According to the U.S. Census Bureau 66 percent of remarriages and living together situations end in break up, especially when children are involved. But statistics also say that couples who participate in premarital education report a thirty percent higher level of overall marital satisfaction and better communication. That means you are greatly increasing your chances…
Most couples that I see for counseling have not consistently dated in years. It’s an odd phenomenon that usually happens after the wedding; couples stop dating. The most common reasons I hear and see have to do with the physical proximity of living together, having a difficult time transitioning past the “I got what I…
Do you notice that when we let a few days go by without spending quality time together, walls begin to go up between us?” During one of our recent heart to hearts after a busy week of not seeing each other, my boyfriend asked me that question. Lately, we’ve been learning the importance of…
Two months before walking down the aisle the fear hit. What if I’m making the wrong decision? What if God has someone else for me to marry and I misunderstood? What if I wake up the day after the wedding and think I’ve made a big mistake? Have you ever played the “what if” game?…
5000 – 15000. I wish that were a score. I WIN! Statistically, women use about 3x as many words each day as men do. So, when my husband comes home having used 4500 words at work, it’s a dangerous situation if we miss-use those remaining 500 words. This post is about 500 words. That’s it,…
