What is true happiness in a relationship? How can we be happy in our marriage? How can you find true happiness? How to find true love and happiness? These questions are common. They reveal a deep desire within us to life a life of meaning, joy, and fulfillment. Yet, happiness often seems elusive. Especially happiness […]
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How To Recognize And Deal With Disrespect In A Relationship
This is part of a series on Common Marriage Issues where we answer, ‘What are some of the most common problems in marriage?’ In this installment we deal with disrespect in a relationship. “When we treat people merely as they are, they will remain as they are. When we treat them as if they […]
What Are The Most Important Things In A Marriage?
What are the most important things in a marriage? Is it time together? Sex? Learning how to fight properly? The list of important things is endless. So let’s boil it down to four essential things. But first a little story. Well, not really a story, more of an illustration. Which car would you buy? I […]
The Marriage Wheel: How To Set Healthy Relationship Priorities
We use a lot of word pictures (mental images) to explain various concepts of marriage. I’m sure you are familiar with many of them. We will talk about several below. Word pictures help us paint an image of a concept so our minds can understand it. We think in pictures, not black and white words. […]
How To Have A Great Marriage? 3 Surprising Factors
Most couples want to know how to have a great marriage. There are many factors that go in to creating a healthy relationship, but one that is often overlooked is realizing it is a process, and you must enjoy it. Ann Handley tells an interesting story in one of her emails (dated 9/27/2020). She titles […]