Marriage Advice, Relationship Advice, Tips, and Help Articles
You have to set boundaries in relationships. Everyone knows that. But what if you don’t? Since boundaries are places at the edge of countries where soldiers with guns stand to defend their territory, you’ve gotta ask yourself: Do I really want those in my marriage? I know I don’t. Barbed wire and gun turrets don’t… Read More »
Sheila, Retired Laura Doyle Certified Relationship Coach Our anniversary starts like any other day. As far as I know, we do not have anything special planned. On this morning, I ask myself, “How do I feel? What do I want?” I feel full of happy reserves and a yummy lightness in my heart. I have… Read More »
Angie Kjellberg In the spring of 2001 my marriage was in a very bad place. We’d just had the worst fight of our six-year marriage and my husband took our son and left, saying he could provide a better life for him. I collapsed onto the kitchen floor sobbing. We were lucky that my parents… Read More »
Empowered Wife Courtney A Smile a Day Kept Divorce Away Have you ever met someone who just radiates positivity? Someone so happy and wonderful it makes you cringe? That wasn’t me. If you had known me BCE (Before Coaching Era), you’d know that I always had a complaint. From the house not being clean enough… Read More »
If you’re anything like I was, this isn’t the first year you’ve resolved to improve your relationship. I said it year after year because I was so stuck and didn’t know what to do to get my husband to pay attention to me, be more affectionate, and be more responsible. But this new year, your… Read More »
Watching a movie may not seem like an effective way to improve your relationship, but it is. If you’re lacking inspiration, motivation or hope right now, watching a film is not a bad way to get started with restoring playfulness and connection. I know it sounds like I’m making this up, but researchers at University… Read More »
If you’ve ever caught your husband lying about where he was, who he was with or what he was doing, you know how much it stings. If the lies were to cover up his drinking or smoking or who he was with, it can shake you to your core. After all, how much worse can… Read More »
By Empowered Wife Leticia I live in Amsterdam, where having a bike is crucial. Bikes let me fly through the city and arrive at my destination in half the time that a car takes. I enjoy the scenery at every stoplight and I’m engaged in the world around me. I never have to stress over… Read More »
Like anyone who drinks too much, your husband gets annoying and stupid when he’s intoxicated. It might be nice if he never did that, but the bigger question is whether your man’s drinking is over the line. Maybe he drinks every night, or drinks to oblivion on a regular basis, or gets mean when he… Read More »
When my second marriage was on the brink of divorce, I tried going to marriage counseling, but that didn’t get my marriage in any better shape. It didn’t make my husband show interest in me, like I wanted him to. It didn’t make him discipline the children the way I wanted him to. It certainly… Read More »
