Did I Marry the Wrong Person?
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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Love for the Long Haul
Note: Names have been changed I'll never forget the counselling session with Al and Olivia. They had been high school sweethearts and, now in their ...
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When You Have a Great One-Liner
I don't have a problem with respect — it's showing respect to my husband that I can't quite get the hang of. Showing disrespect has become a modern ...
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You Didn’t Marry a Mind Reader: How to Communicate Your Expectations
For the first several years of marriage, I desperately wanted my husband, Chris, to be a mind reader. I wanted him to know how I felt and what I ...
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When you feel squelched by your forceful spouse
When a passionate and determined wife – or husband – is married to an equally determined partner, it’s usually clear when one spouse is feeling ...
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Sexual Self-Control Can Enhance Sex in Marriage
I was sitting on a cruise ship with my husband of two decades, Bob, visiting with friends we'd met through our random seating assignments. That's ...
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How to Navigate Differences in Your Relationship
Having some differences with a potential spouse is inevitable. But which ones are red flags? “His parents are divorced,” she said, concern etched ...
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I Cherish You
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways..." - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portuguese The act of cherishing is integral ...
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Newlywed Sex: How will you respond to the challenges you’ll be facing?
You must determine now what kind of lover you will be. How will you respond to the inevitable disappointments and discouragements of sexual love? ...
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Grit: Successful Marriages Need Passion and Perseverance
Early on in our marriage, Erin and I had our share of struggles. And when we'd argue, we sometimes slipped into dark humour. We thought we were ...
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How childhood attachment impacts your marriage
We often think of attachment in terms of a loving parent soothing their upset baby. But the impact of this nurturing relationship, or lack thereof, ...
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Finding Your Wife in the Friendzone
Deep and meaningful romantic attachment is the product, not the catalyst, of a loving relationship. My favourite love poem hardly reads like a love ...
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