How to Achieve Unity in Your Marriage
Abraham Lincoln once said that a house divided against itself cannot stand, and if that is true for a nation, how much more so is it the reality of a marriage. Unity between a husband and wife is the anchor that steadies a couple in the storms and the fuel that sustains them for the long haul.
5 Common Mistakes Men Make in Marriage
Guys, mistakes are, by definition, unintentional. More often than not, we aren’t thoughtless; we just don’t think like our wives want or need us to think. Here are 5 common mistakes men make in marriage and what can be done about it.
4 Simple Steps to Conflict Resolution in Marriage
Susan and I do not have a conflict-free marriage. In fact, as I watched this role play, in the conflict resolution video below, I was convicted because this exact scene just played out for real two weeks ago. This is a repetitive script that continues to create conflict in our marriage.
8 Mistakes to Avoid When Talking with Your Teens and Young Adults
Communication is fairly easy with young kids. You have the power and authority to pretty much run the show. Sure, you try to be patient, to hear younger kids out, but when it’s time to direct traffic, get things done or lay down the law, it’s not that complicated. Then, they become teens and things change.
How to Deal with Anger in Marriage
The famous American humorist and actor Will Rogers once said, “People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.” It’s hard to deal with an angry person and it’s even harder when the angry person is your spouse.
#129 Unfair Expectations You May Have of Your Spouse (Podcast)
Expectations: It’s a huge word in marriage and something that many couples, ourselves included, struggle over. We oftentimes have unfair and unrealistic expectations when we go into marriage or even throughout our marriage. When we were writing our two new books Lists to Love By for Busy Husbands and Lists to Love By for Busy Wives, we found that this was a common denominator that was present in many of the historic blogs as well as current blog posts. People were looking for what should I expect from my husband, what should I expect from my wife, and what should I expect from our marriage. Expectations in marriage could be the biggest threat to your relationship
How to Resolve Conflict with a Passive-Aggressive Spouse
Ever hear “Fine!” from your hurt, angry spouse when you knew things were really NOT fine? Or ever hear “I’m just kidding!” when you knew the cruel, hurtful words they said were more honest than your spouse was admitting? If so, then you might be having a conflict with a passive-aggressive spouse.
I’ve written before about the need to be assertive in communicating with your spouse, instead of passive, aggressive, or passive-aggressive. In today’s increasingly divisive culture, aggressive voices are loud, passive voices are soft or silent, and the passive-aggressive…they are the most confusing to deal with, especially when it comes to marital conflict.
Teaching Your Kids How to Have Hard Conversations
If we want our kids to become stable, healthy, well-adjusted adults, we need to do a good job when they are young of teaching them to have hard conversations. It’s hard enough for spouses to do this, so our kids need our help before they leave the nest. The advent of social media and mobile devices has made communication easier but has also made effective communication more difficult, where messages are easily misunderstood, incomplete, or inflammatory.
#128: 7 Must Do’s and Don’ts for Your Marriage (Podcast)
It’s been said that we should never say never in our marriage and we should never use the word always, because, usually, they are unhelpful in navigating through issues or through conflict, but today we are going to talk about things you should always do in your marriage or that you should never do in your marriage. This is a list from our Lists to Love By for Busy Husbands and Lists to Love By for Busy Wives books, and it talks about 7 Must Do’s and Don’ts for Your Marriage.
