How to Restart Your Marriage
The first time I saw my wife, Sarah, she was barefoot, laughing and dancing at a music festival. Her carefree nature was something that an uptight ...
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The importance of husband’s emotional engagement
A study has toppled long-standing assumptions about what brings wives the greatest happiness. In their report "What’s Love Got to Do With ...
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The key to a happy marriage: Feelings!
“Why can’t you care about how I feel?” My wife, Erin, was in tears as she stormed out of the bedroom. Not a great start to our evening ...
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Telling children about a parent’s past affair
Question: Should we tell our children that their mother had an affair? We've traveled a rough road and are now on the other side of this painful ...
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Is there sex after kids?
“Sex … I could go the rest of my life without it!” I said to my husband, Mark, as we drove up to the bed-and-breakfast we had reserved for a ...
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Want a great marriage someday? Learn to handle conflict now
Many years ago, psychological researcher John Gottman made a claim that he could predict the success or failure of a marriage by speaking to a couple ...
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How to find your personal blind spots
I checked my rearview mirror twice, and both side mirrors. Everything looked clear. I edged over to the next lane and was startled by the blaring ...
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3 Major Grandparenting Challenges
Harry and Sarah’s son and his wife planned a seven day holiday to Hawaii. So Harry and Sarah offered to mind their three grandchildren. They ...
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Nine questions to ask your spouse to strengthen your marriage
A friend once asked me, “Have you stopped ignoring your wife?” If I answered yes, it implied that I had been ignoring her in the past. If I ...
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Let’s talk about sex, Baby!
Every parent dreads having “the sex talk” with their kids. There’s something about discussing human sexuality with children that creates fear ...
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Why laughter is good for your marriage
Laughter is good medicine, literally. It has important physiological effects on you and your soul mate. The French philosopher Voltaire wrote, ...
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Teaching kids the weight of words
One day as I walked past the den, I heard my daughter hollering at the computer screen. “Are you kidding me? She is such a liar!” I stopped to ...
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