In A Rut? Focus On Your Strengths
Many of us have hit ruts in our marriage. We live together. We chauffeur children together. We manage paychecks, and bills, and grocery lists, and karate lessons, and our parents' doctors appointments. But we don't seem to have FUN. We often feel mildly put out. He'll be at work all day, and when he gets home, he collapses in a chair, turns on...
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What Men Want in a Relationship
How's your love life? If you have questions and you're not sure who to ask, talk to a mentor.
I have discovered a stark contrast between what each sex thinks the opposite sex wants from them, and what the opposite sex really does want.
What women think men want from them causes women to have resentment and anger toward men, and feel hopeless...
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Romancing Your Wife
Guys, let’s face it. Some of us have a long way to go in the romance department. We know our wife wants it, we know we’re supposed to do it, but it just doesn’t come naturally to us.
When we first begin to court a woman, our step is lighter and our inner Romeo is unleashed. Driven to win her heart, romantic creativity seems to flow easily....
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Are You Still Interested In Each Other?
When you were dating you where head over heels interested in each other. You knew when your partner got up in the morning, what they had at Starbucks, who they called each day and who they hated from your favorite TV show. Being interested in each other was one of the strengths of your relationship.
So now that you’re married, are you still...
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Healing a Marriage
Story told by Tom Archibald and Suellen Beatty, written by Laurie Wang
TOM:
Suellen likes to introduce me as her first and third husband because it surprises people. I can see why some people think it’s shocking and I guess it is, but I am so grateful to God that I have the privilege of being her husband today. A marriage with God in it...
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The Secret to Long-term Romantic Bliss
People are not perfect, and neither is the world we live in, so it shouldn't surprise us that our relationships aren't ideal. Conflict is inevitable in any relationship. Experts tell us that it is a part of every healthy marriage and the same holds true for dating relationships. Avoiding conflict is not the way to romantic bliss. Learning how to...
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There is Hope for Your Marriage: Using the Differences as Opportunities to Grow
Traditionally, when couples fight, have misunderstandings, discover a lack of things in common, or confront the challenge of incompatibility, their first instinct is to flee while rationalizing to themselves "this will never work, we're just too different." In The New Intimacy, Judith and Jim present a stark contrast to that perspective, illuminating...
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