Husbands
10 Things Guys Wish Women Knew about Men
It is likely no surprise to you that God has wired women and men differently. We all recognize some of these differences, but others often hide in plain sight. Shaunti Feldhahn, a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, author and speaker recently wrote a fantastic book, For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men. In it,...
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Coping with Your Husband's Job Loss My cell phone rang on Monday morning while I was working...
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Defining Love in Today's World Our search to understand love is obvious when you consider the...
Do you want to be good to your marriage? Now, not later when the kids grow up, is the best time to be good to your marriage. Your marriage can actually influence your children in a very positive way -- especially when you're good to it! Children who grow up in happy, intact, functional families with parents who love each other unconsciously learn...
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A man who can cry is a man who has learned some secrets about intimacy. But sadly, for many men it takes something tragic or life-changing before they understand this truth. Here are a few ways you can tell if the man you love has trouble with intimacy or struggles to open up: He's unable to discuss his feelings. He's determined to avoid...
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Many marriages and relationships are not violent, but they are not healthy or happy and far from the ideal of great. Why? Often, it's because one person in the relationship becomes a giver, and the other a taker. Here's an example of such a relationship described by a young woman who wrote to me for counsel. Q: This summer I found out from...
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The other day I read some statistics on the high percentage of marriages that end in divorce. And thought of the countless others that are unhappy, frustrated relationships, not ending in divorce but inadequately meeting the needs of the partners. Lack of communication seems to be one of the prime causes of marriage breakdown. Titles such as "Communicating...
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Men often get a bad rep for being closed-off when it comes to discussing feelings. Women, as we know, are able to talk for hours about hopes and dreams and feelings. If men seem less inclined to do so, it may be that they have good reason. I was surprised to read recently that one author claimed that revealing feelings is as uncomfortable for men...
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At a recent wedding reception we met a delightful couple who had just celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary. They were in their eighties, but you could have fooled us! Articulate. Charming. And the way they smiled at each other was more like the bridal pair than an older married couple. They had just finished reading our book, The Second Half...
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