Why Affairs Happen (Hint: There’s Not Always a Reason)
I was talking last night with my husband about a couple that had recently split. She had had an affair, and after living with the guy for a time had tried to rebuild her marriage. That didn’t work....
View ArticleUltimate Marriage Reading Challenge for March
It’s our Ultimate Marriage Reading Challenge in 2015–March edition! Most of us want to grow, but life often gets in the way. And sometimes we just need new ideas and a fresh perspective to help us...
View ArticleHow One Couple Worked Through Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse in marriage is always wrong. It is not, however, always straightforward. Sometimes emotional abuse is caused by a narcissistic, or even sociopathic, spouse. One of the most profound...
View ArticleWhy Affairs Happen (Hint: There’s Not Always a Reason)
I was talking last night with my husband about a couple that had recently split. She had had an affair, and after living with the guy for a time had tried to rebuild her marriage. That didn’t work....
View ArticleUltimate Marriage Reading Challenge for March
It’s our Ultimate Marriage Reading Challenge in 2015–March edition! Most of us want to grow, but life often gets in the way. And sometimes we just need new ideas and a fresh perspective to help us...
View ArticleHow One Couple Worked Through Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse in marriage is always wrong. It is not, however, always straightforward. Sometimes emotional abuse is caused by a narcissistic, or even sociopathic, spouse. One of the most profound...
View Article10 of the Best Decisions You Can Make in Your First Year of Marriage
One of the most interesting facts I learned in a social psychology class in school was this: what you do in the first few years of a relationship sets the tone for the rest of your life together....
View ArticleAsk Sheila: My Friend Insults Her Husband in Public!
What do you do if you have a friend who is just plain mean to her husband? On Mondays I like to take a reader question and take a stab at answering it–sometimes in a blog post and sometimes in a...
View ArticleCan an Emotionally Abusive Marriage Heal?
Can a marriage emerge from emotional abuse to be healed–to feel whole and intimate? Last week was a depressing week on the blog. It really was a hard slog. I took an in-depth look at the book Love...
View ArticleAre You Too Good at Keeping Quiet? Why Your Marriage Needs You to Speak Up
Sometimes our marriages need us to speak up! Kestia Gustave is a long time reader and wonderful blogger from Pure Couples, and she shared this blog post with me recently. I thought it was great, and so...
View ArticleHow Do I Protect Our Kids from Our Marriage Problems?
How do you give your kids a healthy view of marriage…if your marriage isn’t healthy? Every Monday I like to post a reader question and take a stab at answering it, and today I’ve got a similar...
View ArticleIron Sharpens Iron Series: Marriage Should Make You Better People!
Keith has made me a better person because I am married to him. First, there’s the little things. I notice that when I’m alone for several days, for instance, I tend to cocoon and just do whatever I...
View ArticleIron Sharpens Iron: How to Speak Up when Something’s Bugging You in Marriage
How do you ACTUALLY confront your spouse when something’s bugging you? We’re in the middle of our iron sharpening iron series on the blog this month, where I’m talking about how marriage is supposed...
View ArticleIron Sharpens Iron: How to Draw Firm Boundaries in Marriage with a Spouse’s...
What do you do if you’ve tried confronting your spouse on bad habits that they have, but nothing is changing, and it’s damaging the marriage? Let’s look today at how to draw boundaries and actually...
View ArticleWhen to Walk Away Review: How to Deal with Toxic People–and Toxic Marriages
When it comes to toxic people–and toxic marriages–do we have the courage to walk away? Alice had endured being married to Alex for over 20 years. She had kept trying to make the marriage better–being...
View ArticleCan We Talk about Mutual Respect?
If you’re reading this as it’s being published, Keith and I are getting on a cruise ship in Buenos Aires to head to Antarctica! But a lot of interesting things happened this week, and I wanted to...
View ArticleWhy Is Marriage Advice Aimed at Healthy Couples?
Do you know who reads marriage books and seeks out marriage advice? Usually it’s people having trouble with their marriage! And yet often the advice that’s given isn’t helpful for unhealthy couples,...
View ArticlePODCAST: Why John Piper Should Stop Talking about Marriage
Recently John Piper had a podcast telling a woman how to deal with a “harsh” husband. It was atrocious advice–especially since women in emotionally abusive relationships would listen to this advice...
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