If you are married, you have experienced unmet expectations in your marriage. We all have, myself included.  Expectations begin long before your wedding day. When my husband and I were engaged I met up with a friend my parents’ age who had been married for 25 years.  She was very enthusiastic.  She told me they had a great marriage and... >Read More

Tags: beth scholes, challenges & conflict expectations, communication, dealing with differences, forgiveness, healthy marriage, intimacy, marriage, marriage and sex, resolving conflict, sex, sex resources, sexual differences

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Read Stacy's story of losing their family home to foreclosure. Be approachable. Take the opportunities God gives you. When someone invites you to do something this week, invite them to do something next week. Talk to other shoppers about the price of lettuce (or whatever) in the grocery store. When you are invited to do things, say "yes"...... >Read More

Tags: Culture, dealing with differences, friendship, friendships and social life, healthy marriage, home and garden, improving your marriage, Women, workaholism

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As reality TV shows cram the airwaves, one can’t help but notice the superficiality of our American dating process. For example, Evan, the fake millionaire, must choose a mate from a lineup of 25 beautiful women.  Or, Trista, the gorgeous blonde, tries to find a husband by sharing a hottub with a string of cute hunks.  Notice how your... >Read More

Tags: biblical model, communication, dealing with differences, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, protecting your marriage, relationships, Rob Eagar, sex and love, singles, women and men

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Did you know that there are things the man in your life wishes you know about saying "I Love You"? How do you show your husband you really love him? We conducted an informal survey with husbands and asked them to tell us what they wish their wife would do to express that love. Here's what they told us: Appreciate the... >Read More

Tags: dealing with differences, healthy marriage, husband, improving your marriage, intimacy, marriage, rekindling romance, romance and sex, sex and love, wife, Women, women and men

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I am very troubled by the lack of relationship my husband has with God, and how that impacts our marriage. We have been married a year and a half. I became a born-again Christian at the beginning of '98. My concern is that there are so many biblical references/inferences to the husband being the spiritual leader of the household,... >Read More

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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... >Read More

Tags: communication, dealing with differences, Dr. Gary Smalley, healthy marriage, husband, husbands, improving your marriage, intimacy, relationships, sex and love, women and men

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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... >Read More

Tags: abuse, dealing with differences, healthy marriage, husbands, improving your marriage, intimacy, lynette hoy, relationships, resolving conflict, sex and love, wives, women and men

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