The Best Predictor of Lasting Love
We were having lunch at a café just north of Seattle when we noticed a young couple at another table. The man got up to pay the bill but his…
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Learning to Speak Marriage Again
I have magic feel-good fingernails. I know this because my late husband, David, told me so. Every time I scratched his back, he’d say, “Someone should invent a way to…
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Build a Better Team
Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy and his wife, Lauren, believe you can have an uncommon marriage—one that stands the test of time—when you build it on the eight biblically based…
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Lost That Lovin’ Feeling?
All marriages go through periods where things just aren’t as they should be. The stress and pace of life cause tension in the best marriages. Even good marriages suffer at…
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How to Fight Income Inequality: Get Married
President Obama wants to reduce income inequality, he should focus less on redistributing income and more on fighting a major cause of modern poverty: the breakdown of the family. A…
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7 Ways to Wound a Husband
I was talking to a man the other day. He’s injured. Not severely; he’ll survive. Hopefully. The wounds aren’t deep right now. But, he is injured. It’s an emotional injury.…
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The Joy of Couple Friendships
My husband and I love to get away from our busy schedules and go out together. But we’ve found if we invite another couple along to our dinner out, or—…
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My New Normal
My first husband died three years ago, and within 36 months I went from living the American dream to becoming a widow and single mom of two preschoolers, and then…
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Who Needs a Second Honeymoon? You!
Staying faithful doesn’t involve just not sleeping with someone other than your spouse. It means putting your best effort and energy into enhancing the romance you have with your mate.…
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Lessons Learned — The Hard Way
As a divorced man now happily remarried, I learned some hard lessons about marriage from the mistakes I made the first time around. Here are seven tips on what to…
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