What do couples fight about? You’ll be shocked by the answer
My wife, Erin, and I were taking our 10-year-old daughter, Annie, to a soccer game. The park she was playing in was massive: 15 different soccer ...
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How can I change my spouse?
In This Series: 1. When Expectations Meet Reality 2. Why Isn't Marriage the Way I Thought It Would Be? 3. Why Isn't My Wife the Person I Thought She ...
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Disappointing, difficult and destructive marriages: What’s the difference?
From the beginning of their relationship, Jane and Simon felt as though they were soul mates, complementing one another in every area of their lives. ...
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Unhealthy ways to argue
Previous article in this series: Effective communication with your teen Attempts at communication between parents and teens can be extremely ...
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How to create emotional word pictures
"We don't talk anymore!" shouted my wife, Cindy. "That's ridiculous," I said. "We talk all the time!" "But not ...
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The right way to communicate during conflict
Previous article in this series: Unhealthy ways to argue As you can see, withdrawal, escalation, invalidation, and negative beliefs foster anger and ...
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Stress and conflict
Previous in this series Special Needs and Marriage Death and taxes are inescapable. No one will leave this planet without eventually facing these two ...
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You Can Reduce Negative Reactions in Conflict
“So not only are you late for dinner, but once again you come home and head straight for the mail,” Lisa complained to her husband, John. ...
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Encouraging siblings to get along
Our twins, born just two minutes apart, have looked identical their whole lives. And yet in every other way — from preferences to personalities — ...
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It’s Christmas time: anyone need help?!
Lean in for peace! What a year it has been! When the Apostle Paul said of our human race in Romans 3:17 that “the way of peace they do not know” ...
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Real Life: Real Love
In early November we ran the Real Life : Real Love marriage retreat here in Melbourne, with thirty three couples taking time out of their busy ...
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Defusing sibling rivalry with love
Question: How do we discourage sibling rivalry and introduce a more loving and cooperative atmosphere into our home? I know this behaviour is normal ...
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