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Five Things to Remember When Talking to a Man

The crux of every marriage crisis is a lack of communication. Recently, I wrote a blog post here called, “How to Get Your Man to Talk.” I was encouraged to read the responses, not because I want other couples to experience the strain between a wordy wife and hushed-up husband, but because in the comments,…

Taking Time to Talk

In our world today we have instant communication with cell phones and text messaging. We have constant distractions from the TV, radio, music, people, work, and so on. And all this can get in the way of successful communication. And when kids are involved, they sure have a way of distracting and hindering communication, if…

A Lesson on Communicating With Your Spouse

My wife walked into the bedroom the other day and says, “Here sweetie, I brought you your cotton balls.” I’m not sure if she could see the confusion on my face, but I was caught off guard. “Cotton balls, why did you bring me cotton balls?” After I finished speaking, I got it. She was…

Breaking Free from Bad Generational Habits

My husband and I were visiting his parents back when he and I were still just engaged. It was a normal visit, a normal day, a normal moment. The four of us walked along, talking about this and that, and my father-in-law cracked a joke. I stopped dead in my tracks. “What did you say?”…

How Marriages are Made…Not Found

Why do couples who are convinced they have found “the one” end up divorcing each other just a few years (or sometimes a couple decades) into their marriage? There was a time when they couldn’t imagine being apart for five hours; now they can’t bear the thought of being together for five minutes; what happened?…

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