you’ve ever had a house on the...
Looking Forward in 2018, by Not Looking Back
Today's post comes from Sheila at to love, honor, and vacuum
One of the things I love most about the Christmas season is the ability...
Finding Margin for Your Marriage
Today's post comes from our friend Jenny Howell. Check out her blog here.
I excitedly packed my bag for an overnight getaway with my man in...
“My Husband Doesn’t Care”
Today's post comes from our sister site, For Every Mom, and the fantastic Jenny Rapson.
My eyes glance toward the clock on the microwave as...
Removing “Negativity Bias” from Your Marriage
Today's post comes from our friend Lisa Brookes Kift and her fantastic site, love and life toolbox.
A common thread in my couples therapy practice with...
A Marriage Better than “Happily Ever After”
Today's post comes from our sister site, For Every Mom and fitness coach, speaker and writer Jen Roland.
As I sat on my daughter’s bed...
8 Conversation Starters for Married Couples to Use
Today's post about conversation starters for married couples comes from our sister site, foreverymom.com and guest poster Chelsea Damon. Both have great content that...
When you run out of love
I got absolutely shredded by my pastor's sermon Sunday. He was talking about the story of the prodigal son, and I was nodding along...