Marriage Advice, Relationship Advice, Tips, and Help Articles
As a new bride, I never really understood what it meant to be respectful to my husband. I wasn’t sure why I would want to go so far out of my way to respect him when I was absolutely certain that I was smarter, more efficient and had more common sense than he did anyway.… Read More »
I think you’ll agree with me when I say that sometimes the hardest thing in the world to do is to get a man to talk to you. You ask how his day was and he grunts. You tell him your news for the day and he keeps eating without even looking up. You try… Read More »
I admit that if anyone had told me not to talk about my relationship to my husband when I was newly married 26 years ago, I would have dismissed that person as a nut job. I probably would have smugly said, “We talk about everything.” You might be getting ready to put me in the… Read More »
In the bad old days, when my husband John and I used to fight all the time or have cold wars, there was plenty of relationship drama. It wasn’t much fun, but over time, I got used to it. Drama on the home front was my habit. When I finally discovered and started practicing The… Read More »
As a former nagging shrew, I can tell you that it’s not an enjoyable pastime. It took me a long time to even realize I was nagging. I felt soooo justified. I was convinced that if I didn’t repeat myself and make lists for my husband and manage him, nothing would ever get done. When… Read More »
Empowered Wife Julie “Have you ever met an attorney that didn’t love to argue? Me neither! Surprisingly, this is not always the best tool to use in a marriage. Even after this realization, I found myself struggling to hold my tongue- without biting it off!” –Julie When my first marriage ended, it left me crushed.… Read More »
Expressing your desires is a deliciously fun skill because its rewards are two-fold. First it teaches you how to respond to the subtle yearnings of your own happiness, then it doubles back and gives you the connection, passion and intimacy you crave. By knowing what your heart wants and saying yes to it, you hold… Read More »
Words have magic powers. The right words can restore peace and maintain your dignity while honoring your feelings. They can do all of this without persecuting anyone else. It takes skill to teach your husband the finer points of treating you tenderly and lovingly. Once you learn the basics, intimacy comes naturally. Only you… Read More »
Dear Laura, I am the only breadwinner at my house. I desperately want to respect my husband, but I have a VERY hard time not resenting that I have to work to earn all the money and that I end up doing all the housework too. He watches the children, which is a lot, but… Read More »
Check out this truly terrible advice from Dr. Howard J. Markman of the University of Denver, who wrote in The Huffington Post last week with great enthusiasm (two exclamation points worth) that “while many people associate nagging with women, that view predates the women’s movement and the explosion of research on couples, and is, in… Read More »
