Expressing Love
The only thing harder than living with and even loving your husband’s flaws and quirks is realizing that he has to accept your weaknesses, too. Hence, tip #1. But first, here’s what Elizabeth Gilbert writes in Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage: “People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each [...]
The power of prayer in marriage is more than “just” a spiritual connection with God! Praying with your partner can change how you see your relationship, and bring you closer together. Here are a few reasons I love praying with my husband, plus a few tips for praying with your partner. “Prayer does not change God, but it changes him [...]
Q: I’ve been thinking of getting a divorce for the past six months. We got married July 10, 2011. We lived together for two years before. My husband didn’t tell me about a lot of debt he was in. I was very upset but I forgave him. Ever since then, there has been one financial [...]
Q: My husband never feels “in the mood.” Viagra wouldn’t work. It’s our situation that has caused my husband to have erectile dysfunction. He is an overachiever and for the first time in his life, he feels like he failed at something he set out to do…his manhood is broken and he feels responsible. We [...]
Maybe your marriage is bad, maybe it’s good – or maybe you believe one of these myths about being married. “Marriages today are in trouble precisely because of some misleading, even damaging advice that’s been foisted on couples for way too long,” writes Hal Runkel in ScreamFree Marriage: Calming Down, Growing Up, and Getting Closer. [...]
Yes, hunting for treasure and saving dolphins are habits of a healthy marriage! Improving your marriage can be as simple as talking about your daily highs and lows, or as complicated as learning effective conflict resolution skills. These habits of healthy marriages are for newlyweds, mature married couple, and even couples who just started dating. [...]
These tips for increasing sexual self-confidence are inspired by a reader who has low self-esteem – which certainly wasn’t boosted when her husband cheated on her. “I recently found out my husband cheated on me when we were engaged (we have been married for about a year now), and I wasn’t that upset,” says A. on [...]
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