“Ever since I had the baby, my husband has been distant.” In the midst of all the excitement of new baby, especially the first baby, you rarely hear expectant parents talking about how this child will change their marriage. Babies are wonderful, let’s be clear about that, but they are also one of the biggest changes a marriage will ever...

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Help! I'm Addicted to Porn

Are you struggling with porn addiction? Is your addiction taking over your life? Porn rewires your brain and you'll need help overcoming your addiction. There are plenty of resources available to help you beat that addiction. And when it comes to rebuilding your marriage, relationship expert Sheila Wray Gregoire says it takes time but it can be done. Take...

If you could have any wish come true, what would you wish for? When I pose this question to my students they often say things such as, “to be rich,” “to be famous,” or “to find the perfect mate.” But of all the responses I have heard, the words of Ashley, an 18-year-old high school senior, stand out most vividly in my mind. After I spoke...

Sexual issues can be overwhelming.  Many people think sex is supposed to “be natural and just be wonderful, always”.  In reality it is complex and takes two people to work together to love, accept and enjoy each other.  In response, FamilyLife has put together answers for the many questions we hear. The following collection will be helpful...

Part1:  Help! My Wife Doesn't Want Sex Making the connection Then there is the difference of what our minds are thinking about. She walks in the room looks at you a certain way and you are thinking, “All right, I know what is on her mind!” Actually you don’t. Guys, we can compartmentalize our thoughts and in an instant switch to the...

They were good people. They had made it known that divorce was not an option for them. Yet here they were, going their separate ways and leaving a path of confusion and chaos behind them. There was no love affair to blame, no abuse that had been hidden. Just a slow erosion, a drifting apart, a building of resentments until one felt there was nothing...

Okay, that's a really corny title, but I've been thinking for a while about the verse in Song of Solomon which says, "Do not awaken love until it is ready." I think some of us have let our love be awakened too early, or too abruptly, and so it never really woke at all. Several routes to this disastrous awakening exist. The first is obvious:...