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Why Marriages Quietly Lose Intimacy 

Why Marriages Quietly Lose Intimacy 

"The opposite of Loneliness is not Togetherness. It's Intimacy." Richard Bach Like most good guys, you probably love your wife.  And on paper, things look fine.  You’re not constantly fighting. Maybe you’re not fighting at all.   You’re not talking about divorce. From...

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Stop Trying Not to Disappoint Her

Stop Trying Not to Disappoint Her

"Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." Henry Thoreau I was recently talking with a men’s dating coach about something that comes up all the time—how to avoid getting put in the “friend zone.” You’d expect the...

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Conflict in Your Marriage Isn’t the Problem—Avoidance Is

Conflict in Your Marriage Isn’t the Problem—Avoidance Is

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it." –  Mahatma Gandhi Let’s clear something up right away: Confrontation isn’t aggression.It’s clarity. It’s saying, “This matters enough to me that I’m not willing to quietly let it slide.” And if...

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Why She’s Not in the Mood (And How to Change That)

Why She’s Not in the Mood (And How to Change That)

"Among men, sex sometimes results in intimacy; among women, intimacy sometimes results in sex." Barbara Cartland If you’re like most of the men I work with, this question has crossed your mind more than once: “Why doesn’t she want sex as much as I do?” And if you’re...

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Don’t Live Your Parents’ Marriage

Don’t Live Your Parents’ Marriage

"If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail." Benjamin Franklin Marriage is a unique relationship. Yes, technically everything is unique—but marriage really is different. It’s a legal contract.A financial partnership.Often a family-building enterprise.Ideally a...

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Tired of Being Blamed for Your Marriage?

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...

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Marriage is NOT a Test (or Shouldn’t Be)

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...

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What It Really Takes to Make Your Marriage Thrive

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...

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Your Marriage Needs You, Not Excuses

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....

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