Marriage Advice, Relationship Advice, Tips, and Help Articles
When you’re not getting what you need in your relationship, you worry. Are things ever going to get better? Or is this relationship a huge mistake? Is your partner ever going to change, or is this problem, this pain you’re feeling now, going to be with you for the rest of your life? You just… Read More »
When you work with your spouse, it can be too much togetherness. Plus, if you don’t see things the same way, it often creates tension both at work and at home. There’s no pressure relief when the work conversation goes on through dinner. And no escaping the problems at home when you leave for work… Read More »
When every negotiation at your house feels like a battle, you waste a lot of energy. Whether it’s about how to handle a baby who won’t sleep, a budget that doesn’t add up, or a growing mess in the house, it takes a lot longer to accomplish things when you have to debate and argue… Read More »
When you’re fighting, bickering and snapping at each other, you just want it to stop. You want him to understand where you’re coming from and make him realize that it’s ridiculous to keep arguing. Or else you find yourself imagining how nice it would be to be alone, with no one contradicting or finding fault… Read More »
When your man is making bad decisions, it drags you down. It’s like he’s broken, and since your fates are tied together by matrimony, that’s a lot of weight you’re pulling when your hands are already full. You’d like him to start contributing more, so it’s logical to try to help him improve. You’ve tried… Read More »
When you’re falling in love, you’re temporarily insane. You didn’t even notice things like bad breath or that he has ESPN on all the time or slurps his cereal. But years into marriage, you not only notice unattractive things about him, you’ve completely lost sight of whatever it was you saw in him. Why did… Read More »
When your worst fears are confirmed and you find out your husband has cheated, it’s completely devastating. News of that betrayal likely brings up fury, deep hurt and even hopelessness. To make things even worse, he may try to deny it or react with hostility at the mere accusation of cheating, even though–or maybe because–he… Read More »
If you’re anything like me and most of the women I talk to, you want to feel that your husband desires you–that he finds you magnetic and irresistible. If, like me, you’ve found yourself feeling entirely resistible to your man, you know how painful that is. You might think that means it’s time to get… Read More »
It’s natural to want to feel close to your man by sharing your feelings and hearing his feelings too. But what if he has no idea how to do that? What if you ask how he’s feeling and he just shrugs and clams up? What if the only feeling he’ll acknowledge is… hunger? You know… Read More »
When your husband is on the couch watching TV or staring at his phone while you’re doing the zillionth load of laundry, shuttling your kids around for the fifth time that day or putting in long work hours, it can rub you the wrong way. Especially if he doesn’t even seem to know how clean… Read More »
