Jen and her boyfriend are a wonderful Christian couple, but they are also busy people. Wait…let me rephrase that, they are extremely busy people. In fact, one week their calendars were so full, they only had one open spot: Friday evening. So, they scheduled a date for that night. Then, Wednesday evening, Jen got a…
Answer (Gary Chapman): How do you keep that emotional love alive? Well, you won’t keep it alive unless there’s some contact. Eventually, the emotions die if there’s no contact with the person. There has to be some renewed contact if you want to keep it alive—either by letters or emails or phone calls, or if…
Question: Do you have any other book recommendation for Christian couples whom are both products of divorce? We’ve read The 5 Love Languages and Things I Wish I Had Known Before We Got Married. I have also noticed the The Family You’ve Always Wanted. I’d appreciate any and all recommendations of books on how to create a…
Stephanie and I began our dating relationship by happenstance. We ran in the same social circles since I’d moved to town four months prior and both enjoyed conversing with each other. During that Christmas break, we exchanged emails telling stories about our respective visits at home. Our emails turned playful as we compared horror stories…
I have a lot of married friends, most of them with children, all of them with in-laws. Families are unique, and combining two families through marriage can create tension for newlyweds. A sister-in-law and Aunt, I have seen the in-laws dynamic in my own family, sometimes seamless and at other times busting the seams. As…
