Keep Your Marriage eBook co-author Nancy Wasson has contributed a number of excellent articles about marriage and relationships and how to keep a marriage happy. Nancy comes across as a highly intelligent and thoughtful person whose advice I regard highly. Nancy’s book Keep Your Marriage – What to Do When Your Spouse Says “I don’t [...] Read more »
Unhappy Marriage: Should You Stay or Leave?
Unhappy marriage should you stay or leave? There’s no one simple answer to the question that I’m often asked, “Should I stay in my marriage, even though I’m unhappy, or should I leave?” It’s impossible to give a “one size fits all” response because every marriage is different. But there are some general marriage guidelines [...] Read more »
Marriage Is In Trouble? One Big Reason Why
If your marriage is in trouble there could be one big reason why and this article by Nancy Wasson will explain it to you. Did you know that a trained observer could watch you and your spouse interact for several minutes and then predict with high accuracy whether your marriage is in trouble or not? [...] Read more »
Ten Signs A Marriage Is In Trouble
Healthy marriages require time, attention, energy, and vigilance. It’s not realistic to think that you can have a super marriage without effort on your part. And the truth is, to stop divorce from wrecking a home, a smart spouse must be aware of the danger signals. It pays to be observant, to ask questions when [...] Read more »
How to Recognize and Cope with an Emotional Affair
Did you know that an emotional affair can be just as dangerous to a marriage as a physical affair, and sometimes more so? And that spouses who never had any intention of cheating can unwittingly become enmeshed in an emotional affair? Many spouses will shrug off questions about an emotional affair with the reply that [...] Read more »
5 Marriage Tips For A Better Marriage
Many people have grown up with misconceptions of what it takes to make a marriage work. The following five incorrect beliefs can damage your marriage. With them there are marriage tips that will help you to overcome these mistakes and help you to have a better marriage. Read more »
A Healthy, Happy Marriage Takes Work
While you undoubtedly learned many useful things in school, how to create a happy marital relationship probably wasn’t included. Most spouses learn about marriage through the proverbial “School of Hard Knocks.” As a student, you undergo drills to help you learn your multiplication tables, you’re tested on your mastery of geography and science, and you [...] Read more »
What to Throw Overboard When Your Marriage Is In Trouble
When you’re facing a marriage crisis and you’re fighting to keep your relationship afloat, it’s time to throw anything that isn’t helping you overboard. You need all your wits about you to be able to handle the crisis and tackle the problems. Anything that’s an impediment or hindrance has to go. Read more »
The Danger of Taking Your Marriage for Granted
Is being taken for granted a problem in your marriage? Taking a spouse for granted is a state of marriage that creates deep dissatisfaction. It is human nature to want to be valued, appreciated and nurtured. And when you think about it, these are the essential and fundamental qualities that keep a couple bonded together. [...] Read more »
Twelve Steps to Creating an Affair-Proof Marriage
There’s no way to absolutely guarantee that your marriage won’t be blindsided by an affair on your part or your spouse’s, but there are definite steps you can take to greatly reduce the probability of that happening. It’s important to know what you can do to strengthen your marital connection and keep your marriage vibrant [...] Read more »
What Makes a Spouse Vulnerable to an Affair?
Do you ever worry about your spouse becoming involved in an affair? Have you wondered what makes a spouse easy prey for someone else who’s looking for an excuse to stray? If so, then you have plenty of company. Given all the news stories and movies about cheating spouses, you’d have to be an ostrich [...] Read more »
How to Keep Jealousy From Destroying Your Marriage
Jealousy has often been called the “green-eyed monster,” and with good reason. The “monster” is fueled by envy and can over time devour the trust and harmony in a relationship. According to B.C. Forbes, “Jealousy…is a mental cancer.” It spreads quickly and can be fatal to a marriage. Once it gets a foothold, the jealous [...] Read more »
Seven Easy Ways to Improve Your Marriage
Improving your marriage doesn’t necessarily have to involve huge changes on your part or your spouse’s. Many times, the cumulative effect of small changes can make a significant difference in the quality of a relationship. It can be discouraging to only focus on the big, sweeping long-range changes that you feel are needed, such as [...] Read more »
What Do Wives Really Want in a Husband? Part Two
In Part One, we looked at what wives really want in a husband and we identified two things in particular. Wives want a soulmate who they feel deeply connected to and they want emotional support and emotional intimacy. This means that they want a husband who will talk about his feelings and who values having [...] Read more »
What Do Wives Really Want in a Husband? Part One
Numerous men have pondered the questions, “Why does my wife say she’s unhappy? What does she want that I’m not doing?” Many of the men raising these questions have been blindsided by a wife’s confession that she’s not happy in the marriage and wants a separation or divorce. I’ve seen many examples of this dynamic [...] Read more »