With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays the children, friends and relatives often get all the attention and the spouses are left out in the cold. Celebrate this Christmas with 12 days of romance. On the first day of Christmas - Buy your mate one box of their favorite cereal and lace it with lots of “prizes.” Throw... >Read More

Tags: Christmas, Culture, friendship, healthy, improving your marriage, marriage, Men, Michael Webb, priorities, protecting your marriage, romance, sex and love, values, Women

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If you've been married for more than a couple of days you've probably already figured out that communication in marriage is really important.  Being intentional about the way you communicate with your spouse sets a firm foundation for a solid relationship. The same rules apply when it comes to using Facebook once you're married.  Facebook is...... >Read More

Tags: communication, Facebook, Family, family values, FamilyLife Favs, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, issues, Jason & Kelli Krafsky, newlywed, priorities, protecting your marriage, re-marriage, resolving conflict

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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... >Read More

Tags: challenges and conflict, commitment, communication, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, marriage, newlywed, priorities, protecting your marriage, remarriage, resolving conflict, sex and love, sheila wray gregoire

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You might feel like you’re alone in this, but you’re not. Free email mentoring is available today. Request a mentor.  There are many reasons a woman may experience a diminished sex drive.  Men and women are very different sexually.  Women are emotionally driven while men are more physically driven.  The stage of life can be a factor...... >Read More

Tags: commitment, communication, desire, doesn't want sex, improving your marriage, intimacy, lack of desire, marriage, priorities, rejection, resolving conflict, romance, romance and sex, sex, sex in marriage, sex resources, sexual desire, sexual problems

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Messages in bottles have been the stuff of folklore for centuries. Dying, desperate sailors have hurled them. Curious children have launched them. Nicholas Sparks wrote a novel based on them, but don’t read it—or watch the movie—unless you already have a prescription for antidepressants. The story I find most interesting about such bottles,...... >Read More

Tags: commitment, communication, family issues, family values, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, intimacy

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1. Make and keep eye contact. Few things assure your loved one that you are listening closely more than making eye contact. Without making it seem like you are staring through her, lock your eyes on hers and listen to what she has to say. 2.  Cease all other activity. When your loved one wants to talk to you-when she... >Read More

Tags: communication, Dr. Gary Smalley, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, intimacy, Men, protecting your marriage, relationships, sex and love, wives, Women, women and men

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It can be very frustrating to be away from your loved one for a long period of time. Not being next to your partner can be very draining emotionally when you need a hug, kiss or even a pat on the back and they cannot give it to you.  Those little affirmations are important. Trips back and forth can... >Read More

Tags: communication, couple, Culture, healthy marriage, improving your marriage, long distance, marriage, phone, priorities, relationship, sex and love, World

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