Marriage Tips
When Your Wife Has Breast Cancer – How Husbands Can Help Sick Wives
If your wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer, you may feel helpless as a husband. Have no fear, as there are ways husbands can help sick wives. These caregiving tips are from two men whose wives coped with breast cancer. Both men wrote books about their experience, and both offer valuable tips for being a good [...]
12Mar2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued
6 Tips for Helping Your Spouse Through Financial Difficulties
Credit card debt, steep mortgage loans, and large medical bills are financial difficulties that cause stress for married and common-law couples. These tips for helping your spouse through money problems can help strengthen your marriage – even in the worst of times.
Surprisingly, an overly supportive husband or wife can have a detrimental effect on a [...]
2Feb2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 3 comments | Continued
14 Unique, Creative Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Him and Her
These tips for romance will have you celebrating February 14 like never before! Here, a relationship expert shares several creative and unique Valentine’s Day gift ideas – you’re sure to find a romantic way to say “I love you” here…
Before the tips, a quip:
“When you’re in love you never really know whether your elation comes [...]
27Jan2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 4 comments | Continued
Why Couples Break Up – 10 Types of Relationship Problems
These ten reasons couples break up can help you avoid the relationship problems that lead to Splitsville and the pain of letting go of someone you love. Remember: all couples face relationship challenges, but not all problems lead to breaking up!
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy [...]
19Jan2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 13 comments | Continued
How to Save Your Marriage Without Going to Couples Counseling
Couples in unhappy marriages may be reluctant to try traditional marriage counseling for a variety of reasons, including financial or time constraints. Here are six ways to save your marriage without going to couples counseling….
But before the marriage tips, a quip!
“In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick [...]
14Dec2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 10 comments | Continued
How to Trust Your Husband After an Affair – Reuniting With an Unfaithful Spouse
A reader asked how to trust her husband again and save her marriage after an affair. These tips for rebuilding trust and uniting with an unfaithful husband aren’t just for her – or for wives whose husbands cheated – they’re for all spouses who need to rebuild their marriages.
Before the tips, a quip:
“More marriages might [...]
27Nov2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 14 comments | Continued
Romance Tips – Easy Ways to Show Your Love
My husband found an easy, effective way to show his love for me; it melts my heart every time! It’s the first on my list of romance tips – they work for sweethearts who want to say “I love you” to new boyfriends or girlfriends, or for spouses who’ve been married for years.
Before the tips, a quip:
“I love you not only [...]
23Nov2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 12 comments | Continued
What To Do When Your Mother in Law Doesn’t Like or Accept You
A reader asked about her possible future mother in law: “What do I do about my boyfriend’s parents, who don’t like or accept me?” She describes her situation on my Ask a Question page, and I’m answering her question here because I know she’s not alone!
What do you do when your mother in law – future [...]
7 Tips for Connecting With Your Spouse
On my Tips for Surviving an Emotional Affair article, a reader asked for ways to save her marriage and reconnect with her husband. Here are seven tips for rebuilding your relationship by connecting with your spouse…
First, here’s marriage advice from Ann Landers:
“All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of [...]
15Oct2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 3 comments | Continued
7 Ways to Tell If Your Husband is Cheating on You
“Is my husband cheating on me?” is a question I’m often asked. Recently, on my 10 Ways to Improve a Bad Relationship article, a reader asked for ways to tell if her husband is cheating on her. Here, I’ve rounded up a few tips to spot cheating spouses – which might help you save your marriage!
“You can’t change what [...]
13Oct2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued
