Marriage Advice, Relationship Advice, Tips, and Help Articles
The silent treatment can make you feel really bad and desperate to end the tension. It feels horribly rejecting when someone you love won’t speak to you, answer you, or look at you. Like punishment with no end to the sentence. It’s one of the scariest things and takes up a lot of energy as… Read More »
It’s annoying when you’re trying to have a normal conversation and he either clams up and gets cold or raises his voice or starts arguing with you. You just want to say “Knock it off!” and have him calm down and relax so you can have a normal conversation. Why is he so riled up… Read More »
Nothing feels lonelier than just eating with your husband in silence or living under the same roof but never having the deep conversations you’re craving. It feels terrible when the emotional intimacy goes missing like that. I still remember how miserable that was when it was happening at my house. So how do you get… Read More »
It feels really bad when your man doesn’t respond to your needs, even if you’ve told him over and over. It makes it seem obvious that he doesn’t care, which can make you feel unloved and scared. But what if it’s not that he doesn’t care but that you haven’t been well trained on how… Read More »
We all want to feel seen, heard and understood. If you’re not feeling understood, it’s like you’re missing a nutrient in your diet, and you start to feel malnourished. I remember feeling this way when I’d listen to my husband talk endlessly about something he was interested in but then as soon as I brought… Read More »
When your husband is harsh, thoughtless or downright mean, of course you want him to stop. If you’re anything like I was, you want him to feel embarrassed or ashamed so he won’t do that again! And since he promised to love you in front of God and everybody, it stands to reason that letting… Read More »
Effective communication in marriage can be elusive. If you’ve already tried communicating the way a psychologist, YouTuber, or even your husband suggested, only to end up fighting anyway, it is so frustrating! Whatever types of communication in marriage you’ve tried, if you’re still feeling unheard, that’s a pretty lonely place to be. It’s easy to… Read More »
What is respect in marriage? If you’re asking yourself that question, kudos to you. It means you recognize the importance of respect in your relationship. You’re way ahead of where I was when my marriage was on the fritz. I had no idea that respect is like oxygen to men. And that I was depriving… Read More »
If your husband keeps getting angry, you are not alone. When he blows a fuse at you or the kids, it can be really hurtful and scary. When it happens again and again, then it has a way of making you angry too. Especially if he jumps down your throat at the smallest things, like… Read More »
If your husband criticizes you, it hurts. You’re doing so much, yet somehow it’s not enough. No matter how hard you try, your parenting, your housekeeping, or your work just don’t measure up–or so he would have you think. Or maybe he tries to control how you do things, like “correct” grocery storage or underwear… Read More »
