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The Real Secret to a Happy Marriage
"Friendship is what gives love its wings." Sherry Thomas Asking yourself if you’re in love with your wife or just love her is the wrong question. Or her asking the same about you. The real question you want to focus on is, “Do you LIKE each other?” Enough to spend...
Don’t Let Fear Destroy Your Marriage
"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears." Les Brown Franklin Roosevelt memorably said, “The only thing to fear is fear itself.” And fear is the strongest emotion that you have. It’s what keeps you, me, and everyone else alive. And...
Take the Goldilocks Approach to Your Marriage
"There is a middle ground in things." Horace You’re familiar with the story. Goldilocks goes into the house of the three bears—Papa, Mama, and Baby Bear. She sits on their chairs. Tastes their porridge. Climbs onto their beds. Goldilocks finds that Papa’s stuff is too...
Your Marriage is Sending You an Urgent Message
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." George Bernard Shaw Several years ago when I was at a conference, the keynote speaker, Dr. Patricia Love, asked the audience what they thought the greatest threat to a marriage was...
Intimacy is About Connection, Sex is About…..Well, Sex
“Intimacy is emotional nudity.” – Gregory J. P. Ginchereau Last week on My Ask Me Anything session, the subject was sex. One of the two biggest issues many couples deal with. Everyone on the call was frustrated about their sex lives. They all just want to physically...
Do What Works in Your Marriage, Not What’s “Fair”
“Sometimes the urge to be right can be very wrong for a relationship.” Charles F. Glassman Do you want to be “right” in your marriage, or do you want to be happy in it? I want to address some of the criticism I’ve gotten in response to my piece, “Is Your Wife Always...
Your Children Need You to Improve Your Marriage
"Your future depends on what you do today." ~ Mahatma Gandhi Should you stay married for the sake of your children? In a word, NO. But should your children be the reason for you to take action to strengthen your marriage? ABSOLUTELY. Maybe you’ve bought into the lie...
Making Your Wife Feel Loved
"You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back." — Barbara De Angelis Making Your Wife Feel Loved Jeff called me in a panic. His wife claimed that he’s never loved her and if things didn’t change, she was leaving. When he tried to defend himself and point...
Is Your Marriage Worth Fighting For?
"When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses - only results." Ken Blanchard I’m still thinking about Independence Day and what it can teach you about marriage. July 4th, 1776...
Happy In(ter)dependence Day!
"Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make." Stephen Covey At this time when we are celebrating Fourth of July—the day we recognize the beginning of the United States fight for independence from Great Britain—I want to praise the equally important...
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