Articles

  • Toxic Subjects for Couples

    We have all had a spirited discussion with our spouses about: money, sex, jealousy over time spent outside the marriage, in-laws, child rearing or spirituality/faith.

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  • Outdo the Dog!

    Do you remember when you first married? You hated to leave each other in the morning and couldn't wait to reconnect in the afternoon? You looked forward to gazing into each other's eyes and talking about your day. Life was good. Years have gone by, children have entered the picture, work is challenging, money is short and the tyranny of the urgent has pushed connecting with your mate to the back burner. Kisses and conversations about your day have been replaced with carpools, cooking supper and catching an extra minute of sleep - busyness.

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  • Why do some marriages burn out and others burn on?

    Margery D. Rosen, author of Seven Secrets of a Happy Marriage, a book based on her Ladies' Home Journal column Can this Marriage be Saved? has interviewed hundreds of couples whose marriages were in distress and appeared hopeless.

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  • Marriage 911

    It was an all too familiar conversation. Jody went to see a marriage counselor hoping to receive guidance to help get her marriage back on track.

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  • Mad About Us... Part One

    Over the past 30 years Gary and Carrie Oliver have worked with literally thousands of couples. Some were preparing for marriage while others were married and trying to figure out how to make the relationship work.

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  • Mad About Us: Part Two - Healthy Anger Has Tremendous Potential for Good

    On a daily basis we hear some example of the devastation caused by unhealthy anger from child abuse and domestic violence to road rage to children methodically preparing to do harm to their teacher. But the emotion of anger in and of itself isn't the problem. It's when people allow themselves to be controlled by this powerful emotion that it can become unhealthy and cause harm to others.

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  • Sex Begins in the Kitchen.....?

    That is what Dr. Kevin Leman, nationally known speaker and author, contends.

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  • Keeping the "Honey" in the Honeymoon of Marriage

    "For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health." We all recite those lines from the marriage vows. And most starry-eyed in love couples who stand before friends and family and recite these vows have every intention to keep them. What happens? Why do so many marriages drive off into the ditch during the early "honeymoon" years?

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  • Surviving Your First Year as a Stepfamily

    "In my work with stepfamilies, most couples enter into remarriage with a tremendous amount of expectation and hope," said Ron Deal, author of Smart Stepfamilies and the Couple Check Up for Stepfamilies. "They are filled with hope, expecting positive things and are well intentioned, yet in most instances, they are na"ive about the trip they are about to take."

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  • Hot Monogamy

    Remember how you felt right after you were married? Romance, passion and excitement were high on your list. You enjoyed each other's company and you placed a high priority on spending time together. Fast-forward five years. You still love your spouse, but things in the bedroom are dull and predictable. Children and careers make it almost impossible to spend any time together, just the two of you, and sometimes you wonder if this is all there is to marriage.

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  • Marriage and Children

    Last weekend the Style Editor from US Weekly was being interviewed about the latest news that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are expecting a baby. The interviewer asked her if this was just a sign of the times, that couples are choosing to have babies out of wedlock because marriage really doesn't matter anymore?

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  • Ten Traps First Time Parents Often Fall Into

    First time parents often find themselves in the position of being highly motivated to do a good job bringing up their child. Since their child does not come with an “owners manual” they rely on friends, family and their own ideas about what is appropriate and what they should expect from their child.

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  • Investing in Your Marriage

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  • Sex and Marriage

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