How husbands change after having children has a lot to do with how demanding their wives are. Some women immediately cut to the chase and not just include their husbands in the daily routine of taking care of the kids; but threaten divorce if they don’t oblige.  >> more

From car pools to Monday morning meetings, the rushed and hurried lifestyles that all too often smudge the pages of our calendars can leave little time for romance.  >> more

Happiness in a marriage can be the easiest thing to find in a world where everything seems to come with strings and the simplest way to add years to your life and joy to your heart!  >> more

One of the first things that married couples learn is that there are bound to be disagreements in a marriage. The ceremony that changes last names, creates families and pledges eternal commitment never makes two into one!  >> more

The importance of saying no is that by doing so we can save ourselves and our sanity. We can also save our yes’s for those things in life that truly resonate with us and that we truly want to do.  >> more

Standing your ground in a marriage would be verbalizing the problem and offering an ultimatum. Fortunately most of marital conflict is not based on things this serious or earth shattering.

Being honest with your spouse is often about trust. There has to be a certain level of trust that by opening our mouths to speak the truth, we won’t close our heart or feel judged, ridiculed or humiliated by our spouse in any way.  >>  more

What constitutes as cheating in a marriage is quite simply any breach of the individual agreement that the couple has with one another. Cheating is a lot like lying; in that it is something most people try to hide that involves a lot of guilt.  >> more

The first ten years of marriage can often be the hardest. With so many things that we want to do and be together, our dreams can split us into different directions and divide household in an instant.  >> more

There isn’t a married man alive who doesn’t claim to be nagged by his wife. Whether or not she is a pro at the fine art of nagging or not; men seem to inherently think that once they get married they will eventually be privy to nagging.  >> more

The unrealistic expectations always come first. We tend to think when we get married that we no longer have to try, that we have already won the prize. The chase is over and complacency sets in. Partners usually begin to realize that marriage does not live up to the expectations that are implied in the world.  >> more

The problem with married or dating people using the silent treatment is that we end up losing precious time that we have together. Disagreements or issues can be huge in a marriage yet the real barometer of our success ratio is how large we allow them to loom.  >> more

There is the saying that ‘actions speak louder than words’ and most of the time that can be found to be true. If someone tells you they love you yet continues to engage in behavior that continually hurts than it is easy to surmise that their love is off kilter. If our spouses seem to cater to the whim and need of every other person in this world yet find it difficult to make time for us than it too could be a true indicator of their deepest feelings.  >> more

What really is going on when we try to keep up with someone or something else is that we are living a life defined by outside sources and appearances. When that is true than we are toiling toward a goal that will never fulfill us personally or as a family and therefore will feel like a ‘have not’ regardless of who our neighbors are.  >> more

Every marriage at one point or another is going to face turmoil. A situation, turn of events, spoken words or actions that will completely and entirely knock one spouse off of their feet; leading to despair, anger, frustration and pain. The event can be as monumental as infidelity or as minute as a little white lie revealed.  >> more