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 Watch The Video 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...
How to Disagree without Destroying Your Marriage

How to Disagree without Destroying Your Marriage

“The quality of our lives depends not on whether or not we have conflicts, but on how we respond to them. “– Thomas Crum Disagreements in marriage are inevitable. But fighting? That’s a choice. How you handle these inevitable disagreements determines whether...
Your Well-Intentioned Decisions are Leading to Divorce

Your Well-Intentioned Decisions are Leading to Divorce

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Bernard of Clairvaux   I was talking to Paul, one of the members in my Good Guys, Great Husbands Facebook group earlier this week. He’s a new dad and wants to be supportive of his wife during this...
The Beginning of the End of Your Marriage?

The Beginning of the End of Your Marriage?

“Be the change you want to see happen.” Arleen Lorrance   January is Divorce Month. It doesn’t mean all or even most divorces happen in January. It means that January is often when the divorce process kicks off. It’s the time of year when family attorneys’...