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Tired of Being Blamed for Your Marriage?
"Many think that assigning blame settles matters." ~ Mason Cooley A while back I wrote a post, Is Your Wife Always Mad at You?, and it generated a lot of comments. Some of you said: “So women get to act like children and men have to stay calm?”“Why is it always about...
Marriage is NOT a Test (or Shouldn’t Be)
"We are what we repeatedly do... excellence, therefore, isn't just an act, but a habit." Aristotle A reader recently pushed back on the idea of emotional steadiness in marriage: Marriage is a test. Thousands of questions. Get one wrong and you flunk. She unloads...
What It Really Takes to Make Your Marriage Thrive
"Maturity: to do what’s important and to ignore what’s not." Maxime Lagacé You can be talented.You can be smart.You can be highly competent at work. None of that guarantees you’ll thrive in your marriage. The edge doesn’t belong to the most intelligent man in the...
Your Marriage Needs You, Not Excuses
"Today's excuses are tomorrow's regrets dressed in disguise." Steven Furtick Excuses are seductive. They soften disappointment.They protect your pride.They give you something to point at when things aren’t going well. And they quietly keep everything exactly the same....
Why “Going Through the Motions” Is Quietly Killing Your Marriage
"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own." —Robert A. Heinlein Every February, two major “events” collide. Valentine’s Day and the Super Bowl. On the surface, they couldn’t be more different—one wrapped in hearts and...
Heroism in Marriage Isn’t About Bravery
"Great things never came from comfort zones." Neil Strauss Most men don’t avoid change in their marriage because they’re cowards. They avoid it because their brains are lying to them. You probably think you’re a rational, logical decision-maker. That you assess facts,...
Your Marriage Isn’t Broken, Your Basics Are
Life is about who you can help along the way. Kobe Bryant Marriage isn’t a game you win. It’s a partnership you build — day by day, choice by choice, moment by moment. Just like any craft worth mastering, it takes intention, humility, and heart. Today I want to talk...
The Quiet Power You’re Not Using in Your Marriage
"One day or day one. You decide." Unknown BJ Fogg, in Tiny Habits, makes a distinction most men don’t want to hear: Most people don’t fail to change because they lack ability.They fail because they lack courage. In other words, “I could change… but” is rarely about...
A Marriage Lesson From the Movie Jay Kelly
"The choices we make are ultimately our responsibility." Eleanor Roosevelt There’s a moment in the movie Jay Kelly that’s easy to miss if you’re not paying attention. Tim—not the main character—looks at Jay and accuses him of “stealing my life.” It’s a loaded...
The Reason Your Marriage is How It Is
“A goal without a plan is only a dream." Brian Tracy It’s a new year but will your marriage still struggle with the same problems? Probably not what you want to be thinking about as the calendar turns over yet again. But I have a question--if not now, when? Three men...
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