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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...
Why Doing What Your Wife Wants Isn’t Working
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." Henry Ford You’ve heard the expression “Happy Wife, Happy Life”. Maybe you’ve even taken it to heart. Now there is nothing wrong with wanting her to be...
Stop Suffering in Your Marriage
"In a successful marriage, there is no such thing as one’s way. There is only the way of both, only the bumpy, dusty, difficult, but always mutual path." Phyllis McGinley Miserable and marriage should never be used in the same sentence! But for far too many couples,...
Celebrating Not Just a Long but a Well-Lived Life
"You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old." George Burns I’m writing this as I’m sitting at the airport waiting to go west for my aunt’s 100th birthday. She is the second relative to hit that magic number. My great-grandmother made it to 104. These...
Is Your Wife Your Friend or Your Rival?
"Insecurity is at the heart of every rivalry." Beth Moore Several years ago, a client of mine said, “If I do what my wife wants, she wins.” I had two thoughts. First, you don’t want to make accommodations for your wife? Second, you’ve just set your marriage up as a...
The One Thing Your Wife IS Absolutely Right About
"Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable." David Augsberger I recently received a comment on my post “Why Your Wife is Always Angry with You”. It was by a man who said that I believe that women are always...
Adopting This Mindset Leads to a Winning Marriage
"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success." Babe Ruth Love is in the air. At least it is in my neck of the woods. Each of the children who grew up on my block have or are about to tie the knot. My daughter got married 5 ½ years ago. The four boys—from 3...
No, Divorce Doesn’t Come Out of Thin Air
"Divorce is a 50-50 thing, and it can be a number of petty things that finally drive you out of your mind." Lee Radziwell To paraphrase Dr. Phil, don’t you just hate it when you’re living your life, providing for your family, handling day-to-day activities, when your...
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