Emotional Abandonment: Bridging the Gap

Do you sometimes feel emotionally disconnected even though your spouse is standing right next to you? FamilyLife Directors Neil and Sharol Josephson have been married for over thirty years and have spoken with thousands of couples. In this video series, they discuss gender and personality differences for emotional abandonment, and how the way your...

What one gift that everyone wants? The gift of time. Time is the main ingredient in building lasting relationships. Your time is a gift you can give your spouse every day. My goal for this month is to learn more about my husband. My relationship with my husband is an important one. I’m constantly reminding myself of that and the importance of...

67% of first time marriages go the distance. I was reading a report on divorce statistics from StatsCan and this fact jumped off the page.  It seemed to contradict a much repeated statistic that 50% of marriages end in divorce.  So which one is true?  Well, they both are actually. Two of every three new marriages will indeed last for life….but...

This is the season we all start thinking of gifts and what to give those dearest to us. It is such a nice feeling to find that special gift for someone close.  Often we come across that special something when not looking for it.  This year I am going to suggest a different kind of gift.  The cost will not affect your wallet, but will be a challenge. Here...

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Unrealistic Demands

Whose life is it anyway? There’s so much to do, and everyone wants it done at the same time! Throw in a career, or two, and a child, or two, and things get pretty hectic. How can you properly communicate your needs? Related Articles: Love Buster Life lesson - Dealing with Demands The Secret to Long-term Romantic Bliss

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Too Independent?

A unity candle is lit at some weddings as a visual reminder that that two people are now in making a life together. It is said “that two shall be come one”. For some couples this co-mingling of lives seems to happen fairly easily. This is especially true for couples that come from very similar backgrounds. For other couples the need for individuality...

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Disrespect and Judgment

Judgment is defined in part as “the process of forming an opinion or evaluation by discerning and comparing”. What happens in a relationship when what we perceived to be the situation, isn’t really the situation? What if our judgement is incorrect? What happens when one partner jumps to conclusions and completely mis-reads the intent of his...