How to Accept Your Stepkids’ Mom
Roger and I had been married three months when his ex-wife emailed him to figure out plans for Christmas. When Roger told me about this, I thought nothing of it.…
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My Battle with Pornography
Aaron, can we talk?” I found my husband lying in bed, ready to go to sleep. Three and a half years of turmoil in our young marriage was too much…
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Pursuing Romance the Old-Fashioned Way
An exclusive interview with Rik Swartzwelder, writer-director-actor, whose independent feature film Old Fashioned will be released in theaters over Valentine’s Day weekend 2015. Your film, Old Fashioned, is poised to…
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Your Best Year of Marriage
Some people buy stocks that look promising, but only check them once a year to see if they’ve made money. Other people study the market consistently, analyze their investments, and make…
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Little is Big
Not long ago, the marriage of some close friends, Jessica* and Daniel*, suddenly imploded. I’ll never forget a conversation I had with Jessica one day as she grieved the loss…
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Those Things We Do — How Men Contribute to Relationship Problems
She’s upset…again. And I don’t have a clue about why. Six years of dating followed by 26 years of marriage and I still don’t have her figured out. After working…
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Your Shady Past
Here’s the scenario: You have quite a past—whether it’s drug use or alcohol or past sexual activity. Then you got married and cleaned up your life. But now your kids…
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Guarantee a Better Marriage in 2022
We live in Seattle — a city known for Amazon, Microsoft, Costco, and coffee. Lot’s of coffee. I can name half dozen coffee shops within a 3-minute walk from our door.…
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The Best of 2014
Marriagetrac’s most popular articles in 2014! ▸ See all Top 10 Lists Overcoming Porn Addiction 7 Ways to Help Your Husband With His Anger 35 Characteristics of a…
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God’s Answer for Those Who Mourn, Grieve, and Despair
One of the most beautiful passages in the Hebrew Scriptures, Isaiah 61:2-3, says that the Lord will comfort those who mourn and provide solace for those who grieve — bestowing…
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